Hi All,

My husband and I have decided to take the plunge!! Feb 20th is the date of our first consult with our doctor.

My question to you all is, what was the timeline from first consult to operation?

I'm guessing it's something like 4 to 6 consults that u have to have with your doctor before you even know a surgery date, then there's the 6 week pre-op diet. I'm thinking it's going to be July or so until we even get to have the op!

I'm so excited/impatient that I just want to have it all now!!

Also, how long were you all in hospital and off work for after your op?

Thanks for the info

Totally depends on your insurance requirements. Some have been really short and others up to a year. Mine required 6 month overview with monthly weigh ins and a net loss ...among other things. Call your company and get a copy of their requirements.

I should mention that I'm in Australia and out insurance doesn't require any weighin's or monthly tracing etc.

Still to broad range to give you a good answer. If your insurance doesn't require any time frames for weighins it would the be based on your surgeons requirements. ( my surgeon only requires 1 day of liquid diet and schedules people typically in 2 weeks once they have insurance approval. I have read others that surgeons scheduled months out.)

For me it took nine months to get through the process but my insurance required 6 months supervised diet/weigh in with a physician prior to approving.

My first appt with surgeon Jan 23, 2014, surgery was March 17, 2014 - 2 months start to finish. I had no weight in requirements for insurance, just the pre-op testing and 2 weeks of liquid diet.