First doctors visit at Emory Bariatric Center in Atlanta

[ShayLove 40]

I will be attending my first doctors visit on November 6th. I'm curious to know what to expect.

[ShayLove 40]

I have attended the seminar and already have my letter of necessity.

[Cupcake 801]

ShayLove is the your first time meeting the doctor , you will be going over your option as well as you might meet your nut, they will discuss any other test that they want you to have.

[ShayLove 40]

Yes, this will be my first visit. Is there anything I can do to help speed up the process?

[Jerzygurl 372]

Yes, this will be my first visit. Is there anything I can do to help speed up the process?

Just make your appointments as soon as possible. Find out what your insurance company requires for approval and to move forward with surgery. A letter of necessity to is good, but you if you're going through your insurance, you will need to understand exactly what they require. It will save you a lot of headache and heartache later on.

Some insurance companies require 6 months of supervised diet programs. Others require only 3 consecutive doctor visits, others require a number of nutritional visits, etc. It depends.

Good luck on your journey. Btw, if you're self-pay, of course that changes things a bit.

I started on Aug 15th with my 1st doctor's visit..and now I'm just waiting for them to call me with a date. Everyone is different.

[Jerzygurl 372]

I will be attending my first doctors visit on November 6th. I'm curious to know what to expect.

Your 1st doctor's visit will simply be going over your health and medical history. He will tell you what test you have to get and will ask you some basic questions about family history too (at least my doc did). He will ask you how long have you had a weight problem and what other programs have you tried (at least my doc did..lol). First session is pretty much a get to know your surgeon session.

[ShayLove 40]

Thanks! My insurance company only require that I meet with a psychologist, nutritionist, a letter of necessity and previous weightloss attempt history.

[Jerzygurl 372]

Thanks! My insurance company only require that I meet with a psychologist, nutritionist, a letter of necessity and previous weightloss attempt history.

That's great. Then all you need to do is meet those requirements and your surgeon's requirements, as far as tests and appointments.

Again good luck! I'll add you as a friend and we can stay in touch. after all, we are all in this new journey together.

Peace and love.

[ShayLove 40]

Thank you so much!

[Regine 1]

I'm also going with Atlanta bariatric. I went to seminar early October. Today met with the doctor, so discuss which procedure I'm looking into (sleeve) . Then met with coordinator..she gave me a list of required test..pulse with my insurance I have 6mnth diet..we can keep in touch since were in the beginning plus going to the same place.

[ShayLove 40]

That will be great.

[Jerzygurl 372]

That will be great.

Hey Shay,

Just a suggestion. Call them and ask for a new patient package to be mailed to you. You can fill it out ahead of time and just walk in prepared. It's what I do for any of my new patient appointments. Saves a lot of time, and you can take your time filling it out at home. It's especially good for filling out the historical health data and for listing the exact names and dosage of any medication you take without having to haul it to the doctor's office with you or carry a separate list of them.

Edited October 22, 2013 by Jerzygurl

[ShayLove 40]

Never thought to do that. I will call tomorrow. Thanks!