How long are you waiting for Surgery?

[Papa Jack 86]

How long are you waiting to have surgery?

Now if this makes you feel better. I was on another forum & they have people from England on there. One lady said she is having the "Sleeve" done and was first told she was 13 months out. She just got a update and they added 10 months more on the wait list.

This is socialized medicine. It would kill me to have to weight so long to get things done.

[ILKrista 36]

It took a little over 8 months for me from the time I first met with my PCP until I was sleeved. My insurance only required 3 months at the time (they just changed back to 6 months), but I had to wait because I switched to *** & then a coworker was on maternity leave. I think for most people who are going through insurance, you are looking at 6 months to a year wait time.

[FishingNurse 1,211]

yikes! My info seminar was on June 23rd 2011, I have gone through several appoinments and my Sugery is scheduled for Aug 8th 2011! :-) Hope that helps.

[jasleeve 440]

wow.. thats FAST!

good luck to you.

yikes! My info seminar was on June 23rd 2011, I have gone through several appoinments and my Sugery is scheduled for Aug 8th 2011! :-) Hope that helps.

[Shea 13]

My bariatric nurse said the wait time for a surgery date from the time your insurance approves you is 6 to 8 weeks. I started my six months supervisoed diet back in april, I should be finished in October, if I get approved in October I should have my surgery in December so that will be a total of eight months total.

[jasleeve 440]

you know, i never thought of that. i keep counting as if im going to be sleeved the following week or so after my 6month visit.

now im sad lol

My bariatric nurse said the wait time for a surgery date from the time your insurance approves you is 6 to 8 weeks. I started my six months supervisoed diet back in april, I should be finished in October, if I get approved in October I should have my surgery in December so that will be a total of eight months total.

[Kayla 6]

It will be exactly 8 months after I started my journey that I will have my surgery. My first appointment was on January 13th and my Surgery date is August 8th.

[wishes 125]

From March to September for me, so about 7 months. Ah... the joys of 6MPSWL....

[ravenjeh 16]

Well, I am self-pay so I don't have to jump through insurance hoops. My initial consultation is scheduled for next month since I am still saving up, but they said they usually schedule surgery only 1-2 weeks afterwards! They said they never schedule surgery over a month after the consultation so that all of your lab work, info, etc are current. I guess I am lucky in that I don't have to wait a really long time.

[Leslie 14]

My initial surgeon consult was the beginning of April and I had surgery July 12. So, I guess that means about 3 months. My INS didn't have a SWLP so I got lucky.

[Kami 9]

Well, there's enough bureaucracy in our crazy health care system to rival that of anything socialized.

I went to my first weight loss seminar on January 4.

Wasn't able to schedule my first appointment with the surgeon until Feb. 22.

3-month supervised weight loss ended May 24.

Dr.'s office finally submitted my pre-auth packet June 21, got approval June 23

Dr.'s office finally gets around to scheduling a surgery date today.

Surgery scheduled for AUGUST 24!

So, just about a 9 month wait. And that was going the FAST route of the 3-months supervised weight loss. (I'm not a happy customer of my surgeon's office, but very happy I finally have a date!)

[Indymom 132]

I think my total wait time will end up being about 8 weeks - luckily my insurance requirements were very minimal. Once insurance approved they could have scheduled me as early as this week but I chose mid-August based upon some other personal considerations.

[Khy 16]

5 month wait for me. 3 month preop diet and exercise and then insurance approval. It would have been faster if I had wanted the gastric bypass. Tricare only requires 1 Nut appt. instead of 3 or 4. They have other requirements but they are pretty quick to get done.

Khy

[Papa Jack 86]

I was very lucky. I went to the Doctor first on July 5th and having surgery on July 26th. So 3 weeks for me. Athem in VA is wonderful.

[MissBliss 29]

I submitted my preliminary paperwork and had my seminar May 17th and I am scheduled to have surgery August 2nd. At times it seemed to drag, but now it seems like I am on fast forward!!!!