Checklists
Prior to your initial surgical consultation:
- Attend the Bariatric Surgery Information
Session
- Complete all paperwork:
- Bariatric surgery
patient questionnaire
- Health survey
- Obtain
insurance referral, if required by your insurance
provider
What you need to bring to the consultation:
- Personal information-social security number,
driver’s license
- Insurance referral
- Insurance card
- Completed forms:
- Bariatric surgery patient questionnaire
- Health survey
- Any questions you may have
- Documentation
of supervised weight loss programs
Highly recommended activities:
- Complete routine well-adult care (e.g.
mammograms, colonoscopy)
- Begin walking 10 to
20 minutes per day
- Drink six to eight glasses
of water per day
- Learn as much as you can
about bariatric surgery and what lifestyle
changes are required after surgery
- Attend
bariatric
support group meetings
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