I'm just wondering how long it took ya'll for the whole process. I'm meaning from the first meeting until the day of surgery. I know with the program that I'm going through (I have health insurance that covers the surgery) that they said it could take 3-18 months depending on how fast you can get all of your testing done.

My first appointment with the surgeon was June 23 and my surgery was September 11.

My first appt was end of April and my surgery was mid August. I had no supervised diet requirement.

My first appointment with the surgeon was June 23 and my surgery was September 11.

Oh wow that's fast. I have almost everything done so I'm hoping to have mine by Christmas

My first appt was end of April and my surgery was mid August. I had no supervised diet requirement.

I have those requirements but they are already done lol I'm hoping to have my surgery by Christmas

My first appt was in March and my surgery was June 20th

I went to the informational seminar in February. My insurance (Cigna) requires a 90-day supervised diet and my first appointment was March 10. I met all of my program's requirements during those 90 days and I finally met my surgeon on June 19. I'm scheduled for surgery on July 27.

My first appointment was January 9th and surgery was June 1st

I was a self-pay patient so my process went fast... 1st appointment with surgeon on June 1 and surgery on June 30. I had lots of tests to do, but everything just worked out and went smoothly.

So by what everyone is saying, it took 1-4 months ???? that gives me some hope that I can get this process done in a timely manner so I can hopefully be sleeved before Christmas

My first appt was on june 11 and july 16 is my surgery... they said that it all depends on what kind of insurance bcbs only required the pre op tests so i got all but my blood work done in a week i had to wait at least 15 days before surgery for that hope this helped

I went to an informational seminar in January and had my first meeting with the surgeon mid February. I am scheduled for surgery this Friday, July 17. I also saw the nutritionist and had the psych eval at the same appointment. What took the longest for me was waiting for the insurance company to verify everything. Originally I was told there was a six month waiting period, even though they didn't require any supervised medical weight loss or educational classes. I still took the classes though, offered through my medical group, and I'm glad I did.

Even though it may not seem like it to you now, there are advantages to not having surgery right away (my opinion). My surgeon wanted me to try to lose at least 20 pounds before surgery to get rid of some of the fat around my liver, making it easier to get to my stomach. I've lost 32 and my BMI went down about 5 "points". Hoping that makes a difference come surgery day!

Good luck everyone!

My first appointment was March 24 and my surgery is scheduled for August 6! I did not have any diet requirements!

My first appointment was in December 2014 and surgery was June 22, 2015.

My first appointment was May 12, 2015 and my surgery is on July 31, 2015 (doctor was on vacation these last two weeks, so had to wait for him to return. Otherwise it would've been scheduled for an earlier date.) Pre-op is Wed, July 22, next week. [ins. BCBS]. Hope this helps.

Edited July 18, 201511 yr by Shinnystar

I have Cigna - first appointment end of January, approved in July, scheduled for July 28 - finally!