My entire process took about 8 months. I have Aetna insurance and they require 6 months of medically supervised weight loss. During this time I started having my preop testings done (blood, ekg, chest xray, upper GI, gallbladder ultrasound) as well as my psych consult. Once this was all complete they sent everything in to insurance for me and it took about 1 week to be approved. My surgeon was booked a month or two out so my sleeve date is 12-13 and I started with my initial visit in April.
It all depends on insurance requirement pretty much.
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My entire process took about 8 months. I have Aetna insurance and they require 6 months of medically supervised weight loss. During this time I started having my preop testings done (blood, ekg, chest xray, upper GI, gallbladder ultrasound) as well as my psych consult. Once this was all complete they sent everything in to insurance for me and it took about 1 week to be approved. My surgeon was booked a month or two out so my sleeve date is 12-13 and I started with my initial visit in April.
It all depends on insurance requirement pretty much.
Good luck and keep us posted!