Hello

I am new to this site and this will be my third attempt with WLS

I am 5'3 and i weigh 340 VSG has been my choice for the last 2 yrs.. I want to know for only having to do 3 months exactly how long did the entire process take... How many months ?

I had to see a NUT for 6 months, then be approved for the surgery by my surgeon and the hospital then they submitted to insurance. We heard back about a month later, and then i got my date set. so between my initial NUT visit and surgery date it was about 8 or 9 months.

it depends on your insurance because some people have passed me with their process. I have kasier, I did 6 months with nutr, psy eval, sleep study and got approved in Feb. but I was told there is a 6 month wait for a date because they are short a surgeon. June 6 will be my 4th month of waiting for a date. But I did call last week to find out they have hired a new surgeon for the hospital I am assigned. So with two surgeons, I am hoping it will not be longer than 6 months of waiting.

From what I have read, it all depends on your insurance and their requirements. Most seem to take 6-12 months. I was self pay, so it was only 2 months from when I first looked into it to when I had surgery.

It is definitely a matter of insurance. I first went to see the surgeon and there was a 6 month supervised diet requirement. 2 weeks later that was lifted and I was able to schedule right away. I was initially scheduled for November 6, but they would have done it earlier. From the time of my first doctor's visit until I was approved was about 5 weeks. I had to have the necessary testing and get all the info for submission.

Good luck!!

Mine was a six month process but belive me it gets here sooner than you it! Im 12 day out and finally to to eat !! Im so excited i cant believe i made it this far! Ive lost 10lbs already!!! Good luck and before u know youll be having your surgery!!!!!

My insurance does not have a time limit for the supervised diet. So we working with 3months because the center i am attending requires 3 months for insured and self pay. I dont think im mentally messed up so im trying to have one psy eval nd be done... I pray i only have to go once... Any one with UHC Community Plan that can shed some light on the requirements for approval?

Thanks for the speedy replies ?

If you wait on Insurance they drive your timeline, then your surgeon. My insurance company only required 3 months of supervised weightloss, nutrition consult, psyche eval. So I was ready for surgery in 4 months but during my assessment phase, they discovered I have sleep apnea and my surgeon would not operate on me until I had been on CPAP for 3 weeks. That delayed me a month! But I am done now....so the time goes fast!

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