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After your fist consultation how soon was your surgery? My consultation is on the 8th I'm hoping to start my liquid diet the following day and surgery the next week. Fingers crossed!!!

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Most insurances and doctors require at least a 2 to 3 month time period before surgery where u have to meet with the dietician and start changing old habits. So if this is your first appointment with the surgeon then you may have a while until the surgery.

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I have tricare so they made me do 6 months of supervised diet and exercise before I got approved to see a surgeon. Thanks for the information :)

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My initial consultation is next Monday the 6th...my goal is to have surgery by Halloween.

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Thanks CBRKS!! Make sure you let us know your timeline! My fingers are crossed for a speedy trip to the O.R. for you and me!!

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Well i started in Dec first surgeon visit them i had to do a 6 month diet and I finished in June and scheduled my surgery for July 17 2012 . it came and went to fast

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I see my surgeon on the 6th also I'm hoping for October too i have 1 more way in before they can submit to insurance so I'm hoping surgeon will start my pre op testing :)

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I'm a self pay no insurances wonder if I will have to do a 3 or 6 mth . Is that normally a insurances thing iv never thought to ask. I have in mind to have mine done sep 30 or oct 8th . That's when I will have all the money saved up and ready to go :)

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I'm a self pay no insurances wonder if I will have to do a 3 or 6 mth . Is that normally a insurances thing iv never thought to ask. I have in mind to have mine done sep 30 or oct 8th . That's when I will have all the money saved up and ready to go :)

I had to call and ask right after I posted lol I won't have to as soon as I do the testing I'm good to set what ever date is best for me :)

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Mine will be less than 2 months from initial consult to surgery. Good Luck!!

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Wow that's great! I didn't think my insurance would cover mine at first and when I met with my surgeon he said whether I went through insurance or not he requires all of his patients to do the 3 months. But when I found out my insurance would pay (for some of it at least lol) it worked out that I had to do the 3 months for them anyway. Surgery is set for a week from today!

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