How Long?

[hudjess 95]

I know I should probably search for this but for my clinic they schedule your surgery 2-3 weeks out after meeting with Surgeon for final visit. What was your time frame and has anyone ever wanted to hold off a little longer than what they suggested? Sorry for the silly question.

[Dawnislas 74]

I was approved in late June. By the time I could get off work, the dr went on vacation. Then it would be time for school to start. I ended up waiting until mid September so I had time to really wrap my head around what I was going to do. Waiting was the best thing for me as I went into the pre-op diet and approached the surgery confident in my decision. I have done great through the past 6 weeks post-op time.

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[thejiffer 43]

I was approved September 20th. The surgeon's office scheduled my surgery for November 3rd, but I called and asked if I could move it back and they were totally fine with it. November is a really busy time for me at work, and it just worked better with my schedule and my mom's schedule (she'll be looking after me for at least the first few days home from the hospital) to have it done mid-December instead.

I would think your surgeon would be ok with pushing it back as long as you need - just keep in mind there may be a time limit attached to your insurance approval, assuming you're going through insurance. I believe my approval was good for 3 months, and if I'd wanted to push the surgery back any further than that I would have needed to get approval again.