I have been to my GP and hes approved me for surgery. I have an appointment with the bariatric surgeon on MArch 18. How lond does it usually take between the first visit and actual surgery??

Hi:

I met with my surgeon first time April 20, and I was banded July 26. They do a number of tests between original visit and the surgery.

Best wishes to you. I love my band.

Sue

It depends on your situation. If you are self pay, it can be done in a mtter of weeks. If you have to go through insurance, it could take up to 6 months or longer. Mine took 5 1/2 months in total through my insurance company, from my initial visit to the surgery date.

It took a little over 2 weeks from my consultation visit. I had already been to a seminar, so I called, went to consult a few days later. They set up the preop at the hospital the next week and a week after that I had surgery. It really depends on how many hoops your insurance company wants you to jump through. Good Luck!

I am quite sure that i am not the norm. my first apt with the surgeon was in may08, went through all of the tests required, i got snagged with the pshyc part. i was seeing a therapist and thought that that would be sufficient, i was wrong....took weeks to find that out and then had to find someone that wasn't going to cost me a fortune to do the pshyc. surgery is tomorrow. so in all it took 9 months. my surgeon has their own nutr. and pschy, had i used them i'm sure it would only have taken 3-4 months as they said it would.

i will say i am convinced that god wanted me to wait because there were some things that i needed to see b4 surgery. so i am gr8ful that i had to wait.

good luck~!~!