How long does the process take?

[kathileelyo 17]

I was wondering how long from start (my first doctor appointment) to finish (surgery completed)

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[judy vsg 126]

It depends on your insurance. Mine was a little over 6 months

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[kathileelyo 17]

My primary care doctor said I would be approved because of my bmi and I have 3 things against me (hypertension, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea)

I have a appt with the surgeon on the 5 of August.

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[judy vsg 126]

Hope all goes well! Some insurances require a few months of medically supervised weight loss before they approve. Some don't require that... My ins had me do 6 months of medically supervised weight loss. When that was completed, I had my surgery about a month later.

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[FatNoMore9869 32]

Mine was little over7 and I/2 months well worth the wait. Sleeved Nov 12, 2015 to now down 150 pounds. Endure the wait.

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[NewLA 31]

Mine was 90 days... in total, March to surgey date of June 30th.

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[jtellechea001 87]

Ugh!!!! I don't want to wait that long!

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[katiecem 24]

I had to do 3 months of nutritionist visits and then meet with Dr again and then wait for insurance approval. I'm waiting now for insurance approval. So minimum length of time for me would have been about 4 months.

However, I did 4 nutritionist visits because I was wavering about whether to do the surgery or not. And I didn't start them immediately after my first Dr visit so for me it's been Jan 19 to (I hope!!) August 17- 7 months.

It can take a little longer if you have to reschedule appointments or your insurance takes a long time or your doctor has a vacation planned etc.

[amyflores 23]

I started in March and still have no idea how much longer

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[keto_jo 9]

Tl;dr: just under 2 full months.

I had my consult with the bariatric doctor on June 16th. I got my approval date from insurance on July 18th or 19th. Surgery date is set for August 9th.

I had to do seminars, classes, a sleep study, lab work and see a psychologist.

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[charley27 164]

Mine was exactly one month and one day. I met with surgeon the first time on May 26. I had the pre op tests and psych eval the following week. Then I had to wait because of Memorial Day weekend. Insurance approved and i scheduled a date a couple weeks after. My surgeon was out of town for two weeks so I had it done on June 27. I as in the hospital for a while because I got pneumonia. I went back to work the day I left the hospital, July 1.

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[Pinkberry2 128]

It's been about 90 days I had my weight loss seminar May 26 I'm scheduled for surgery August 24th it totally depends on your insurance requirements my nutritionist told me some insurance companies require 6 months or more of nutritional visits that seems to take the longest from what I've heard

Also I was super in a hurry at first but I'm kind of glad it's taking this long it's giving me time to really research think things through make sure this was the best option I'm really glad and feel like it's a blessing that the process wasn't as rushed as I had first wanted it to be

[taylorelaine 9]

I had to do six months of visits with a nutritionist so I started in January and got my approval and scheduled my surgery for September 1st.

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[Kimba Maria Wiggins 81]

I started in June of this year and my last nutritionist appointment is on August 16th. I had to do 3 months of nutritionist visits and pre-op testing (including a Upper GI test). My surgeon said that I'll be sleeved in September, date depending on when insurance approves me.

[LoveAlwaysKia 37]

Depends on how fast you can get all of your testing done and how fast insurance gives an answer then the doc's schedule. For me it was 61 days total.

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