So I had it in my head that my surgery would end up being in Sept given my, insurance requirements for supervised dieting. I just completed everything I need to do and the docs office tells me they will prolly submit this month and I would prolly be able to have surgery as soon as next month. Now I called and they are back tracking. I was sooo excited and now they are unsure when they will submit. Wtf- this is the second time they messed and I'm getting frustrated. Do they even realize I wanted this yesterday. I have worked so hard to do everything I have to and they keep playing with my emotions. Uggh feeling depressed. My husband doesn't get it..he says who cares..it will happen. He doesn't understand how uncomfortable it is being extremely overweight in the summer! End of rant

That's ridiculous that they are playing around with this.

If it was me I would check with them often to find out if they did it or not.

I might even talk to the office manager or the physicians assistant and ask why there is a delay in them submitting the paperwork.

You tell them that you were promised a speedy submission of it and now you're being told that it will be sometime this month and that that's unacceptable.

You were also told that surgery would be next month and now they don't know when.

I'm sorry you might have already done all of this and I'm preaching to you. I just dislike hearing of people being mistreated.

Good luck and best wishes.

Omg thank you. Finally someone understands! I tell my husband and he's like a deer in headlights. What they are doing is wrong and I do feel mistreated...until you said that I never really thought about that word but that is exactly how I feel. IM just so upset.

I get your disappointed as I would be as well. But don't lose sight that they may simply have made a mistake in reference to insurance requirements. However if they did misspeak the professional thing would be for them to acknowledge it.

I understand a little how you're feeling as my official approval didn't come in until 3 days before surgery. I was nauseous just thinking it might get delayed even a week.

For me, I found that when I made the decision to have surgery, my weight started bothering me WAY more than it did before that. I was much more self-conscious than I had been and just felt so ugly.

There is a big emotional component to waiting for the surgery. Just try to calm yourself, do what you need to feel like your voice is heard about the situation and do what feels right to you (confronting the office or not). But, realize too, this is a small bump in the road compared to the rest of your life.

Best wishes!

I know just how you feel!! I waited my 6 months and turned in everything to my doctor on 5/9. They didn't even submit anything until 5/23! I was finally approved on 6/19 and was told they would call me the 20th to schedule. I am still waiting to get on the schedule. I was really hoping to already have this done as my sister is due to have her first baby 7/1. Now I have to wait and schedule in the middle of July so I can make sure I am not having surgery while she is giving birth! Very stressful! When you do all you're told to and jump through all the hoops, you want it done! Don't give up, it will happen!!

Do they even realize I wanted this yesterday.

I'm pretty sure they do. I've noticed from people watching at my surgeon's office. (the bariatric patients have a separate waiting area) that everyone seems pretty high strung and anxious. My program does about 400 surgeries a year. Thats a lot of nail biting patients