how long

[sunflower72 34]

How long is the amount of time from when you have your first appointment til the surgery day?

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Varies by practice and how many people they have in the queue.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

agree with grammy.

depends on insurance and your pre op requirements etc..

bee well

[duncanrum 9]

6 Weeks for me

[Maddysgram 6,159]

6 1/2 mths

[Baltimore2012 34]

First appt Sept 28. Surgery Nov 5. I'm a cash patient though!

[Rojasanoll 920]

About 5 weeks for me. Try and get all your appointments out ASAP. Sometimes the tests get spaced out. Your insurance maybe fast, so if you're ready the surgery date is close.

Best wishes

[Lisa0203 73]

10 months for me! My doc is part of a center for excellence and required 6 month diet, nutritionist, psych clearance, sleep studies, cardiac clearance, pulmonology clearance, ultrasounds, Doppler tests, EGD/gastric clearance, several support group meetings, etc. etc. etc. I know it sounds like a lot...and it was! BUT, having full knowledge of my health status prior to surgery was not only reassuring to me but it also gave my doc an indication of how successful I would be post op. Today, I am 2 months post op and 42 lbs down!!!!!

[Mara005 70]

1st appointment- mid march

Surgery- October 4th

[Tomander 614]

5 weeks for me... I was self-pay.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs