How long is the waiting list once you choose a dr? What's the general process? How much is the deposit?

Sorry but there are WAY too many variables to answer that question. Are you going through insurance or self-pay? If insurance, which company (they all have different requirements). What part of the country do you live in? Which surgery? Do you have a surgeon selected? etc..... If this helps, I first saw my surgeon on Jan 26. I was covered under insurance (Cigna) which required a 3 month pre-op nutrition visits in addition to other things. On my first visit to the surgeon they said probably about 5 months but that was because it was earlier in the year. As you get closer to the end of the year, the surgeon's schedules are much busier as everyone is trying to get surgery in before the end of the year due to deductibles on their insurance. My surgery was June 4. I am in TX where we have A LOT of surgeons. There are some folks on here who have waited a year and some who have had surgery in as little as a month (obviously no insurance requirements or self-pay and in my opinion you cannot get mentally ready for this in only a month).

hope that helps!

I believe the poster is speaking about Mexico. Contact the site here at bariatric Pal for there surgeons. Depending on how busy your surgeon is you can get your surgery pretty quick. I had my gastric bypass with Dr Zavalza on September 4th. I think I booked 6 weeks in advance and got the date I requested. It was an excellent experience with an excellent Dr. You won't be disappointed. My deposit was 500.00 and I had to have my full surgery paid two weeks in advance. Also the coordinators are awesome and you can email or phone them.

Yes thank you. I was referring to Mexico. I live in Southern California, near LA, so about 2 hours from TJ. I was thinking about going to PV for surgery though. Id like to schedule for the end of March. My spouse thinks I'm crazy for considering Mexico but I am self-pay. My bmi is about 40 but I have no co-morbidities so insurance won't cover it.

Also, any input on sleeve vs bypass?