Is that what they said? It's about 12 months?? ??Persuaded GP to refer me beginning of January after plucking up courage after getting to my heaviest over Christmas and went to seminar in May so not too long a wait it's just that I'm a bit impatient now that I've taken the plunge so to speak ? they said at seminar that you must have at least six months from seminar to surgery cannot be any earlier but they also said it's currently running at about 12 months so gotta appreciate that good things come to those that wait (gggrrrrrrrr) Xx