what is the turn around for surgery

Moe128 · 05-13-2008, 08:16 PM

Hi all, What is the quickest you have heard someone starting the process and getting to surgery? I'm going to wait until tomorrow night to really make the decision, but with all the research and reading, I am leaning toward having the surgery. My issue is that I would like to move it along quickly...what is your experience? Thanks!

Michee · 05-13-2008, 08:24 PM

I was banded in Ontario Canada, and I am self pay. It was 3 weeks from initial consult to surgery day. In that three weeks I had a sleep study, pre-op exam with my GP and 10 day liquid diet.

I think it depends on the individual clinic

mica · 05-13-2008, 08:31 PM

I'm Canadian as well, and self pay in Tijuana, Mexico. From the time I made the decision to the day of surgery was also around 3 weeks. I could have had it quicker than that if I could have swung it.
Good luck! It's the decision I ever made, wish I could have made it 25 years ago!!!

Moe128 · 05-13-2008, 08:47 PM

Wow! That would be awesome! I am going to have to stay in NH for insurance purposes, hopefully it won't be the six months that I keep hearing about...

Sue Magoo · 05-18-2008, 07:35 AM

Moe:

I think it can vary based on your surgeon's requirements as well as your insurance company's requirements. You may want to ask the surgeon's surgery coordinator if they know how long it takes for someone with your medical insurance plan. It took me 3 months from my first visit with the surgeon. I had to have a number of appointments/preliminary tests in order to get approval.

Good luck.

Sue

Moe128 · 05-18-2008, 08:34 PM

Thanks! They said that 2 months is the absolute quickest I can go. The waiting will just about kill me, but I have been waiting for so many years, what's a couple more months right?

vegwannabe · 05-22-2008, 06:19 PM

Hi Moe, I attended the same seminar you did on 5/14 in Portsmouth. I mailed my application on Monday in Portsmouth, so assume they got it on Tuesday. I called the surgery coordinator today and got a call back from Renee who said it usually takes a week before they start calling folks back to schedule interviews.

She also said that 6-8 weeks from your interview is the usual interval to surgery. I'm as anxious as you are to get this show on the road!

Keep in touch.

Moe128 · 05-23-2008, 05:27 PM

It's taken me so long to make the decision and now that I have I feel like on terminal hold...We'll have to keep in touch and go down this road with company:biggrin2: