How many appointments do you have with your surgeon before you set a date for surgery

Deb

I didn't meet my surgeon till the day I picked my date. The rest of the time it was the ladies in the office . The ones that handle the weight management and the dietician. My primary care doctor is handling all my pre surgery test and stuff. Then we talked about what would happen and answered the questions that I had.

How many appointments do you have with your surgeon before you set a date for surgery

It varies depending on the program and type of insurance you have. I My program does 3 appointments, nutrition class, psych eval, Upper GI, sleep study, Pulmonary Function test and chest xray. I had my insurance approval about midway through and my date when I was 80% done with my testing. from start to finish it took about 4 mths.

I had to do an informational seminar before I could get a date with the surgeon. At each appointment I met with the surgeon (once with his resident), the PA, and the nutritionist. I saw them once a month for 3 mths. The extra month was because I had to miss a month for family stuff so I saw the team in May, June & August. I had surgery in September. All my testing was done by the program except for my xrays and sleep study. I had to go to the hospital my insurance company was capitated to or pay a higher copay. The program submitted the insurance request. I never had to complete anything.

Edited March 19, 201511 yr by BLERDgirl

I have had everything done all ready I've see PA 3 times see surgeon Monday and I still haven't seen nutrition on a one on one

I'm Already approved alo

I only had one appointment with my surgeon and three nurse practitioner visits. I signed consent forms. I'm waiting for the hosp to call with a date.