Curious about amt of time between surgeon visit and surgery

Hello Everyone, I've moved back to OK from the east coast and am wondering what the lag time between inital surgeon visit and the surgery. I was on a wait list to see the doctor there and there was almost a 2 year wait from making an appt to have an inital visit with the surgeon and the actual surgery. I'm curious as to the wait time. Thanks!

Hi Holly! Congratulations on your move! Let's see.. I went to a surgeon's seminar around the 8th of June, met with the surgeon about 2 weeks later (because I wanted to meet him before I decided to let him cut me up! ), and I had surgery on the 18th of August. I could of had surgery sooner (end of July/beginning of August), but I requested the time period and was accomodated. I would have to say - compared to where you've moved from - you will probably find the wait time much much shorter here! Hope I helped! Heather

Hi holly! have you already got approval from your insurance? here, that is usually the biggest hold up. Once I was approved *entire other story*ugh!* , I had my surgery within a month!!!

Hello Holly I had my consult. with my surgeon on August 12, 2004, paper work submitted to insurance about 3 weeks later and about 2 1/2 weeks later approval and my surgery date is 13 days away-for October 27,2004. Hope that helps Sarah