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Does anyone know how quick is it when you pay out of pocket ☺️

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I went to first informational meeting on sept. 10th. Surgery scheduled for oct. 15th. I am self pay in US.

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I am also in US texas i have a seminar tomorrow im excited

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I had my first visit June 30, 2015. I had surgery August 6. I could of had mine the week before, but I had too much to do in preparation of taking 2 1/2 weeks off. I was self pay in the U.S.

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I did self pay in Mexico. Several reasons for it...

  • Lower rate of infection
  • Much lower costs
  • Great results
  • No US paperwork (I enjoy some privacy from the dang government)
  • Less stupid crap that they make you do here for lawsuit avoidance

If you do look at Mexico as an option, do your homework just as you would for a US surgeon. And this is advice from guy who was heavy but healthy and who can do his own research, your results may vary depending on your ability to learn on your own, self regulate and really what your health is at the moment.

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I also was a self pay patient. I had my sugery in Nevada. My first appointment was June 10th and my surgery was on July 22nd. I had to get a doctor's referral, bloodwork, an x-ray and psych evaluation. Then I picked out my surgery date.

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I was self-pay after finding out my insurance didn't cover WLS. I went to Mexico and had it done (after extensive research) paid out of pocket there saved me 75% of what I would have paid staying here in the US.

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I was self pay in NY. My initial visit was August 18, and surgery was September 18th.

Good luck! ????

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My sister had surgery 2 weeks after her first appointment. It took me a month. We were both self pay.

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I was self pay, and flew to Florida for a great US self pay price ($10,000). I had to have some testing done, but pretty much could have scheduled any time after my tests were done.

It was about two months from my first contact with the surgeon's office, and my surgery date. It could have been much quicker, but it took a couple of weeks to get in with my PCP to get my tests done, and I had conflicts that pushed it back about two weeks.

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I was self pay and the doctor we my surgery 1 month from my consultation. However, I already had pcm and heart doctor clearance before I went to the doctor that did my surgery. I didn't have to have any other test

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I attended the first informational meeting August 16th,2015. Even though I am self pay, the doctor had me do a battery of tests, (barium, blood tests, psychological exam, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram, endoscopy, sleep apnea test). All of this took a considerable amount of time. I questioned the length of time, but he said he had a great track record of success and he went to extensive measures to make sure it stayed that way. So bottom line, from the first meeting, to the surgery (November 18th, 2015) adds up to just over 90 days.

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I am self pay and they were willing to do it the following week.

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Does anyone know how quick is it when you pay out of pocket ☺️

I went to my initial consult two weeks ago and my surgery is tomorrow. They were willing to do it the following week if I was willing to go liquids that day.

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Awesome i was approved by a doctor that i was sent to by the surgeon and he said i was a good candidate for the surgery so i have my first appointment Jan 7th 2016 with the surgeon for the very first time ???? thank you all for your very helpful comments ????

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