Well, here's a fun one folks. My daughter and I decided that we were going to get WLS. We hunted till we found a place where our insurance would be excepted and went to the seminar in February. We began the doctor supervised weight management as soon as we got the letter telling us that the insurance had oked it. I had 3 months, she had 6.

I saw my nurse practitioner in May. She saw hers in June.

We received the paperwork for our labs in the mail to do locally, because we live 2 1/2 hours away. When we went to have the labs done it was discovered that the orders hadn't been signed. In trying to fix things, I found that the nurse practitioner I was to see had left, so I had to see the one that my daughter was seeing.

I made an appointment for the same day she was to have her second visit. Last week we were told that she had gone on vacation and while gone decided to quit.

Now neither of us has a nurse practitioner. We were told to keep the appointments with the psychiatrist, the GI doctor and the cardiologist, get mammogram, colonoscopy, and PAP smear (which my doctor says I don't need because I've had a hysterectomy) then contact the clinic and they would tell the doctor. He would then decide if there was anything else we needed to do or if we were good to go.

This makes me very uncomfortable because I'll have no one to talk to if I have questions.

Should I go ahead, or should I wait till a new nurse practitioner is found.

I would honestly be a bit concerned about the turn over rate at that doctors office if both nurse practitioners left like that.

Thing is I've been told by others that the Dr. Is quite good. But I do wonder why both left like they did.

I would just be careful and do a lot of research online on the doctor and the practice itself just to be safe. Hope it all works out for you!

Do you go to the doctor in the Central TX area? The clinic I am working with is going through the exact same situation!

Thing is I've been told by others that the Dr. Is quite good. But I do wonder why both left like they did.

I think it's a bit strange as well that they both just quit, and practically at the same time. I feel that now I'm in limbo.

I go to Scott & White in Temple

So do I. I called today and they are in the process of hiring. So hopefully they will have someone soon.

Cool, where are you in the process? I have to finish my psych evaluation, see the GI doctor and the cardiologist. I have that all next month. My daughter's having trouble with the psych evaluation because she can't find anyone that takes her Medicaid.

I've done everything except for my sleep eval (required by my insurance). Just waiting to meet with the new NP and surgeons. She should try Chupik Counseling.

Where is that? We live about 2 1/2 hour from Temple in the tiny town of De Leon.

There is one in Austin, Killeen, and Temple.

Thank you. I'll tell her. I'm not sure if they'll take it, but she can check it out. You"ve been a doll.

Thank you. I'll tell her. I'm not sure if they'll take it, but she can check it out. You"ve been a doll.

Did that counseling work out for her?

She found one before I got a chance to tell her. This is going to be a busy month for us, so I'm glad she did. I think whomever it is, is also in Temple. The closer I get to getting the preliminary stuff done, the more nervous I get. Maybe if I have this on my own it will help me get through the next two months without crawling under my bed.

I am in the same boat with Scott & White also. Extremely frustrating. I have the option to go on base to Fort Hood but I am pretty much at a stall because they just got doctors who do gastric bypass but they have not started yet.