December 2015 or January 2016 sleevers ?

[gerbils8118 5]

I was going nowhere on Weight Watchers, again, for the supervised diet, so I met with the NUT at Dr. Singh's office and she was great. Gave me a 1600 cal diet with some meal plans as a guide. She told me not to weight myself, and I haven't, but my pans seem a little looser! I have my psych eval on 10/08, and will be done with the diet on 11/20. Then it's wait for the insurance approval. I am excited! Hoping to get a surgery date in early December! Going to MX with my husband in mid-January, so hoping there are no complications before then or, even worse, in MX!

[Leesa926 72]

Hoping to join here and be sleeved in Dec. I will be done with all my preop classes psych etc by 11/13 so hoping I can get it in this year for insurance purposes. NUT and psych is 10/7 so excited! I do have to quit smoking which will be hard

[ssflbelle 829]

Hi Everyone

I last wrote after my 2nd visit of 6 supervised months with the Surgeon. Since than I saw the Dr again on Aug 24th and had lost another 10 pounds. He was pleased that I have lost 20 pounds so far. He also told me that the first visit counts as 1 of the 6 so this one was really 3 even though it was only 2 months. So I gather the 6 month diet is really 5 months. During that visit the Dr asked for another catscan of the lungs based on the results of the catscan in June. I have a 10 mm nodule on my lower right lobe. I will see the Dr again on Sept 28th and hoping and praying this will not prevent my sleeve surgery in Jan. He also asked about the Mental Health eval and if I had seen one yet. That week i had scheduled the first visit with the Mental Health Dr who I had used in 2008 when the lapband surgery was denied. She likes lots of meetings not just one, so I have seen her 3 times all ready and will see her again in Oct after I see the Dr again on Sept 28th. She tells me she is pleased with the preparation I have been doing and will approve of the surgery but would like to keep meeting as my thoughts and emotions will change as I get closer to the surgery date. She wants to help me through the whole process and will be there for me even after the surgery. I like that idea. She is very well informed about the procedure and what it is all about. Most of her patients are for WLS, but she does see others as well. So not much else is new and I will post again after I see the WLS Dr again on the 28th of this month.

[gerbils8118 5]

You are doing terrific!

[Susan66 128]

I'm scheduled for 12/14

[DaisyAmy 561]

I don't have my date yet, but I'm aiming for mid December!!!

[tam_mandala 33]

I tootook shooting for January! Just had my 3rd NU appointment and scheduled the rest for the year. My psych evaluation is in a couple weeks. Feel like it's all flying by!

[kathy2208 40]

I'm also hoping for January in going for my 3rd appt with my nut so anxious

[cookies_queen 74]

I will be sleeved either December 2nd or December 9th. I can't wAit I am so exited for the new me! I have done two classes I have one more to go and my psych evaluation next week. One final nutritional visit on Nov 13th and then it's submit to insurance and get a date. I wonder why I didn't do this sooner.

[Leesa926 72]

Did everyone get more of a timeline as you progressed? Initial visit my coordinator said Jan maybe Dec but next week will be my psych and nut visit. My last nut class is 11/6 and preop class 11/13. Hoping I may have a better idea of surgery day at least month next week.

[cindyw41 761]

Did everyone get more of a timeline as you progressed? Initial visit my coordinator said Jan maybe Dec but next week will be my psych and nut visit. My last nut class is 11/6 and preop class 11/13. Hoping I may have a better idea of surgery day at least month next week.

My surgeon had it all laid out for me. Each month highlighted with appointments and test that needed done. Makes it nice to see what I have left. (Which is 3 diet classes, 1 nut visit and my last visit with the physiologist) My insurance info will be submitted on Dec 1st ????????

[Myrose9 28]

I finally got my date, dec 10th in very excited ????????????????????????

[newstart38 18]

Congratulations @@Myrose9 I have my Nov 20th

[ssflbelle 829]

Saw the surgeon today for the 4th of 6 supervised diet visits. Lost 7 pounds this month and have now after many years of dieting on my own have lost 1/2 of the 342 pounds I want to lose. Now that I have made it this far I know with the surgery I will get to goal. I see the Surgeon again Oct 26th. We did talk about possible surgery dates. I told him if possible and all is approved I'd be willing to have it done during the Christmas Holiday. However he will be out of the country starting Dec 16th. So I seriously doubt I will have my sleeve done until he gets back in January unless everything can get submitted and the insurance company replies quickly. The Pulmonary Office called today and stated they had a cancellation for Oct 5th so I took that instead of waiting until Oct 22. I suppose after that Dr visit I will see the PCP again and hopefully we can get the EKG referral and get an apt scheduled before the end of October. I picked up some WLS Multivitamins at the Surgeons office and at the drugstore got prilosec and hair, nails and skin pills as they were on sale.

[fatcinderellasball 23]

I just received my surgery date - my VSG will be December 8th, 2015. I was approved by insurance last week. I hope these 8 weeks go by quickly! Nice to meet you all