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I had my first appointment with my surgeon on March 30, have my VSG date of May 25th! Mine went like this...meeting with surgeon and office staff was given a folder of papers to fill out, including a record of 6 months of weights, which my primary doctor had to sign off on and what diets I have tried in the past and didn't work for me. Then 1 week later was all of the visits (work up day) with psych, NUT, cardiology, pulmonary all in the same day oh and lab work! Then after the surgeons office gathered all the reports from the above, they submitted me to the insurance, 1199 in NY and I had an approval date 2 days after I was submitted. I'm getting sleeved May 25th.

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My insurance didn't require a diet, but just getting through all the pre op testing my surgeon requires 4 1/2 months!

I'm curious to know how long did it take from your first appointment with a surgeon to your sugary date? Particularly if your insurance doesn't require weight loss or dieting before the surgery.


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