Waiting for approval pre-op

Learning what eating slow, small bites and sips of water really mean post-op

whats the hardest part regarding WLS?

Dr. Bell is the best-I saw 5 other surgeons in both the Hartford, Middletown, and New Haven area-I was even scheduled for the Band.  I liked the idea of the VSG-you don't have to go for fills with the band.  I was told that the bypass was not recommended for me, due to a chronic medical problem by 3 other surgeons-yet a St Francis doc wanted to do it anyhow, and refused to discuss the VSG.  Dr. Bell is thorough, yet does not make you go through unnecessary testing-he evaluates you and then decides what you need.  The reason he has the psy, and nutrition done first is to see if you are a candidate for the surgery.  When you see him he does not rush you-spends all time you need, and answers all your questions.  His nurse is not very pleasant-she is very condesending, and is like an Army sargent=but Dr Bell is the best, and has been doing the VSG since it was in trials for weight loss.  I would suggest you go to the Tuesday meetings-he is always there, and will talk to you then.  In the meantime I would get everything to him-you can just ask Aranow's office for copies of the psy and nutrition eval.  Have them send them to you, and then send them on to Dr. bell-make copies for your records.  Once they take you on-they will call you with a group meeting date, and then it moves forward-I was at the group meeting in his office in November, and was schedule for January surgery-insurance was a problem, so had to postpone until April, but his office fought for me.  Good luck-of all the surgeons I interviewed he is the best.  Post op when I had a question I emailed him, and he responded within 1-2 hours.
Jeanne

Not because of my surgery, I caught a virus in my throat...I can't swallow, the pain is incredible, worse than any after the surgery!

I'm worried I'm going to get dehydrated again...

Thanks for reading!

 Mickey, so sorry to hear about your job, but glad your health is getting better.

It is a tough time to be unemployed but there are jobs out there. I just reentered the workforce after a long layoff and am glad that I had the time off and happy that I was able to find something. Use this down time to focus on yourself and your health. 

Nancy