How come it takes so long to get an orientation date? 8 months from referral seems kinda crazy.

After your orientation you have to call the next day to book an appointment mine was 2.5 months after my orientation date. Then you meet your nurse then every month there after you have an appointment with the dietician, nurse, phycatrist and so on.  You have to loose 10% of your weight also. 

Hi 

I was wondering if I could join your Facebook group. Had my first orientation in January, and my first appointment with the surgeon on March 30.

Can anyone elaborate on what the first appointment looks like with the surgeon? I've started tracking my food, and I exercise st least 3-5 days a week.

Thanks

Start your food journal now (I use MyFitnessPal), as this will give you a head start with one of the clinic's requirements and is SO important with helping you make changes to your eating habits.   I'm so grateful that I started this when I was referred last April, as by the time my first appointment came in December I had already lost 68lbs on my own.  I also spent every day here on ObesityHelp reading everything I could about the surgeries and people's experiences.  I felt so confident and prepared when I went to my appointment, that they told me I was actually about 6 months ahead of most people when they start with the clinic... so use this time to your advantage :)

Congratulations, 

It is a long process but it will be worth it.  I read this forum religiously.  Weight loss for dummies is awesome.  I am having my first preoperative class in April.  Still about a year left so it does get frustrating but hang in there.

Jaq