after completing the requirements for surgery what next??
Hello Everyone, I have my final 6 month visit with my primary Doc this month. Spoke with surgical coordinator. After many phone attemps she responded to my emal. She said she had training last week and has many patients to respond to once back in the office,heard nothing so far.....
So here I am wondering on this Sunday ....Whats next?
I completed my my pre-op testing as well
Can someone please share what the next step is?
Thanx so much
Tee
So here I am wondering on this Sunday ....Whats next?
I completed my my pre-op testing as well
Can someone please share what the next step is?
Thanx so much
Tee
Hi Tee,
Here is what the process involved for me, and my surgery is a week from Monday.
1. Went to orientation, signed up for dietician, exercise guru appointment, and an appointment that determined my fat to muscle ratio or something like that.
2. I had many of the preeop tests done, as I am a cancer patient. These included a stress test with o2, an ultrasound of the heart, ruled out apnea, a recent physical. I needed to complete a psych evaluation.
3, I needed to lose between 5% and 10% of my body weight, and I am just barely at the low end of that, but still have a week to work on it.
4. I had blood drawn on multiple occasions checking for lord knows what. One of the appointments determined that I needed a vitamin D3 supplement- very common for overweight folks.
5. Two weeks prior to surgery I have a diet of 4 shakes, 1 light meal, 4 servings of fruit and veggies.
6. I am out of sequence here, but once I completed all of the required tests I saw a preop doctor. She reviewed everything then referred me to the surgeon.
7. The surgeon saw me one time, explained what the sugery was and answered questions. I go in for blood work 2 days before the surgery. They confirmed that my insurance covers the surgery with a preapproval. I am blessed with awesome insurance, not even a copay!
8. In all, the process spanned from 9/12 (orientation date approximately****il surgery date of 12/19. This is considered very fast, as at orientation they indicated it normally takes at least 6 months. I was quicker due to not having an insurance requierement of supervised weight loss for 6 months and many tests were completed over the summer prior to starting the process.
Long answer, hope it helped!
Here is what the process involved for me, and my surgery is a week from Monday.
1. Went to orientation, signed up for dietician, exercise guru appointment, and an appointment that determined my fat to muscle ratio or something like that.
2. I had many of the preeop tests done, as I am a cancer patient. These included a stress test with o2, an ultrasound of the heart, ruled out apnea, a recent physical. I needed to complete a psych evaluation.
3, I needed to lose between 5% and 10% of my body weight, and I am just barely at the low end of that, but still have a week to work on it.
4. I had blood drawn on multiple occasions checking for lord knows what. One of the appointments determined that I needed a vitamin D3 supplement- very common for overweight folks.
5. Two weeks prior to surgery I have a diet of 4 shakes, 1 light meal, 4 servings of fruit and veggies.
6. I am out of sequence here, but once I completed all of the required tests I saw a preop doctor. She reviewed everything then referred me to the surgeon.
7. The surgeon saw me one time, explained what the sugery was and answered questions. I go in for blood work 2 days before the surgery. They confirmed that my insurance covers the surgery with a preapproval. I am blessed with awesome insurance, not even a copay!
8. In all, the process spanned from 9/12 (orientation date approximately****il surgery date of 12/19. This is considered very fast, as at orientation they indicated it normally takes at least 6 months. I was quicker due to not having an insurance requierement of supervised weight loss for 6 months and many tests were completed over the summer prior to starting the process.
Long answer, hope it helped!
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