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.

Some of you all are quick but mine seemed to have taken FOREVER. My seminar was 4/28/11 and my surgery date is not until 8/9/11. 103 days.

Socialized medicine has a lot of pros. The wait lists are not one of them! (Nor are the taxes)

I'm a but different since I'll be a revision.

Getting my band, I submitted my paperwork around December and had my surgery March 1st. My insurance company at the time did not require a supervised diet for WLS. So the two months was the time it took to get all the pre-op stuff done, and to get a spot on my surgeon's waiting list.

This time around, my slip was diagnosed in early June. Last week I had the EGD my current insurance company requires for removal/revision. I don't yet know next steps. My current insurance company DOES require a supervissed diet (6 months) but I have been told that since I am currently living with WLS, and seeking a revision, I will be excluded from that requirement.

My surgeon's current wait list is about 3 weeks. He requires 2 months between procedures. I'm hoping removal approval comes through and I can get the band out Aug, and have a sleeve done in Oct.

We'll see........

Some of you all are quick but mine seemed to have taken FOREVER. My seminar was 4/28/11 and my surgery date is not until 8/9/11. 103 days.

Looks like you had a lot to do. Every insurance is different. Before you know it Aug 8th will be here.

It took me such a short time to get my surgery date that I was shocked! I went in for a consultation with the surgeon and THAT DAY I got my surgery date. It was April and they said they still had some openings in May if I wanted it but I said I'd wait until June 6th. Even that date wasn't very far off. I did all my tests and pre-requisites in 6 weeks. It couldn't have gone any smoother. I have Michigan BCBS.

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.

I am a self-pay so no insurance hoops for me but I still have to save up the $ and I have the added consideration of school. Mine will likely be in May of next year after school lets out for summer break. So, 9-10 months from decision to incision I wish I had the $$ now I would get it done asap and return to school at the end of next month since all I really have to do is sit, listen and take notes but alas I must wait. I just hope it goes by faster than it seems like it will.