I wanted to check and see what everybody's time line was from initial doctor consultation to surgery date.

I am asking as I thought I had a 6 months requirement but today I found out it was only 3 months. The patient advocate says its still probably will not be before February, but I just wondered if anyone has gotten approval or in earlier surgery

My initial way in will be September 3rd then one in October then one in November. I had a regular doctor visit lasy month for weight loss as well as a visit with a different surgeon but they said only these would count towards my 3 month requirement

Thanks!

Less than 8 weeks.

I work for myself, so I could take all the pre-op appointments at any time they were offered so I completed all my pre-surgery testing in about 6 weeks. I have no idea how people with straight jobs get it done.

I was submitted to insurance within a month of the first visit and it would have been fast but summer vacation and Memorial day slowed it down. I think I could have done the whole thing in 6 weeks if not for the holiday delays.

Thanks I don't work in an office either so I am able to do that as well but my insurance has a three month requirement. That will end in November so I wasn't sure how much time after that it takes

@@Leesa926 I started the process with my insurance in February and my surgery is next week. It will be exactly 7 months to the day I have my surgery that I started the process. My insurance required 6 months of consecutive weigh ins, along with a myriad of other exams and procedures, but it will be well worth it.

I started the process in late June and was sleeved sept 30.

Started in April and had surgery in August.

My initial consultation was in mid-August 2013. My three months of appointments and tests started in September. My approval came the Monday after Thanksgiving. I had my surgery 12/23/2013. So, about four months start to finish.

First appt after referral to Bariatric was in Oct 2014. Surgery was May 2015. Once appointments were all done it was only 3 weeks to get insurance approval & surgery done.

See so I'm hoping I can get in earlier as well :-)

My preoperative class is Dec 11. The last of the 3 months class is 11/10. Not sure how to push it up

1st consult 3/4, surgery was 4/28. I finished my my pre op requirements in a month, no waiting period / classes were required.

I had my initial consultation on April 24, no waiting period for my insurance. Surgery date was June 22

My initial way in will be September 3rd then one in October then one in November.

If your insurance requires 3 months then you'll need a final weigh-in in December. Sept, Oct, and Nov is 3 weigh-ins but it only covers 2 months of time. You don't count your initial weigh-in as one of the monthly weigh-ins.

As for me, my insurance also required 3 months, my first appt was on March 10 and I was sleeved on July 27.

I guess that is my point. Most I am seeing have a 4 month wait, she is talking February surgery, that is what has me confused. She listed the 3 weigh in classes and a final preop in Dec but then surgery in Feb.

It isn't that big of a deal, just was hoping to possibly try to have it before end of the year is all and wondered if it is common for the dates to move up.

I went to my first consultation the end of march and started my steps in April had my surgery in July

Wow all of you seemed to have your surgery right away. I started my appointments in October of last year (2014) and had my surgery June 1st (2015).