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I'm scheduled for the seminar on April 23 and I'm getting so excited since I've made the decision to have this done. I will be self pay so I'm wondering how long til I get a surgery date. Also I'm trying to check out to see how people liked Dr. Kim and his staff. My friend is using him, but her surgery is not until June.

Thanks for any input.

Susan

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Self pay should get you to surgery sooner than someone going through their insurance because there are fewer hoops to jump through. You just need your medical clearances, no time waiting for insurance to approve anything. My surgeon was not on my insurance because my insurance did not cover any WLS for any reason, so I had my PCP make the referrals to the specialists for the pre-op testing. That way my insurance covered all of that, at least.

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I'm scheduled for surgery w/ Dr. Kim on Tues 04/14/09 and I'm a self pay too. I went to the seminar on 03/31/09, consultation on 04/01/09 and started the Optifast pre-op diet the same day. It's fast!

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Thank goodness. I'm hoping I'll be able to schedule in May as that will be a good time to take off work.

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