How long did it take to get a surgery date?

[tshine01 4]

I have my last visit for my 6 months of weigh in/ diet documentation on December 16th, I'm so excited. Afterward my surgeon office will schedule my 4 hour pre-op class then they will submit authorization request to my insurance. I was wondering once the auth was submitted to your insurance how long did it take for any of you all to get a surgery date? I was really hoping for surgery in December but it sounds like it may take a little longer.

Thanks

[ready2B 263]

It depends greatly on your surgeon. However, with the holidays and you not being done with your final requirements until Dec 16th, it would be highly unlikely you'd have your surgery in December. Insurance approval can take anywhere up to a few weeks, doctors sometime schedule several weeks out, etc. And some doctor's require a couple weeks of liquid diet before surgery. So lots of factors come into play.

At any rate, your surgery will be a great way to start the new year!

[MBM1Forever 107]

I had to wait three months for a date!

[tshine01 4]

It depends greatly on your surgeon. However, with the holidays and you not being done with your final requirements until Dec 16th, it would be highly unlikely you'd have your surgery in December. Insurance approval can take anywhere up to a few weeks, doctors sometime schedule several weeks out, etc. And some doctor's require a couple weeks of liquid diet before surgery. So lots of factors come into play.

At any rate, your surgery will be a great way to start the new year!

Thank you I was told my insurance tat is 7/10 bus days. Do you know if everyone has to do the pre-op liquid diet? My current weight is 260

[tshine01 4]

I had to wait three months for a date!

Wow 3 months is a long time. When did you have your surgery how did it go?

[ready2B 263]

Thank you I was told my insurance tat is 7/10 bus days. Do you know if everyone has to do the pre-op liquid diet? My current weight is 260

This also varies greatly by surgeon. Mine only required 1 day of liquids preop, but I think that's pretty rare. Others here have had much longer ones before and after surgery. Ask you doctor's office what his requirements are.

[SuzeMuze 338]

My surgeon's office arranged a "dummy date"- a time when both the surgeon was available and operating room were held for me in advance of my insurance approval. Once I got my clearances, submitted to the insurance company & got approval back (about a week to hear from them after the paperwork was submitted) my date was already reserved for surgery. Took a lot of stress off, knowing when my surgery would be all along.

[laurenella82 625]

My surgeon's office arranged a "dummy date"- a time when both the surgeon was available and operating room were held for me in advance of my insurance approval. Once I got my clearances, submitted to the insurance company & got approval back (about a week to hear from them after the paperwork was submitted) my date was already reserved for surgery. Took a lot of stress off, knowing when my surgery would be all along.

I'm so hoping they will do this for me. we should be ready to submit all of my paperwork to the insurance company next Friday. ???????????? An early January date would be great but a late December date would be the perfect way to bring in the new year!!!