OK.....I saw my surgeon about 10 months ago..... told him I was 100% sure I wanted to get the lap band..... 10 months later (friday) I got my call back to go see him on monday (tomorrow) ..:thumbup:...so.... is he going to let me know when my sergury date is? ...when did you find out your surgery date?

I guess I will find out tomorrow.....but Im just so excited!....and can not wait:lol:

I found out my surgery date at my last pre-op meeting with my surgeon that was called "the history and physical". It took 6 months for me to get a surgery date because I had to jump through 101 hoops for my insurance company. My surgeon's office doesn't schedule surgeries until they receive approval from the insurance company. But if you are a self-pay then it should go more smoothly!

I started this process in Dec. 2008 and in March 2009 I found out my surgery date....June 19th, 2009! Congrats to you!!!

I started my process in the end of June 09, found out my surgery date at the beginning of Sept, and was approved in 2 days, and surgery is tomorrow. CDPHP is my insurance, and they were really great!!

Well I didn't find out my surgery date :cursing:....... but Im pretty sure it is sometime in January... so that is still a long wait.....but everything went well when I saw my surgeon...

found out I have to go on liquids for 2 WEEKS!!! :cursing:

wow....that will be tough!.....can't wait to start the process!

I was self-pay and knew I was from the start. My first contact with the surgeon's office was January 2 (I didn't attend a seminar or anything), and when I left, I knew what testing I needed to get done for a surgery date of 2/10.

Self-pay is so much simpler, I will admit. Yeah, I'd have been much happier to have insurance that would have paid for this, but it is what it is, LOL.