shazanjo
The Beginning of a new me!
Feb 22, 2015
I was referred for bariatric surgery by my orthopedic surgeon 6 months ago. I have a few herniated discs in my lower back and He was saying that I am in need of surgery, but depending on me when I needed this surgery. He told me if I did nothing I would need surgery soon and probably 3 or 4 more over the course of my lifetime, but if I lost a lot of weight as soon as I could I could possibly hold off on surgery til after I was 45 and it would be possible that I would only need one back surgery in my lifetime. So I immediately made appointments to see a nutritionist that works closely with the bariatric clinic and attended the wls seminar, From there they let me know what I needed to do for my insurance to approve my surgery.
- 6 month medically supervised diet (last meeting is this Wednesday! 02/25/15)
- Psychological evaluation- Done 01/22/15
- Pulmonology Consult- Done 01/09/15
- Sleep Study- found out I have sleep apnea- Done 02/12/15
- Nutrition Consult 12/2/14
- Labs and Nicotine testing (stopped smoking in October!) Done 01/14/15
- EGD @ gastroenterologist- Done 01/14/15
- Fitness assessment- Done 01/06/15
- Followup with Primary care Physician high blood pressure and Thyroid- Done
Last thing that I need is a follow up with the doctors about my sleep study, Then they will be able to submit it to insurance for the approval, Then I will get my Surgery date! It has been a long process but I know it will be well worth it. I have been on this site just looking, reading and learning, gaining inspiration for the last 2 months and I figured it was finally my time to add something.
