Getting ready for your weight loss surgery
Once you are determined to be eligible for surgery, the following must be completed:
- Attendance at a patient education class
- Mandatory attendance at 1 to 3 Support Groups prior to surgery. Click here for support group meeting times and location.
- Initial consultation – please bring the following to your consultation:
- Your insurance card
- Completed registration/questionnaire package
- Letter of referral for bariatric surgery from your primary care doctor or another specialty physician
- Insurance referral if your insurance company requires one
- Please ensure that your health insurance coverage includes weight loss/bariatric surgical benefits
- If any of these are incomplete it will be necessary to reschedule the appointment. At the end of the consultation, you will be scheduled for the following appointments:
- Comprehensive blood testing
- An appointment with a psychiatrist
- A follow up appointment with the dietitian who will assist you in achieving the mandatory preoperative weight loss
- Pulmonary evaluation
- Cardiology evaluation, as needed
- Gastroenterology evaluation, as needed
- Other specialty evaluations, as needed
Questions? Check out our FAQs on Preparing for Surgery.
Scheduling your weight loss surgery
It is estimated that you will be having surgery 3-6 months from your initial inquiry (depending on your specific health problems and your ability to meet preoperative goals.) You must meet all criteria prior to receiving a surgery date.
An appointment for a medical clearance with your primary care physician must be scheduled within 3 weeks of surgery once you are given a surgical date. At this appointment you will be required to have an EKG as well as repeat blood work.
