My initial appt with this Dr. was in October. I have did everything that I was suppose to do concerning getting ready for the procedure. My insurance finally approved the procedures two weeks ago, when I got a call from the scheduling department at the Dr.'s Office, she told me her next available surgery date is December 5, 2011. Have anyone ever heard of this. I told her that I could lose weight on my own if I had to wait nearly a year for the surgery...Anyone have any suggestions, please help...

Change doctors???

I agree with the other poster...change doctors. Besides, I doubt your approval from your insurance company will still be valid at that time. Mine was only for 6 weeks and then had to be re-approved. Something sounds fishy....

Run as fast as you can to another doctor!!! No reputable doctor would let you do all the preparation and get insurance approval and then wait one year!! No good doctor would want you to lose motivation and get depressed with a long wait. If that doctor is too busy to operate, they should never have taken on a new patient. What will happen if you have a question or a problem after surgery? Are they going to make you wait for help? This indicates to me that your doctor is running a lap band factory and does not care about the patient. Also, insurance approvals usually expire after a certain period of time. Your situation could change in a year. So you would have to go through the approval process all over again. Get copies of all your paperwork and run, don't walk to another doctor. Be prepared to pay a fee for your records, but your new doctor will be able to approve you much faster with all the current records. PLEASE let us all know what you decided to do.

My initial appt with this Dr. was in October. I have did everything that I was suppose to do concerning getting ready for the procedure. My insurance finally approved the procedures two weeks ago, when I got a call from the scheduling department at the Dr.'s Office, she told me her next available surgery date is December 5, 2011. Have anyone ever heard of this. I told her that I could lose weight on my own if I had to wait nearly a year for the surgery...Anyone have any suggestions, please help...

wow, unless he's the only doctor within a 300 mile radius, switched doctors.

i'm sure now that you're approved with your insurance company, it can't be that difficult to switch. maybe go through a few loops with another doctor. good luck to you

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