i think it depends on the insurance, i was approved in a week and a half, after I had a psych eval, and nutrition eval. I would call your insurance companys and ask what procedures they cover, and how long it would take to get approved. I also called them at least once a week when new paperwork was sent in. sometimes you need to be your own advocate. I was. Hope all goes well.

once you get all your ducks in a row, the approval process is fairly quick (around 2 weeks), but it can take a while to do all the stuff required by your insurance. For example, my insurance requires a 6 month diet documented by a doctor or nutritionist.

thank you so much,I went for my 1st appointment with the surgeon and everything went very well,I met the nurse 3 months ago for a seminar I attended and she told me what to expect andgave me a copy of my weight management form and I got started then thank God,or it would have really been 6 months,now the doc. said that all i have to do is to go to the 6 appointments left in the 3 months I got left and everything looks good,Yeah.............now if I can act nornal to the psyc.and get him to beleave it Ill be good and ready to go......thank you all for such encouraging words.....I have a friend that we are going through everything together ,she had to change doctors because the one that she had was a butt head...now I think she will be OK....all she has to get is her refferal...I waiting my friend...lets get the ball rolling...I am eaiting to go to the BEACH this SUMMER (who's with me).....thanks again all.....