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Hey guys I'm Courtney I'm 22 years old and I've been big my whole life. I have tried losing weight so many times and different ways. So I have been doing my homework about the bypass and the sleeve and I believe I'm gonna go with the bypass but I still have to go to the seminar which is July 21 it's for middlesex hospital in Connecticut! Then after that I'll make an appointment to see the surgeon for the first time ever. I'm really nervous for all of this. Could anyone give me some insight on what to except? Or what I have coming to me in the next couple of months like pre op testing? And pre op diets I heard that it's a 6month wait before even getting a approved because I have to lose weight before? Anyone info would help thank you all :)

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I would suggest that you get the requirements from your insurance in writing yourself before you go so that you know what they say you have to do. Some require a weight loss but some say if you lose a certain percentage then you can go without the surgery. For me I had to be careful to not lose too much or I would have been denied.

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Hey guys I'm Courtney I'm 22 years old and I've been big my whole life. I have tried losing weight so many times and different ways. So I have been doing my homework about the bypass and the sleeve and I believe I'm gonna go with the bypass but I still have to go to the seminar which is July 21 it's for middlesex hospital in Connecticut! Then after that I'll make an appointment to see the surgeon for the first time ever. I'm really nervous for all of this. Could anyone give me some insight on what to except? Or what I have coming to me in the next couple of months like pre op testing? And pre op diets I heard that it's a 6month wait before even getting a approved because I have to lose weight before? Anyone info would help thank you all :)

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Hello Courtney!

Congrats on taking control of your health/weight. I can totally relate to losing/gaining weight so many times and being big all of my life. I am still pre op under Kaiser's bariatric program but I was approved before under a different insurance (UHC) that required a 6 month diet. I was approved for the sleeve but i chickened out the morning of surgery 3 years ago. As far as the 6 month diet for me it consisted of visiting my primary care doctor once a month for 6 months. During the appointments I would be weighed and the doctor and I would discuss the type of diet I was on (at the time I was doing low carb, high protein) and my exercise plan (I was at the gym 2-3 times a week). Your insurance will probably require a psych evaluation (this is no biggie you just meet with a psychiatrist who asks you about your weight history and your expectations of wls). Also there may be an appointment with a dietician. During this appointment you will be educated on how to eat pre op and post op. After you finish the 6 mos, the dietician and psych appointments you may have a class or two to complete at the hospital where you will have surgery (to prep you even more on life post op). If all goes well with the surgeon and you get all your labs/tests done (I had to complete a sleep study and an Upper GI as well as regular labs like A1C, cholesterol, etc). After all of that you should get your surgery date. This was my experience with United Healthcare. It may or may not be different for you. From my seminar to surgery, it was 8 months.

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