newbie having questions!
I am new on here I have started this journey and dont know what it all means. I went for the seminar in January I went to meet surgeion and did my weight and measurments, seen nutritionist. Dr did not put me on diet yet. I went to my group session and now tomorrow I have my physciatric review. They told me at that time I will schedule my pre op visit ok, what does that mean. if I pass my physciatric review what happens next? I am 230 lbs. I have had to maintain this weight no gaining. I have quit smoking and stopped drinking pop. Am I on the right track?
I initially visited the surgeon. Then did the psychiatric eval about a week later. Then met with the nutritionist. Then I needed an EGD (stomach scope) to check on my reflux. After all that was done, it was all sent into the insurance company for their final review. That took only about 10 days. As soon as I had final approval from insurance, I scheduled my pre-op appt. I was started on a liquid diet for one week prior to surgery and my surgery is this Tuesday, the 19th.
A lot depends on your insurance company's requirements. But it sounds like you are on the right track. I wish you well!
Since I don't know what your insurance policy requires or what other tests or things your surgeon requires, I can't tell you exactly what happens next. You can call your surgeon's office to find out.
In addition to a psych eval, my surgeon required that I attend a class about nutrition at his office, that I have an endoscopy done, that I have a physical with my primary care physician, and then a week before surgery I did all my pre op stuff at the hospital: blood work, EKG, chest x-ray, meeting with anesthesiologist, etc. Some surgeons also want patients to have sleep study, appointments with cardiologist or pulmonologist, or other things.
Just give you surgeon's office a call to find out what's next.
Kelly
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I have been reading a lot on OH website and have asked some questions. It is really helpful!!! For myself, I am going to go ahead and start with protein shakes for breakfast and maybe lunch because I want to get used to that eating habit so that when post surgery dictates liquid diet and high protein, I hopefully will not struggle so much.
Make sure you know exactly what your insurance requires!!
