Hi everyone. I'm in the early stages of the process, waiting for my MD to write me a letter of medical necessity so I can bring it with me to the seminar April 4th. Can anyone tell me typically how long the whole process takes from waiting for insurance approval to being on the table? I know generally it's different for every situation but looking to get a ball park idea. I'm so anxious to see if I will be able to get this surgery or not.

Every person is different an every insurance requires something that one may not. My first visit was march 5 being banded April 2 so mine was bout a month but I didn't have I wait on any insurance medical nec. Letters to be approved either ..... I'm sure that some if the vets in here will post an help you more than I can just wanna say good luck on your new journey an welcome to the sight

Yep, every ins. is different. In my case 6mths, which I was disappointed. In the long run, it was the best thing that ever happened. It gave me 6mths to prepare, by educating myself on what banding was all about.

I thank my lucky stars for finding LBT.com, where I receive the best education available.

Every practice seems to have different processes. Plan on 6 months and hope to be surprised!

If I remember right I believe my whole process took 4 months from start to finish. That included three months of hoop jumping and another month of waiting for a surgery date. Six months seems pretty common but you may get lucky and get yours done in less like I did. By the way I have BCBS federal.

Mine from start to finish was about 9 weeks long. I hurried up and did all the tests for the surgeon, attended 2 seminars and the shrink MD. Then I started liquid dieting with a salad at dinner 5 weeks prior to a possible lapband date. The rest has been relatively easy.

Best wishes