I went today for my psych eval, my stress test, and my nutrition eval. I took the day off from work because the stress test had to be done in the morning according to the center. So I get there and they make me wait an hour and then they call me to the window to tell me that someone made a mistake when scheduling me!!! They said that I needed to make an appointment with a Cardiologist outside of the center. So they wasted my time. On the brightside, when I figured out that I needed the day off for the stress test, I scheduled the psych and nutrition appts so I got those out of the way. AND, I found out late last week that the COMPANY that I work for (not the insurance) requires me to have 3 months of supervised diet before they will even allow the paperwork to go to the insurance....SO, now I am not waiting on insurance, now I am waiting until I can get in all the appts for the supervised diet. Luckily I had started one in June, so hopefully they will accept the dr's notes from June and July and I will just have to do August. So needless to say, they cancelled my August 30th surgery date late last week:faint:Thats it. That is all I have to say other than I am trying to remain positive and not pull all of my hair out. (that would be tragic) Thanks for listening and sorry it was soooo long. Goodnight all :notagree

Hang in there! I know that just when everything seems to be pulling together in the right direction someone has go and put a wrench in the works. I myself, had to go through 2 1/2 weeks of waiting for sleep study results and then had to wait for an appt for my CPAP machine. Because I have moderate sleep apnea I had to go for 2 more weeks and use the CPAP machine before my surgeon would even think of doing the surgery. I finally have my dates: one being the gallbladder surgery on Aug. 14th and finally my lap-band surgery on August 21st. I would talk to your Doctor that you saw in June and explain to him/her what's going on and I'm sure they'll give you a note to document the diet. Have you tried any other supervised diets within the past year (i.e. Weight Watchers, Curves, etc.)? If you were with anything like that you could get them to copy the documentation showing that time span and save yourself the trouble of another supervised diet. In the mean time, plug away at getting all your other appts that you need for approval. That way when you're done with your supervised diet they can put the paperwork through sooner and you'll get your date before you know it!:biggrin1: It'll get better I swear!

I went today for my psych eval, my stress test, and my nutrition eval. I took the day off from work because the stress test had to be done in the morning according to the center. So I get there and they make me wait an hour and then they call me to the window to tell me that someone made a mistake when scheduling me!!! They said that I needed to make an appointment with a Cardiologist outside of the center. So they wasted my time. On the brightside, when I figured out that I needed the day off for the stress test, I scheduled the psych and nutrition appts so I got those out of the way. AND, I found out late last week that the COMPANY that I work for (not the insurance) requires me to have 3 months of supervised diet before they will even allow the paperwork to go to the insurance....SO, now I am not waiting on insurance, now I am waiting until I can get in all the appts for the supervised diet. Luckily I had started one in June, so hopefully they will accept the dr's notes from June and July and I will just have to do August. So needless to say, they cancelled my August 30th surgery date late last week:faint:Thats it. That is all I have to say other than I am trying to remain positive and not pull all of my hair out. (that would be tragic) Thanks for listening and sorry it was soooo long. Goodnight all :notagree

That sucks about them not scheduling you right, and about the supervised diet!! I have never heard of the company you work for askign for that, how odd!! Now I am worried about mine... Hang in there, it will all be worth it in the end!

Yeah, I thought it was really strange that my company is making me do all of this. But apparently they had an influx of people doing the surgery and decided to put some parameters on it. When I first started, someone told me that my company didnt cover it at all anymore, so I guess I am just luck that they cover it. Thank you both for your support. I can talk about all of this to my husband, but somehow it is very comforting to speak to people who are going through it all as well, or have been there. I am calling my campany representative today to see if the June and July appts will work. If they dont then I am royally screwed. Excuse the language. Oh well, we'll see! I am staying positive see?