Hello everyone so I just decided on getting the gastric sleeve surgery for a long time I was in denial about my weight, it's just got gotten out of Hand so I wanted to come on this group and ask a few questions to people at who have gotten the surgery already how long is the process until you can get the surgery??

Are you going to be self-pay or use insurance? If you are using insurance, it will likely take a number of months but you should definitely contact your provider to find out the specifics.

I'm going through my health insurance I did do some research and they require quite a few things

I'm going through my health insurance I did do some research and they require quite a few things

Some require a 6 month supervised diet. If your does not require that, then that will be a time saver.

I go to my first appointment on Friday and I will be posting every day after that just to share my process so ill let you know if the insurance require the supervised diet thanks for the info

Hi Marieanna. First appointment on Friday - how exciting! For me, my insurance required 3 months of nutrition classes if I went to a specific hospital and 6 months of nutrition classes if I went to a different specific hospital. I did not know this information before selecting the hospital I chose. I chose the hospital I preferred and then found out I was required hto have only 3 months (all 6 mos of sessions were squeezed in to 3 mos) before surgery.

There was a mistake by one of the offices that put me behind in getting all of my clearances done within that 3 months. Everything was done except my pulmonary clearance which can take longer if it's determined you have sleep apnea. My approval came just over 2 weeks after being submitted. Then I saw my surgeon and started the pre-op diet on 12/14/17, 2 weeks before my surgery. So, I had surgery a little over 5 months from my first appointment with the surgeon.

I hope your appointment on Friday goes well.

Thank you for the information I'm excited and a little scared at the same time but I'm really hoping for best

22 minutes ago, Marieanna said:

Thank you for the information I'm excited and a little scared at the same time but I'm really hoping for best

What insurance are you using?

Qual care insurance let me know if you know anything about this insurance.

I don’t know of them. I’m on disability & my requirements were nearly none. My surgery was also covered 100%. I’ve read on here that some companies are pathetic.

Always neat to meet a new friend, FYI Seahawk Fan just had his surgery recently, I'm pre surg myself but ask any of us anything, so many veterans have helped me already and I want to pay forward if I can also. Did oodles of research before I settled on my future surgery, I'm old enough to be your granny or even great-granny so I have a lot of life wisdom. As for WLS surgery I'm totally in IT to win IT.

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it' my work insurance they do cover the surgery, but I've never heard of qualcare my job just changed health insurance companies so ill fine out everything else out at my appointment

Lol thank you did you have any co-pays or extra charge during your process

6 minutes ago, kakatlady612 said:

Always neat to meet a new friend, FYI Seahawk Fan just had his surgery recently, I'm pre surg myself but ask any of us anything, so many veterans have helped me already and I want to pay forward if I can also. Did oodles of research before I settled on my future surgery, I'm old enough to be your granny or even great-granny so I have a lot of life wisdom. As for WLS surgery I'm totally in IT to win IT.

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So sweet thanks

36 minutes ago, Marieanna said:

Lol thank you did you have any co-pays or extra charge during your process

None!

Congrats on making a huge positive life changing decision. Your timeline will be dictated by your insurance (you can probably find their requirements on their website or via a call). If they don't require a supervised diet the time line is usually a couple months at best (you'll still have a bunch of requirements for pre tests, classes etc via your surgery program). If there's a supervised diet then that will be the long pole and determine timing. Be aware you can shop around for surgeons, so get one you're very comfortable with and ask the tough questions. Data shows surgeons who do over 300 (or 400?) surgeries a year have the lowest complication rates. You can read about different programs online to get a sense of what to look for. This site is a great resource with people at all stages.