Dr Appointment help

grammy1 · July 15, 2008

I am scheduled for my first Dr appointment tomorrow and I am a bit nervous. My primary care Dr wrote a letter recommending me for the surgery.

What kind of questions do I ask the Dr? What is he sees no need in me having the surgery? I am 5"9" and I weigh 292 lbs and my BMI is 41 or 42.

I have to say that I am so nervous. There have been several people that I work with that have had the surgery and the insurance has paid for it.

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coolcrystal · July 15, 2008

Yeah, you're fine. If you've had this BMI for at least 5 years, you should be fine.. (At least 35 BMI). Don't be nervous. I basically went in knowing my insurance covered it and said "Alright, when do we get started, I am covered" and the doctor was shocked I had already gone that far. I asked about what kind of band he used, does he put a starter fill in there, what are his patients success rates, and how aggressive he is on fills. Some doctors are jerks and won't give fills for months or if you even lose 2 pounds a month they still wont' fill you, which is ridiculous. Do searches on here for your doctors name and see how his patients feel about him. My friend used my doctor and I had her experience to tell me what I needed to know. He insists on getting fills every 14-30 days until you reach perfect restriction.. It took me 5 fills to reach that and I've had to cancel my last two appointments because I was at that sweetspot. Good luck, and dont' be nervous. He'll most likely just weigh you and talk about the procedure.