Nervous

Jenna77
on 11/21/14 12:19 am
VSG on 02/25/15

Hi all. Today is the day I have my first appointment with the wls doctors office. I know that it will probably be an easy appointment with information and things, but I am still super nervous! They don't have another seminar until December 9th so I am kind of bummed about that. I guess they had one last week, but I didn't know about that. They told me they would tell me all about that at my appointment today. Anyways I am just nervous and I am not sure why. I am hoping to get everything going fairly soon and that my previous attempts for weight loss provided by my primary doctor are enough for the surgeon and insurance! 

mickeymantle
on 11/21/14 12:52 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR
VSG on 07/22/13

enjoy the journey  this process takes a while , if you have insurance it can take 6-8 months till surgery with a lot of test to make shore your healthy enough for surgery and weight loss 

 ask the surgeon how many of these vsg surgeries  he has done and what complications he has had most surgeons will have few (mine had 1 leak and 1 possible leak )

 some surgeons will push you toward there favorite surgery if you surgeon trys to get you to have something besides a vsg  ask him why  and change surgeons if you don't get an answer you like 

 ask about the food plan pre op and post op and if they have a support group (very important )

click the magnifying glass at the top right and do a search for questions to ask surgeon

 good luck and you will soon be on the losers bench

    

   175 lb  lost,412 hw 336sw,241 cw surgery July 22 2013,surgeon Dr Colin MacColl,

 

  

                                                                                                             

 

 

 

Gwen M.
on 11/21/14 1:02 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Good luck!  The first steps are so nerve-wracking :)

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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