The beginning steps to Weight Loss Surgery for me!

So my primary care physician which is Dr. Lea Way sent me to Bridges Center for Surgical Weight Loss and I have to admit I was a little nervous, the reason for this is meeting a new doctor. First off I had a friend go with me which helped me tremendously. We set down with a woman from Bridges Center and she was going over everything I would need for my insurance and then watched a movie about the surgery. Also, while watching the movie I talked to a woman who had the surgery and she was just so wonderful to talk to and have now made friends with her on Obesity Help.

So my insurance requires:

·         5 years of medical records

·         6 months of dieting documentation under doctors care

·         Meeting with a dietitian,

·         Psychologist evaluation and MMPI test

·         Pulmonary clearance

·         Cardiologist clearance

·         Classes at the Bridges Center

I then went and meet with my surgeon and he has been doing the surgery for many years and was very amenable to answer all my questions. So now I am okay since I set down and talked with him. He is very nice and I asked when I would need to see him again and he said the day of my surgery. Since I was his last patient we rode the elevator down with him and his nurses and we talked about the how hot it was and on that day it was in the triple digits.

So after I got all the information, I made an appointment with my primary care physician and went over the list of what was needed to begin the journey.

At the visit with my primary care physician we went over the list and we split some of the items of required insurance items and I signed all the paperwork for her to obtain my 5 years of medical records. And my job was to make appointments for a dietitian and get my MMPI testing. So the journey begins.