How long from First appt until surgery?

[TippyToesX 30]

Information seminar: 10/4/2016
Initial consultation: 10/25/2016

6 months of insurance required hoops to jump thru

Surgery scheduled for 7/5/2017

So exactly 9 months.

[kheter55 33]

2 months for me.

[travelergirl 142]

I saw my surgeon in November 2016. Surgeon requires psych consult, nutrition consult, a swallow xray test and and endoscopy, plus an information session and a support group meeting. All completed by December except Endoscopy wasn't completed until February because of the doctors schedule and my schedule having several conflicts. Surgeon also required minimum 25lb weight loss.
My insurance did require 6 months but I already had several months in a medically supervised program so that didn't delay me.
I could have had surgery in March, but I had a Suez canal cruise planned so I asked for surgery after I got back. [i was gone for 19 days and lost 4lbs while on vacation!]
Had vsg on 5/26.

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[rainyann 118]

Mine took 5 months but only because I delayed getting all my appointments for testing. There was no specific time frame required by my insurance. Once I did everything she scheduled my surgery date pretty quickly.

[hernandez776 56]

My consult with the Surgeon was 2/6/2017

Three months supervised diet with a Nutritionist.

Submitted to insurance today 6/13/2017

I'm hoping for a surgery date in July.

5-6 months.