I've only just made my decision to get banded. I've only just talked to my doctor, and am scheduled for my first test, EKG, tomorrow. I'm wondering...

How long, after you talk to your GP, not surgeon, does it usually take to get into surgery? I'm sure it's months, but how many, roughly?

I've only just made my decision to get banded. I've only just talked to my doctor, and am scheduled for my first test, EKG, tomorrow. I'm wondering...

How long, after you talk to your GP, not surgeon, does it usually take to get into surgery? I'm sure it's months, but how many, roughly?

I spoke with my GP in September 2007, went to the seminar Oct 20, 2007 and had surgery Dec 28, 2007. After the seminar and my consultation with my surgeon it seemed to move right along. Good luck!

I went to the seminar of my surgeon in early October (the 2nd I think). It was the second seminar I had attended and it caused me to switch course to his program. Anyway, I was banded on the 18th of December. It took me 2-3 weeks for my initial appointment day which encompassed a single and group meeting with a nutritionist, an exercise physiologist, the psych eval, blood work, a physical and a meeting with the surgeon. After that my program wants you to meet with a nut. 2 more times before they will submit you to ins. regardless of whether your ins. requires or not. These meetings are usually a month a part and if the nut. does not sign off on you you are not allowed to move forward with the surgery until they do.

Before this first meeting I got a notice from my husband's employer that our ins. was changing Jan. 1 and had a mild freak out. I called and was told that if the nut. and psych. agreed we could fast track my surgery and have my nut. appts. 2-3 weeks apart. So that's what we did. I am thrilled that they were willing to work with me. Otherwise I'd probably still be waiting to be banded.