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Hello! I am new to this forum and I am starting the process to get the gastric sleeve procedure. I am 31 years old and 5ft 2in, 250lbs. I have done the online seminar for the place i plan to go through and i am getting my consult scheduled.

I am really excited about doing this. How long from consult to surgery does it take for most?

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Hello! I am new to this forum and I am starting the process to get the gastric sleeve procedure. I am 31 years old and 5ft 2in, 250lbs. I have done the online seminar for the place i plan yi go through and i getting my consult scheduled.
I am really excited about doing this. How long from consult to surgery does it take for most?

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Welcome. It can vary greatly from person to person depending on doctors and insurance company requirements. For me personally it has been just over 3 months and I am scheduled for surgery next Wednesday the 11th.


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Thanks for the welcomes!

Good luck on your surgery! I already talked to my insurance and luckily I have great insurance. They basically said pick any on their approved list and they will approve it. That it is usually quick through them.

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I went through rather quickly but I had been debating it for 5 years so my medical dr get ongoing records for me so when I did decide to go through with it I would have everything charted. Was also lucky because of our insurance BCBS....I went to Seminar May 17th and had surgery Sept 26.

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2 hours ago, codequery said:

How long from consult to surgery does it take for most?

About SEVEN WEEKS for me.

About NINE to TEN WEEKS if I count the family doctor referral and the compulsory information seminar.

But this is Australia!

It's Saturday 7th OCT 3:35 pm here now and I will be having my gastric sleeve on the morning of Thursday OCT 12th.

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It took me six months due to my insurance regulations. Had a to go to a nutritionist six times, a psyche evaluation, tested my lung capacity, endoscopy and as a person with heart disease a thallium stress test. I'm a little over a month post op and down 25lbs.

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Welcome!!!! I have a six month supervised diet and a bunch of testing before I can get a surgery date. I've finished all testing but have 3 more months of weigh ins. Seems to be passing very slowly for me lol.

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22 hours ago, codequery said:

Thanks for the welcomes!

Good luck on your surgery! I already talked to my insurance and luckily I have great insurance. They basically said pick any on their approved list and they will approve it. That it is usually quick through them.

what insurance do you use, if you don't mind me asking. I've been shopping around. just found out today that my insurance finally covers it. I've been waiting for 3 years.

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I get insurance through my job, i work for the state. Regence uniform classic

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Welcome! I'm on my Last month of nutritionist visits! Wooohooo. My surgery date is November 13th! It hard to believe I'm almost a month away. My insurance (aetna) required 3 months program. Good luck everyone!

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