Dr. John Groves - Why the wait?

[Gone4Good 0]

When my dr says a month it is always 6 weeks to. I use dr Grooves partner I believe its part of thier fill guide lines. I can understand that yuore frustrations lay more on the being lied to by the staff but they probally have alot of patients who know if he is in the office will just show up demanding to see him. I think that may be their way of using a easier method to go by the guidelines than arguing with some patients about changing fill appointments. But I do belive they should just tell it like it is and not lie to you. As for your band it will get esier as you go and as long as your not gaining any loss is good at this point. You will get a fill that does it for you some times it takes a while. It took me nearly a year to even start losing so just hang in there.

Thank you for responding. It worries me that it took you a year to start losing. I only have a year that I can go before I have to start paying for every visit- That's the deal when you pay instead of using insurance. Its $15,500 and that covers everything for a year- Its called "The Fast Track" I was told I would lose 80% of my weight in the first year-

Of course, I am doing really good I think. 30 pounds so far- I got stuck at the same weight for about 4 weeks after my first fill, but the last week, I've dropped a few pounds.

I really love my LB, and I love Dr. Groves and the people there. It just boiled my blood to know they lied to me. And if the 6 week thing is their guide lines, then Dr. Groves needs to start saying "See you in 6 weeks!" instead of "See you in a month!" cause when he says he wants to see me in a month, that's what I expect- Lol-

Paitence.... I need some- :thumbup:)

[cathye 0]

i am just in the beginning process of getting everything done to get the approval for the surgery and i am going to use the same Drs office you used just the other Dr ..Dr Britt and he has done several things for me and he seems awesome and i did have one issue with them and he got it taken care of but i hope that i dont have to do that too but i dont understand all the wait if you have the surgery they need to take you as they tell you i will speak up and they have learned that about me at that office ...so maybe you just need to do the same ....

I had my surgery May 14, 2010- Everything went great, and Dr. Groves was WONDERFUL- I really appreciated him coming in and praying before the surgery and being so supportive-

I went in for my post-op 2 weeks after that. Up to that point, my weight-loss had been great. Dr. Groves said to come back in a months time. I go and check out, and get my appointment. Well, when I got home and looked, they had made it for 6 weeks instead. I called (thinking it was just an honest mistake) and they offered to move it up a week. Okay... But that is still longer that a month- So...

As time went on, I could eat whatever I wanted, and was having to fight myself every day to keep from gaining weight. I called them back to try to move it up some more, but the lady said she could only move it up one day. Really? What would the point of that be exactly? She said the doctor was going to be out of the office until then-

Well, then I get a phone call from my friend that uses that doctor- She had just got back from getting a fill- From this doctor that wasn't supposed to even be there. So apparently, they lied to me?? I wanted to call up there and be rude, but I thought better of it, and just waited my 5 weeks.

When I finally got there for my fill, I had lost 1 pound. That really surprised me, since I figured I had gained some. Dr. Groves was as awesome as ever- He did my fill, and told me to come back in a month- When I get my appointment, I noticed it was for 6 weeks AGAIN! Are you kidding me??

So, I go back to the desk, and ask why not a month. She tells me that he is going to be out of the office the 2 weeks prior- SO, once again, I bite my tongue, smile, and leave. The next day, I called back up there, and asked them to move it (to the week before he was going to be out of the office) because my niece is having surgery the scheduled day. This lady was really nice, and moved it up a week for me. So... He ISN'T going to be out of the office? I'm either confused, or I've been lied to again-

My view is this... I paid them a lot of money- My family sacrificed a ton for me to get this surgery- We sold our home, and moved in with my mom. My husband is now working 3 jobs to help pay for it, and this Dr's office is jerking me around, and waisting time- They were great at first. They got me into surgery super fast (and made sure to get my $15,500 even faster) And now that they have my money, they are making me sit at home and wait... I didn't have to wait to pay, but I have to wait for a fill?? And wait and wait.... You get the point!~ It's very frustrating to have my family looking at me like I'm doing something wrong because I'm not losing any weight, and then have this Dr's office make me wait longer that necessary to get my fills-

I don't go back for another fill until August 13- I can already tell that I need another one- I stay full longer than I did before, but I don't get full any faster. I am tired of playing the waiting game here. What would be the harm in getting my fill sooner? Today has been a week- So next Friday, would seem to me, like a reasonable time to get another one-

I dunno.... Dr. Groves is the bomb- I just don't appreciate this over waiting (it just leads to MORE over eating)

[sandrad06 0]

im only three weeks out from my surgery. anytime i call dr. groves office i talk to someone. he has a very friendly staff.he prayed before i went into surgery and it took so much fear away from me.he and dr. britt are great doctors. wouldnt go anywhere else.

[Gone4Good 0]

im only three weeks out from my surgery. anytime i call dr. groves office i talk to someone. he has a very friendly staff.he prayed before i went into surgery and it took so much fear away from me.he and dr. britt are great doctors. wouldnt go anywhere else.

Yes. They got a new staff. I told Amy about how I was treated and she pointed out that they had replaced a lot of their staff, and that they weren't aware of how the former staff had been doing. I LOVE Amy. She is great. They all are, but she is my favorite! Good luck with your weight loss!!