Question:
I AM HAVING MY FIRST APPOINTMENT FOR THE RNY CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHATS GOING TO
HAPPEND THAT? DAY BECAUSE I WONT BE ABLE TO SEE THE SURGENT THAT DAY ,BUT ARE THEY GOING TO PUT IN A DIET SO FAR OR I HAVE TO WAITE TO SEE A DIETICIAN?PLEASE ADVICE ME THANKS — luijess (posted on March 8, 2009)
March 8, 2009
From your post, I'm unable to tell if it's a normal insurance referral
appointment or an appt. with the RNY surgeon's office. Many insurance
companies require some attempt at a diet. My insurance wanted proof of a
medically supervised diet program of 6 months duration--which I had done.
Without this previous program, I would have been on an Optifast program for
6 months. If it's your RNY office visit, I would assume the surgeon would
be there for a consult for you, or maybe this office has a office manager
for consult purposes? At any rate, protocols very between insurance
companies and RNY surgeons. Almost all RNY surgeons want you to try to lose
additional wt the last 3-4 weeks prior to surgery to help lose fatty liver
deposits. My post is in reference to the RNY procedure, as you did not
state which wt loss procedure you were requesting. DAVE
— Dave Chambers
March 8, 2009
There is nothing to be prepared for...or that any of us can even guess what
will be discussed at your first appointment...Just relax and follow what
they tell you...Different doctors have different protocol as well and so
what one surgeon has his patients do, another will not...Many put their
patients on liquid diets for weeks...Mine didn't...Some have you on liquids
only, after surgery and again...mine doesn't...So if you have a surgeon
that has his own rules, you need to follow those as close as you can
REGARDLESS if others "tsk tsk" and shun you for not doing what
THEIR surgeons have them do. So it's best to just wait and see what your
surgeons needs from you in order for HIM to operate on you.
— .Anita R.
March 8, 2009
My first visit was last week, and I am sure if will be different from
yours. I saw the following people: psycho., nuitritionist, P.A. for a
small physical, another nurse for background info. I was there from 8:30 -
2:30. Good luck.
Jan
— jan M.
March 8, 2009
If this is your first first. Bring a list of the medications you are taking
and how often. preceptions and over the counter. I typed up a list and made
copies to hand out to all my DR. This is much easier then trying to
remember the name, strength and dosage of a drug while answering more
questions. Just relax everything will go well. Good luck. Have a great day.
— dsquire
March 10, 2009
I went for my visit on 2/27 and seen the surgeon , the dietician and a
consultant. My doctor ask me some personal questions and we discussed
why I want to have the operation. I needed to bring a 3 day meal log for
the dietician to look over. The dietician went over my diet and we
discussed what I was missing from my diet. She asked me if was going to a
support group,and if I was doing any exercise . We also went over the
vitamins I'm taking.
The consultant talked with me about what my goal weight will be in order to
have the RNY. The whole visit was about 2 hours long. Every doctor does
things diffrent just follow what they tell you to do and evrything will be
ok. Im 11 pounds away from the goal weight,and 1 pound away from seeing the
physiologist. God bless you on your journey, and don't worry everything
will be ok. Theresa
— treeeza
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