How long did it take once your insurance approved you for you to have surgery? What is the typical wait time to get on the surgeon's schedule?

I know if varies from surgeon to surgeon; just curious...

Approved July 23- scheduled for surgery August 17 for me. It took about 2 weeks for the office to call to schedule me once I was approved.

At my surgeon's info seminar, he said the entire process takes from 3 weeks to several months. That includes first appointment through date of surgery. I hope I am on the shorter end of that range!

I am not yet scheduled, but my patient advocate (us doctor) told me 3 to 4 weeks to schedule the actual surgery. You get your preop appt in 1-2 weeks

It depends on the insurance....my insurance approved me before I even met with my surgeon....other people have to get everything don with tests and the surgeon before they are approved. So lots of factors to consider.

It depends on the insurance....my insurance approved me before I even met with my surgeon....other people have to get everything don with tests and the surgeon before they are approved. So lots of factors to consider.

I was wondering how people would get approved so quickly. My insurance wants all requirement met before approval and my surgeon will only schedule the date after the approval is in. I have seen how some surgeons will schedule before the actual approval.

My surgeon's wait is 3-4 weeks after approval. Hoping for early Oct.

One week. They called and I had to go on the pre-op diet that day!

I am on Kaiser, I have been approved for the referral to the surgeon. I have my appt for my consult on the 16th with the surgeon and I will find out more at that time. I do know that I asked the surgeons office what is the time frame from surgeon approval to actual Sleeve date, and she said 3 to 4 weeks. Not bad, but I have been at this whole process since March as Kaiser requires Options class of 12 weeks.

Mine took a little over three weeks. I got approval, had to wait until the following week for my appointment with surgeon and was scheduled for two weeks after.