Waiting . . .

I finally turned in the last of my paperwork at Dr. Baker's office today. Unfortunately, there is a waiting list for Medicare patients. I'm hoping for a surgery date in September or October. The waiting is going to be tough because I feel so ready for it now.

This is usually the hardest part of the journey. The good news is that we're almost into August...just a few days away!  So, your wait is only one or two months. Not so bad, really. It took me 5 months for approval and then my date (by choice) was 5 weeks later.

You CAN do this!

Waiting is the hardest part. It took me seven months to get approved by my insurance company. So don't let it get you down. Hang in there. And Dr. Baker is a great doctor. Just be sure and do what he tells you to do. Good luck.

I waited over 2 years for mine, but that is because I was scheduled for surgery and was sent home for not quitting smoking, and then when I was rescheduled medicare decided to not pay for wls anymore if the hospitals and surgeons were not centers of excellence, well it took forever before Baptist was made a Center of Excellence and a year and half after my original surgery date Dr baker was finally able to take Medicare patients, which was Nov 06, and I started the paperwork and started getting the ball rolling again, and finally got my surgery Aug 15 07 which was just shy of 2 years since the day I was sent home from pre-op room. 

Yes it was frustrating to wait, I wanted to give up a few times, but the day finally came.  The wait is so worth it though.  My only regret is that I didn't quit smoking earlier. 

Congratulations on getting the approval.  That was the hardest part for me.  It took me over a year to get my insurance, United Health, to approve me.

I know that waiting is hard, but don't give up.