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Surgery Consultation

Posted by sarah1017 @sarah1017, Feb 18, 2023

What should I expect at my surgery consultation? Is this the appointment that I get my surgery date and begin to prepare for the actual surgery?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 18, 2023

Hello @sarah1017, Welcome to Connect. For the surgeries I've had at Mayo Clinic, the surgery consultation was a meeting with the surgeon to go over the procedure and explain the risks and benefits of the surgery as well as an opportunity for me to go ask any questions that I've have. A surgery date was scheduled at the end of the consultations for me but I'm sure there may be exceptions if you need additional testing first.

I would make a list of your questions to take with you, especially about how to best prepare for the surgery and maybe what will be needed during the recovery. There is a great website that you might find helpful for making a list of questions to take with you - https://patientrevolution.org/visit-tools.

Do you normally write down questions to ask at your appointments?

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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Feb 19, 2023

@sarah1017

Have you already decided type of weight loss surgery you are going to have?
If not, the surgeon may go over the various options and the pros and cons of each.

Depending on clinic, this might be start of process or if have already had previous appts and education, this might be last step where you get surgery scheduled.

Laurie

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sarah1017 | @sarah1017 | Feb 19, 2023
In reply to @johnbishop "Hello @sarah1017, Welcome to Connect. For the surgeries I've had at Mayo Clinic, the surgery consultation..." + (show)
@johnbishop

Hello @sarah1017, Welcome to Connect. For the surgeries I've had at Mayo Clinic, the surgery consultation was a meeting with the surgeon to go over the procedure and explain the risks and benefits of the surgery as well as an opportunity for me to go ask any questions that I've have. A surgery date was scheduled at the end of the consultations for me but I'm sure there may be exceptions if you need additional testing first.

I would make a list of your questions to take with you, especially about how to best prepare for the surgery and maybe what will be needed during the recovery. There is a great website that you might find helpful for making a list of questions to take with you - https://patientrevolution.org/visit-tools.

Do you normally write down questions to ask at your appointments?

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Thank you for your response, I have already done all of that, so I am supposing this is just a what I need to do to prepare and set a date. Thanks again!

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sarah1017 | @sarah1017 | Feb 19, 2023
In reply to @roch "@sarah1017 Have you already decided type of weight loss surgery you are going to have? If..." + (show)
@roch

@sarah1017

Have you already decided type of weight loss surgery you are going to have?
If not, the surgeon may go over the various options and the pros and cons of each.

Depending on clinic, this might be start of process or if have already had previous appts and education, this might be last step where you get surgery scheduled.

Laurie

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Hi Laurie thank you for your response,n I have already discussed which surgery I will be getting so I am guessing this is the last step to get the surgery scheduled. Thanks again!

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