Anyone having Dr. Choban doing their WLS.....

...at Mount Carmel Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio?  How long does it "usually" take to get a surgery date? Or how long did it take you?  My insurance has been approved for a month now.  I am anxiously waiting to start my journey!!  I know because I am having LAP Gastric Bypass there has to be two surgeons.  So I'm sure the wait is on Dr. Price to find a spot in his busy schedule....but the waittttiiiinngggg is so hard.  

Dr. Choban is doing Lap Band surgery next Wednesday on my daughter.  Once she got her insurance approval it took all of a couple of days to get her date.  Good luck on your journey.

Yes, same here , I had Dr. Price for my lapband surgery and once I knew I had insurance approval I had a surgery date within about 2 days and the procedure was scheduled for about 2 weeks out. Congrats. You'll love Dr. Choban and its true that the three doctors at Mt. Carmel back each other up on cases but I think they do the procedures separately unless they ask one of the others to be there if its a difficult case.

I was approved in March, but I could not get a date until May.   I'll be having my Lap Bypass on 5/29.  Dr Miller will be primary surgeon with Dr. Price assisting.  Yes the scheduling is complicated by the need for 2 surgeons, but I was reminded that bypass  is not the only procedure that Dr. Price performs and that other gastric surgeries /procedures have to be scheduled as well.   The wait period between approval and surgery appears to be around 2 - 2.5 months.  I feel confidant that you being hearing from Mid-OH real soon!  I was nervous about getting a date before my insurance expired at the end of June!