how long did the wls prosess take you

i was just wondering how long the whole process took for people i had a really easy time and my insurance had no restrictions, other then i had to change to a ppo but i went to my first seminar last June waited for open enrollment and switched to a ppo and January i made my first consultation appt. and i had my surgery 4/30? what was your process like?

Really easy, I'm self pay. lol. Glad yours went smoothly.

Mine was easy. I went to the dr. Feb 8th, did all my appts and had surgery April 9th. I couldnt believe how fast it went

I was required by Empire Blue Cross/ Blue Shield to do 6 months of nutrition classes (1 per month) and three weeks of life skills classes (1 per week).  I saw it as a big ole pain in the butt at first but now I am so happy I went through it.
After the surgery it took me a few days to be able to hold anything on my stomach.  Three weeks out and I'm feeling pretty decent.

MIne was fairly simple too.  First consult on 12/23, whirlwind of appointments in Jan.  Surgery 4/29.  THe longest part was waiting for my insurance approval took a month! ugggggg

Well. I made the decision January 2009. Saw my PCP in February, told me to contact the place I wanted to have it done to get in "their" program. First appointment with OSHU was mid-April (want to say the 13th) of 2009.
6 month diet for insurance, and then some messups with getting paperwork organized. I wasn't approved until February 6th of this year. And then surgery 2 months later. So TOTAL time was 14 months, but a year from my first OSHU appt to surgery.