Ok,

So here goes.... how long did it take to get a surgery date from first contact with surgeon? Roughly?

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It can depend on your insurance. Some require 6 months supervised "dieting". Mine didn't but I dragged my feet a little. Since I didn't have a cardiologist, pulmonary MD and GI doc, I had to get appointments. Sometimes a first MD visit takes awhile since you are a new patient. My first visit with the surgeon was in October and the surgery was in March.

I ment when going to mexico.. I am cash paying

I can't help with you that... My insurance paid 100%. Best of luck, you won't regret it

I am so so so tired of the dieting yoyo...

Yes, we are were.

My jobs insurence won't cover anything to do with weightloss.. it's a shame..

Yes, I guess they would rather pay when you get sick due to being overweight... it is a shame

When they receive your medical history and you pay your surgery amount you can decide when you want surgery. Depepending on your BMI would determine the length of you pre-op diet. If I had paid immediately I still had a 10 day pre-op. With BariatricPal you have a year to complete paying for your surgery. You do have to have completely paid before your surgery date. This is how it relates to BariatricPal. I am sure all the TJ Baritastic centers are similar. Hope this give an idea.

I submitted my history and got approved in February... I would have gone in March (about 3 1/2 weeks after I paid my deposit) if I knew my passport was going to get here as fast as it did but because I wasn't aware it would only take 3 weeks I had to wait a bit due to work trips so I will be going in May. How quick depends on your schedule, the surgeons schedule (which most Mexico doctors are pretty open), surgeon's preop (most require 2 weeks low carb high protein but with a low BMI you may not have one) and how soon you can get a flight and the surgery amount.

I scheduled mine for about 6 weeks out. That gave me enough time to get my passport (can take up to 6-8 weeks), airplane tickets, prepare myself and family, do the preop diet, get a few preop tests through my family doctor (not required), and really just wrap my brain around everything.

My doctor won't see me if I go to mexico for the surgery..

Got my date! Putting deposit down now.

My jobs insurence won't cover anything to do with weightloss.. it's a shame..

Either will mine! It's a total scam, honestly. Because insurance companies would come out on top if their subscribers were healthier, IMHO. Of course there is the initial investment of the actual surgery, but the ROI is huge in comparison, IMHO.

Anyway, my date is May 25th with Dr. Illan!

When is your date?

June 26th

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I first contacted the office on 3/19 and Im scheduled for 5/1. I probably could have gotten a sooner date but I had something already planned and I didnt want the pre op diet to interfere.