What do you wish you'd asked at the Consultation

[melsabells 64]

My appointment for my consultation was supposed to be in late February. Well, I got a call yesterday that they had a cancelation....now it's this coming MONDAY! I had to say YES!

I am a little freaked out and feel unprepared. I plan on taking notes and what not and the questions I can think of. I would like to pick y'alls brains about what you wish you'd asked and what you DID ask. I've been to two classes so far but my mind is drawing blanks.

I am super excited and super, super nervous.

Any advice and tips are highly appreciated!

[melsabells 64]

I just realized in my excitement I posted to the wrong forum!

[SuperDave 1,115]

If your surgeon is on top of things, you should get all of the information you need without asking too much. I had a 50+ page packet with answers to almost anything I could ever want to know. For me the important things to discuss were recovery time after surgery, how long to expect to be out of work and doing insurance, disability and FMLA paperwork for the time off from work. I don't know if any of that applies to your situation, though.

Good luck with your appointment and your weight loss journey, Don't be nervous, you have got this!

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

One thing about this process is that you have a ton of information given to you during various appointments (not to mention a ton of information available on this site). I asked my surgeon whether I'd have drains and he said he almost never uses them (yay). I also asked whether he did the drink test during surgery or after (the next day) and he said both. I asked about the timing of a shot I get monthly for my eye; no problem with that.

Note that my questions about my regular medications were answered by my primary care doctor, not my surgeon.

For the initial appointment, you might ask how long the usual time is between the initial consultation and the surgery, although that may be set by your insurance. I was surprised that it was less (by about half) than I expected.

Good luck!

[swimbikerun 1,045]

What kind of problems have you dealt with and what ones haven't you dealt with? Who do you refer problems too? How would you recognize problems?

Things along that line.