Getting the round around

[EboniePrincess 2]

Taking a really long time to have surgery. Every step is being prolonged I really feel like they don't want me to have it or it's something they're not telling me. It's been about 8 months now. I feel like I'm chasing them down to get every step processed I'm really getting discouraged.

[Zenazena 2]

I'm so sorry to hear about your frustration. Where are you having your surgery?

[learn2cook 509]

I’m so sorry this is happening to you. It took me a year to get through all the pre-surgery clearances. I DID feel heard though, I had to wait for healing. Are you being noticed and heard? What clearances have you gone through?

[BabySpoons 541]

When I first started calling around to find info on getting the surgery, I called a place in Omaha that told me the process from initial consult to surgery date was a year on average. The second call was to my bariatric team in Lincoln that told me best case scenario was 3 months.

So, depending on the facility. It could be a matter of how busy or just how efficient they are??? Your insurance will also dictate any mandatory time requirements for diet counseling sessions. Also, if any pre-op testing isn't medically cleared, that can hold things up too.

I had a whole hella lot of pre-op testing done and still had my surgery at that 3-month mark. I made sure to cross all my Ts and dot my I's in fear of not getting approved. I even thought maybe it was a ploy to scare patients into doing everything right and in actuality plan to approve us regardless. But after reading other people's stories here, I see that's not the case and doctors will postpone or cancel a surgery for various reasons.

I ended up going with Bryan Bariatric because they were the only one listed as in network through my insurance and are designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Here's to hoping they move things along for you OP and Godspeed.

[Fred in Pa 233]

You have to be the squeaky wheel for sure.

I chased my patient navigator almost daily for appts, tests, etc.