How long until your surgery?

[fairgge 3]

I'm curious - for those who didn't have to go through the doctor-supervised weight loss for 6 months, how long did it take between the first visit and your surgery? I'm going for my first visit Wednesday, and I'm wondering what kind of wait I'm in for before I can have the surgery.

[dhrguru 1,238]

I didn't have a Dr supervised weight loss requirement. Had my first visit on 3/4/15, my surgery is tomorrow.

[Salonboi 353]

I didn't have a Dr supervised weight loss requirement. Had my first visit on 3/4/15, my surgery is tomorrow.

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery ???????????? I hope you have a perfect surgery and no pain ???? my surgery is next Tuesday..

[Salonboi 353]

I'm curious - for those who didn't have to go through the doctor-supervised weight loss for 6 months, how long did it take between the first visit and your surgery? I'm going for my first visit Wednesday, and I'm wondering what kind of wait I'm in for before I can have the surgery.

My first visit was in February . And unfortunately the rest of my other appointments couldn't start till march. And my surgery is may 5th. Not to bad of a wait. I'm kinda glad, as it really made me slow my roll and really study everything info wise. It was a great time for making sure this is for me. Good luck on your journey ????

[Salonboi 353]

And I had no supervised diet either ????

[fairgge 3]

I didn't have a Dr supervised weight loss requirement. Had my first visit on 3/4/15, my surgery is tomorrow.

Awesome! Wishing you best of luck and a speedy recovery!

[RNYGal 47]

My first appointment was April 17 and my surgery is May 27th

[Toni Pfister 13]

My surgery is this thursday

[tappingmom 85]

My seminar was April 4th, the earliest I could get an appointment at my bariatric center was June 24th. They've told me the earliest I could expect surgery is in September. I've done as much of the insurance prerequisites as I can, so really it's now just a waiting game. I'm using this time to learn as much as I can, start changing my habits (increasing Water, decreasing coffee, moving more).

[maggie409 765]

I have no morbidity issues and I decided for sure last Friday and made contact with the doctor I had chosen and I am scheduled for June 15.

[RNYGal 47]

Surgery is this Wednesday. Started my clear liquid diet today and it sucks. Oh well. Surgery will be worth it right?

[red37 116]

I had my first visit with surgeon the last week of January and my surgery is tomorrow. The surgeon's office made all the appointments and contacts for my other drs and my insurance company. No insurance mandated diet, just the surgeon's three day clear liquid preop diet.

[nieuwevis 294]

I had started and finished my round of preapproval visits Oct to Dec and placed on a waiting list. Got the call today that surgery is in 11 days! Geez, lol no wiggle room when i was hoping I'd have at least a month's notice, but I'm excited to make it work

[checkmeowt 27]

I had my first appointment in late March, surgery mid July. About 3.5 months.

[Sunshine3073 22]

My insurance requirement was 3 months. I started my journey in March 2015 and my surgery is scheduled for August 26, 2015. I also moved out of state in that time so had to get set up with a new doctor. The process needs work. I'm a healthcare administrator and have been in healthcare for 24 years and I have to say that my process has been grueling! I'll give you some examples.

One of my insurance requirements is to have approval from a psychologist. The psychologist I was referred to by the bariatric doctor required me to have a follow up visit with her counselor, her requirement, NOT the insurance companies, before she would approve me for the surgery. This is their standard procedure.

The dietician the bariatric doctor referred me to doesn't approve patients at their first visit, even though I had three months of supervised dieting that was successful and I follow diligently. I also have everything that goes into my mouth logged on My Fitness Pal. She made me come back a second time and nothing had changed, but she finally approved me. So this makes two unnecessary appointments. I finally got a surgery date after I had to reach out to the scheduler, not the other way around. Even though I've met all the requirements, the healthcare providers have made it that much more difficult than it had to be.

My surgery is through a Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery, so there is no better choice and my insurance company requires a center of excellence.

I've lost over 25 lbs since March and have kept it off. I have exceeded their requirements. I believe the extra unnecessary appointments are a racket to make a little more money from their patients. I'm not happy.