I have fully prepared myself for months of waiting in order to get the lap band procedure. If it takes that I am ok. I have been big for 20 years. whats a few more months? The thing is things are moving faster than I thought. I went to seminar, consult next tuesday Psych and nutritionist the week after and Insurance said as long as I am classified as morbidly obese (gotta love the term) I would be approved. I am at 41 which she said qualifies. My question is what is after that? Is it a matter of waiting until the doctor has an opening for surgery. Most people say it is months of back and forth but I am not sure if it is because of waiting for all of the appointments. Any input would be appreciated.

Greg

Well it just depends on your surgeon and your insurance company. I am self pay so I don't have to wait on my insurance company but I just started this not even a month ago and my surgery is scheduled for July 29th. So it just depends. I would make sure you stay on top of things with your insurance company b/c I have heard they are what holds a lot of people up. Good luck and hope its not to long of a wait to get it done.

It also has to do with what your insurance company requires. Some require a period of self-diet before they approve. Also, you will have to have pre-op testing and some insurance companies also require a sleep study. I have good insurance and was approved and in surgery in less than a month but I really stayed on top of it and pushed them. Insurance companies and plans are so different it is hard to say how long but just keep at it. It also depends on your surgeon's schedule.

It depends...on your insurance, on how quickly they approve and what they need, on how busy your surgeon is, on how busy the hospitals are where he performs the surgery, etc. Mine was 4 weeks start to done, or would've been if I had followed my preop diet instead of doing my own thing.

I went today foy my consult and the psych eval. They told me the whole process goes about 3-4 months if I lose 10 - 20 lbs.