TerriJ

At the beginning of my journey and I am already frustrated. Need to have my surgery done before Sept 1 because my insurance switches to Medicare and they make you jump through hoops for 6+ months. I am trying to get all of my specialist appts this month and have had delays getting authorizations from my insurance so I have had to reschedule my first appts with everyone. I know it's different for everyone but how long does it typically take from beginning to surgery date?

Congrats, that is so exciting. The endoscope is the part that I am most worried about. Glad you guys are getting it over and done with!!!

Hi John, I'm new here too. Best of luck on your journey!!!!

Hi everyone, Wanted to take a minute and introduce myself. My bf had the sleeve a year ago in May and I finally got enough courage up and decided to do it also. We have a 3 year old grandson that we are raising and I want to be around for a long time to see him grow up. Between the obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes I know that probably won't be a reality without the surgery. I had my first surgeon appt on June 12 and am now waiting for insurance authorization for all of my specialist appts. I'm hoping to get the surgery by the end of August because my insurance changes on Sept 1st and the new insurance requires me to see a nutritionist for 6 months before they will authorize the surgery. I am so glad that I found this website and look forward to sharing my journey.