Question:
Just made appointment

I just made an appointment with Dr Shin for December 2, 2008. I have already done over 6 months with my Family Dr. How will it be until I can have the surgery? I have PEIA for insurance does anyone know how long some of this will take to get everything done.    — lscheller (posted on October 5, 2008)

October 5, 2008
Well the appt with your surgeon is a couple of months off. They will provide you with a list of tests that you will have to have. If your insurance requires a pysch evaluation then you will have to do that as well. I don't know about your insurance and how long it will take to get approved -- could take 2 days to 2 weeks; however, just let the surgeons office take care of that. Some suggestions that I have that you could keep doing -- keep walking; stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before and after your meal, plus no fluids during your meal. You will not be able to do this after the surgery. The fluids will watch the nutrients from your meal out of your body. Keep working out -- losing the weight shrinks your liver and provides more room for the surgeon to work and makes their job easier. Talk to your stomach (I know this sounds crazy) and let your stomach know that it is about to go through some changes; however, those changes are for the better. Start visualizing a smaller you (which I'd have thought of that before now) --this way you'll be removing the current picture out of your mind and mental state to see the little you. Trust me --when I realized I wasn't 290 anymore but 180 and realized the physical body people were seeing - it tripped me out because I was still seeing the big me and not the little me. So now I got body image issues. Write me any time and congratulations on your decision. You will not regret it.
   — the7thdean