I haven't gotten surgery yet but have done all my appts and just waiting on my approval for the surgery . And unless you're looking for someone to say you can have surgery next month than you should just look into drs specializing in bariatrics in yr area. I had no problem and it sounds like many others have had gd experiences with getting approved. Worse they can say is no but I wouldn't just fly to Tijuana for my first choice. Gd luck. Sent from my SM-G930T1 using BariatricPal mobile app