SF WLS

My name is Monique and I'm in the beginning stages of the journey that many, if not most of you have been through. I have been considering having weight loss surgery for about 2 yrs and am finally going through with it. We had to switch insure because what we had before did not cover WLS. Now that we have finally switched at the beginning of the year my doctor has finally sent my referral. I had to take a class before I got referred and had a sleep test done, the sleep test showed I had mild sleep apnea. The bariatric surgery center is in San Francisco, I live about 30-45 min away, I was curious to know if any of you had gotten your surgery done there? Or can anybody explain to me how the process goes from here? All my doctor said was that the bariatric surgery center would call. But I heard it could be awhile before they do. Could anybody give me insight. Anything would be helpful. thank you so much.

Hi, Monique!

     It's great that you finally have insurance that will cover your surgery. Have you researched all the different bariatric operations? If you are interested, there is a practice in San Francisco that does the DS (duodenal switch), and has support groups that are very informative and open to anyone who is interested. There is no fee for the support group, and no commitment involved. It's a great way to learn about ALL your surgical options, and to meet some wonderful people as well. I'll send you a pm with more info.

Larra