How long are you waiting for Surgery?

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Self pay here - just under 2 months from initial consult to surgery.

[wondering1 103]

Some of you all are quick but mine seemed to have taken FOREVER. My seminar was 4/28/11 and my surgery date is not until 8/9/11. 103 days.

[Wheetsin 714]

Socialized medicine has a lot of pros. The wait lists are not one of them! (Nor are the taxes)

I'm a but different since I'll be a revision.

Getting my band, I submitted my paperwork around December and had my surgery March 1st. My insurance company at the time did not require a supervised diet for WLS. So the two months was the time it took to get all the pre-op stuff done, and to get a spot on my surgeon's waiting list.

This time around, my slip was diagnosed in early June. Last week I had the EGD my current insurance company requires for removal/revision. I don't yet know next steps. My current insurance company DOES require a supervissed diet (6 months) but I have been told that since I am currently living with WLS, and seeking a revision, I will be excluded from that requirement.

My surgeon's current wait list is about 3 weeks. He requires 2 months between procedures. I'm hoping removal approval comes through and I can get the band out Aug, and have a sleeve done in Oct.

We'll see........

[Papa Jack 86]

Some of you all are quick but mine seemed to have taken FOREVER. My seminar was 4/28/11 and my surgery date is not until 8/9/11. 103 days.

Looks like you had a lot to do. Every insurance is different. Before you know it Aug 8th will be here.

[GreginMI 76]

It took me such a short time to get my surgery date that I was shocked! I went in for a consultation with the surgeon and THAT DAY I got my surgery date. It was April and they said they still had some openings in May if I wanted it but I said I'd wait until June 6th. Even that date wasn't very far off. I did all my tests and pre-requisites in 6 weeks. It couldn't have gone any smoother. I have Michigan BCBS.

How long are you waiting to have surgery?

Now if this makes you feel better. I was on another forum & they have people from England on there. One lady said she is having the "Sleeve" done and was first told she was 13 months out. She just got a update and they added 10 months more on the wait list.

This is socialized medicine. It would kill me to have to weight so long to get things done.

[VSG4aHealthierMe 6]

I am a self-pay so no insurance hoops for me but I still have to save up the $ and I have the added consideration of school. Mine will likely be in May of next year after school lets out for summer break. So, 9-10 months from decision to incision I wish I had the $$ now I would get it done asap and return to school at the end of next month since all I really have to do is sit, listen and take notes but alas I must wait. I just hope it goes by faster than it seems like it will.