angelbug187

It was 8 months, including the 8 weeks between orientation and my first appointment. My insurance requires 6 months of pre op education. But there where only 8 days between finishing the pre op requirements and my surgery.
Lots of new patients around the first of the year so it could be longer till your first appointment. If you can get in last minute, let them know you can fill a cancellation. And be sure to let staff know that you will only have insurance till July at your first visit and mention it every time you are seen. The staff at my surgeons office went out of their way to accommodate people's individual needs.

I had orientation in April and my surgery was on 12/21/16. I had 6 months of required classes that I had to take, plus all of the consults.
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I believe it also depends on your insurance. My first Dr appt was 11/4 I think and at that appointment they told me my surgery date was 12/12 since my insurance I was automatically approved once I had all the Dr visits done. So I rushed and did all my Dr visits and tests before 12/12.
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Went for seminar in July then had my first appt in Aug where I was,told my surgery would be on Jan 30th. I had 6 months of classes and other appts as well. My last appt is this Friday the 6th for Medical Clearance. I start my liquid diet on Jan 16th. I'm excited and not nervous.
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My orientation and consultation was the beginning of September and my surgery was the end of December. I think it's different for everyone depending on their requirements. I had to get clearances from a cardiologist, pulmonary doc, gastroenterologist, psychologist, and attend 3 nutrition meetings. I had to see each specialist about 3 times, my clearances were all done in at the beginning of December so they gave me a December surgery date.
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5 months from start to finish for me
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About 3 seconds. So much easier being self pay! No headaches.

Almost 10 months
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18 months from first visit to surgery. It took about a year to get the prerequisites taken care of. It took an additional 6 months to switch surgeons and get ins approval.
We switched surgeons because my original surgeon, who was assigned based on coverage and location, had a $2500 lifestyle management fee that was not covered by insurance and was required to be paid in full prior to scheduling the surgery. The Dr in San Jose was just as highly recommend/regarded and only charged $300. That also includes food for the 2 week liquid diet.
For my husband it took 21 months. We decided I would go first and didn't submit his insurance approval request until after my surgery. It took almost 3 months of fighting to get an approval.
HW 385 SW 359 CW 305 Sleeved 10/5/16