Hey!

I’ve done my six nutrition sessions and am meeting with my surgeon in a week. I was wondering what everyone’s timeline looked like after you finished your nutrition visits. (ex: 2 weeks for insurance approval, 4 weeks until surgery date). I’m trying to plan my time off and don’t know when I should start requesting time off. Thanks in advance! ❤️

2 days for insurance approval and about 2 weeks until surgery date

My surgery is set for Dec. 30th, I called my insurance and they sent my Job protected leave paperwork 9/10/19. Also known as FMLA. They told me if my surgery date change then they will accommodate that change. I requested 2 weeks, not thinking I need all those days since I work remotely, but wanted to make sure I'm drinking ok. I had lap band removal July 12th and have been seeing my Dct since May to request for Roux En Y. When I went back for post OP visit he asked me if I was ready and I requested before end of year due to my out of pocket expenses have all been paid. He was and is so great he has me scheduled for Dec 30th hoping nothing changes other than a sooner date.

To add to what I stated before, the doctors office will not fill out paperwork she said until closer to surgery date and said she would hold on to it until then.

My insurance approval for revision took less than 24 hours with my surgery scheduled exactly a month out. ? My surgeon's practice has a pretty extensive list of things we have to do after approval, but before surgery, so I don't think it's often they schedule earlier than a month out.

It is hard to guess when your surgery will be, so I wouldn't request time off until you have an exact date. However, if you are going to do FMLA like the previous poster, I'd get started on that!

Good luck!

My insurance approval took about a week and I had surgery two weeks later, so total of 3 weeks from the time that all the paperwork was received by my surgeons office. I had a really tight timeline because of finishing school and starting orientation for a new job but it all worked out. I was in the hospital for 2 nights.

And May You Be All Better Now!