I have just been scheduled for surgery on April 21...I am so excited. However, I had to go through Dr. Mally as Dr. Jessie Lopez (in Kansas) is not certified to perform the surgery and may not be until end of May (optimistcaly) which by the way, he had not told me until last week. I had already been in to see him and he had sent my letter and I ws approved. Never said a word until his nurse actually told me late Friday afternoon.

Nontheless...Dr. Mally and his office steped in to get me in right away..can't wait!

Thanks to all who have given encouragement and I am sure this is just the beginning!

Congrats grammi!!! Hey Kathy, add her to the list-o-bandsters!

A note about the non disclosure by the doctor: so would you be his first band??? Can't you take your approval letter and go somewhere else if you wanted to? I guess surgeons have to all start somewhere but I can definitely say I wouldn't want their first ones to be on me, just my opinion. personally, I would look around now. You have your approval for the "procedure" not the specific doctor, so I would assume you can take it anywhere.

Yay Grammi! Is the doctor who is going to proctor your surgeon experienced?

That is what I did...Dr Jessie Lopez was the first doctor I went to....when I felt a small problem...ie: not certified and maybe being his first...I decided to look elsewhere. Dr Mally had been my first pick anywany and after seeing them today, they (Dr. Mally) are contacting the insurance to switch it over to Dr. Mally...not Dr. Lopez. Make sense?

I just feel Dr. Lopez should have been up front with me about not bing certified in the first place..oh well all well that ends well!

Congrats grammi!!! Hey Kathy, add her to the list-o-bandsters! .

DONE! Okay, doing, but you are on the April Bandster list Grammi! Congratulations!!

congratulations on getting a date. On to bandland.

Thank you all!!!!!!

Grammi, Congratulations! I just went through this for some non-band related surgery. The loss of time was frustrating because I was dealing with a lot of pain. But in hindsight, I got a much more qualified surgeon who was able to do both procedures at once. So everything has a way of working out for the best. Best of luck to you!