I was just wondering how long from your first appointment does it take to actually get your surgery ????

First meeting was May 23 and my surgery was July 17th. Approval was July 3rd.

Depends on your insurance and what they require *unless your self pay* Mine was 3.5 months from first apt to surgery.

I dont have mine scheduled yet... I've already had to get a heart Dr. approval, lung Dr. approval, my primary Dr. approval, my Sleep Apnea approval, and a Pshyc Elvaluation... Thought it was gonna be finished yesterday... But was told today that I have to redo it by a different one so that appt. is July 30.

Then they will make my appt to see my Surgeon. I'm not sure what they will make me do... I started all this the beginning of May

So it's a lil time consuming

Depends on your insurance and what they require *unless your self pay* Mine was 3.5 months from first apt to surgery.

I have military insurance (tricare) an I just found out last week that I could even have the surgery and my first appointment is August 7th

Went to the informational meeting I think at the end of November and started my classes jan/feb. Got my call at the end of April and had surgery June 10th. I actually got through the process pretty quickly for some reason. There are people in the group I go to each month that have been waiting up to a year. Some even over a year. As mentioned above, it depends on your insurance and if the hospital has a program for you to go through.

First meeting was May 23 and my surgery was July 17th. Approval was July 3rd.

I hope they let me do it that close from my first appointment which is aug 7 I'm excited to begin my journey

I wonder why everyone's is different ? What test did you have to have before you could get the surgery?

I dont have mine scheduled yet... I've already had to get a heart Dr. approval' date=' lung Dr. approval, my primary Dr. approval, my sleep Apnea approval, and a Pshyc Elvaluation... Thought it was gonna be finished yesterday... But was told today that I have to redo it by a different one so that appt. is July 30.

Then they will make my appt to see my Surgeon. I'm not sure what they will make me do... I started all this the beginning of May

So it's a lil time consuming[/quote']

That is a lot of testing. Is that typical?

My process was very fast compared to others in my area. I went to an info. meeting in Feb., began classes in May-June (3) had 3 appointments with the social worker in May, had a gallbladder ultrasound in June, met the dietician in July. Met the surgeon, also in July, and I am scheduled for surgery July 31. The surgeon in our area tells prospective patients to expect a year from the info. session to surgery.because the pre-op preparation is so intensive. Patients over a 40 BMI are required to lose 10% of their body weight as well.

It definitely depends on your program and your insurance pre-op requirements. Good luck!

Amy

That is a lot of testing. Is that typical?

I'm new @ all of this so I don't know... My seminar was in May and they told me a list of what I had to do... And I changed drs bcuz on top of everything I jus said I had to do... They required ALOT more things and I wanted to cut the time out... So this Dr I'm goin to now only requires what I listed above...

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First appointment 5/1. Surgery 7/9.

I had a psych eval, an EGD and and EKG.

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I'm hoping that when I go see my surgeon... It's scheduled quickly

Tc's Ready!

First appointment July 2012, surgery Nov 7, 2012. Did all appointments July thru Oct & was approved mid oct.

For my program we had to get a physical, meet with the dietician, meet with the psychologist, attend 6 weeks of behavioral medicine classes to show that you are working on changing the behaviors that got us to this point. The physical may show things that need adjustment. For me my vitamin D and potassium were low so I needed to get those up a bit. After the 6 weeks of classes we are required to attend monthly meetings until you get the approval. The team meets once a month to discuss potential patients. Like I said, I was lucky and went through pretty quickly.

My process was very fast compared to others in my area. I went to an info. meeting in Feb.' date=' began classes in May-June (3) had 3 appointments with the social worker in May, had a gallbladder ultrasound in June, met the dietician in July. Met the surgeon, also in July, and I am scheduled for surgery July 31. The surgeon in our area tells prospective patients to expect a year from the info. session to surgery.because the pre-op preparation is so intensive. Patients over a 40 BMI are required to lose 10% of their body weight as well.

It definitely depends on your program and your insurance pre-op requirements. Good luck!

Amy[/quote']

That's kinda quick.. They told me as soon as my Psych Eval was complete I would meet with him to schedule so I hope it's not long.

Tc's Ready!