Well thats it!

That is it. I am oficially banning myself from this site for a couple of weeks. I am getting frustrated waiting for my turn I have not caught one break and I am feeling bad seeing people with the same Dr. Zoom past me in terms of the process. It has been seven months and I am feeling irritated and I think this is not helping so I will be back in a couple of weeks. Thanks all

Kay, I understand how you are feeling... I have waited for 5 years and finally my consultation July 8th... You cannot get discouraged... it will happen... keep your chin up and believe that God will make it happen when the time is right... Its hard to stay positive, i know i have had to myself... Now is when you need friends the most... I will pray for you and send positive vibes to ya... Keep smiling

Hi Kay.. I'm sorry you feel that way.. I didn't mean to "zoom" by ya.. I had to wait as well. Since the beginning of January even.. I thought i'd have to wait a whole lot longer, it just so happens i didn't.. I'm sorry if it was my post that upsetted you.. I never meant it to.. Was just happy & needed to share with people who understood what i was going through.. I really am sorry.. I feel bad now. I won't post anymore on here with my progress.. Again.. I am sorry..

Kay, First of all, let me say thank you for posting your frustrations! We all need to post the bad with the good, so that we can help each other through this. Although I am post-op (2 weeks) I have been where you are! Believe me! I even quit going to support groups for a while, cuz all I would do is sit and cry cuz everyone was whizzzzing past me. I could not take it anymore! I want to try to encourage you to hang on, even if it is by yourself and not on the boards! Dr. Tillquist and his staff are very good at what they do, and will get you your surgery as soon as they can. I have Medicaid as my secondary insurance, and Cigna as my primary. I waited (and fought) for 14 weeks to get approval from Cigna - even had to hire an attorney ($450) to help with my 2nd level appeal. I was worried, because even though I have seen MANY Medicaid patients have surgery through Dr. T, Eileen told me that he can only financially afford to do a couple of Medicaid patients a month, because Medicaid pays only a very small amount towards his costs. He is one of the only surgeons who even accepts Medicaid. I was worried, not that I would not get my surgery, but that I would be on "the list". My good friend Shawna Pierson (also a Medicaid post-op patient of Dr. T's) told me something that I did not believe until it actually happened... She said that after I get approved and have my surgery date scheduled, the WAITING will not seem to have been such a big deal. I did not believe her!!! After all, she had her consultation bumped up from 1/04 to 10/03, and had surgery 12/03...and here I was, in the eternal WAITING phase. Guess what! She was soooooooooooo right! Once I was actually approved and had a date, I did not care at all how long I had waited and watched EVERYONE pass me by! I started this process in 6/03. I had my psych eval in 10/03. I had my nutrition class in 1/04. Dr. T's office submitted my request to ins in 1/04. I was not approved until 5/17/04, and got a date of 6/9/04. I am now two weeks po-op and down 28 pounds! Thank you GOD! So, sweety, hang in there! Please come back and post when you are up to it! We are all here for you, and know that Dr.Tillquist will get to you as soon as he possibly can!!! He is a good man with a great heart, and one owesome surgeon... well worth the wait. Lots of hugs and support, Susan

I'm sorry you feel that way. I am sure when you have had the chance to think about it you will see how petty it really is. Its all just a matter of insurance and really cant be controlled by any of us. We will miss you while you are gone. Michelle Tallon

You want to talk about frustrating? I have been in the weight management program at Kaiser since february 2002. I was even kicked out of the program for two months for non-compliance. I was so depressed I was even suicidal. Yeah you heard me right. Suicidal. I thought that if I couldn't get this surgery that I didn't have any other choice. I had a lot of emotions I still needed to work out but I am still going strong. If it wasn't for everyone here at this website and family and friends I would have given up. PLEASE don't give up!!! Stick in there. Patience may seem hard especially when you have to try to be happy for everyone else but still have to wi**** was your turn. It was hard for me to come to this website also but I did. Even if I was just a Silent participant. Trust me. I feel your pain. Please don't leave the post. THis is my first time posting to this particular forum. It will all work out. And when you finally have your surgery you will look back at all of this and it will be just another stepping stone on your way to the new you!!