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Decided to bring this back out. There may be people finishing up their requirments and their doctors may be booking into June 20018.
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I should be submitting all my paperwork in early April but I want a June surgery date because I work at a school. I won't need to take time off and I'll have the whole summer to adjust.

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Final appt is may 22. I think I'm June as well.

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thats terrible,mine was great but i had to pay out of pocket,but was able to do all over the phone.

Excellent!! For me, it seemed like once I finished all my pre-op appointments, I started getting nervous like things were happening so fast. You'll be on that gurney before you know it, girl!!

Cross legs. Cant wait.

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Cross legs. Cant wait.

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Amazing. Good news. [emoji106]

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Cross legs. Cant wait.

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Cross legs. Cant wait.

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Final appt is may 22. I think I'm June as well.

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My surgeon will submit my paperwork after my final nutrition appointment in May so they say it’s looking like a June bypass date for me. If I could get a late May surgery date I’d be even happier. That’s if insurance approves. Good luck everyone!

Screw him.
Get the surgery.
Lose the weight.
Divorce him.
Marry a male underwear model.

Mine took about 6 months as well. I had to wait for the endoscopy as the Dr was very booked up. I had to go to a psychologist, nutrition classes once a month for 4 months and the endoscopy and cardiac clearance. It went by pretty quickly! Good luck!

What you actually will need to do will depend very much on your insurance and your surgeon. Some require lots of steps, some require very few. While it's generally true it'll take around 6 months...I've seen it move much faster and much slower depending on the individual requirements.
Some programs require all sorts of things that other programs....don't.
You will likely need to do a supervised diet for a while and prove you can lose weight. You will likely need to get a psychological clearance. You will likely need an Upper GI study...either barium swallow or endoscope. You will likely need chest Xrays, an EKG, and blood work.
Some doctors want other clearances depending on the health of the patient. Some will want a cardiologist to sign off, or a pulmonologist, some will want a sleep study....some will want you to go to a group support meeting, meet with a trainer, etc...etc...
There is no One Size Fits All.
When you pick a surgeon, they'll give you the list of their specific requirements for you.

Typical is 6 months. I didn’t lose much weight before surgery and wasn’t told too. Just exercised more. I had to see a cardiologist twice, psychologist once, nutritionist each of those 6 months, and my surgeon or his nurse practitioner every other month. Time will go by!