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Hey guys it's Alex,

So today I visited my surgeon Dr. Cohen for my consultation. It went extremely well. He was a pretty cool guy and I recommend him to anyone in Miami. He said that I will have amazing result with the surgery based on his experience, my relatively good health, age, and body type. Unfortunately it turns out that I have a lot of work to do before I can get my official date

-Physical Therapy Evaluation

-Psychological Evaluation

- Nutritionist Evaluation (3 appointments)

- two more visits with Dr. Cohen

- Mandatory Pre-op group sessions.

- Online videos and multiple choice test (about 40 pages of reading :biggrin:)

and a $300 program fee, my insurance is covering the rest :thumbdown:

My unofficial surgery date is late September early October I'm so excited this is finally happening! Fortunately no diet, it's a good thing my insurance got the message that diets don't work.

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Well goodluck. Sign up in the sept or oct group and you get can get to know some people going through the whole process where you are at as well. This is a great site for support!

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That's awesome! Yeah, we all had a zillion hoops we had to jump through. Both your insurance company and your surgeon want to make certain you're absolutely committed before altering your body in such a dramatic way. Congratulations on being able to see that "light at the end of the tunnel". Good luck! Stay on top of your appointments and let us know if you have any questions or need advice along the way! :smile:

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