FINALLY GOT A SURGICAL CONSULT DATE!

WHEW!!! FINALLY! Got a consult date. This is turning into quite a struggle just getting my insurance to cooperate with their own guidelines. My surgeon will be Dr. Cantor. On Thursday Oct. 13th, I called his office to schedule my first appointment because they had not contacted me. The lady who took my call said that they had not received a referral for me. I told her that was strange because I was holding a copy at that moment of my approved referral. She placed me on hold and when she returned, she said that whoever approved my referral failed to enter the doctor's name. Therefore, the referral had been in 'virtual limbo' until I called. Needless to say, I now have an appointment for Oct. 25th at 2:15pm for my consult. I also talked with a friend of mine *****cently had the surgery through Dr. Cantor's office. She informed me that eventhough Dr. Cantor is an excellent surgeon, his staff is something else altogether. She warned me that I will need to stay on top of them and to document all contact with the staff because they will later change things on you. All I have to say is, if they want to 'play stupid' with me they will be in for a rude awakening. But I will be praying for patience and God's grace that my experience with them will go smoothly--in the name of Jesus! I'll keep you all posted on events as they occur.

Hi, I'm happy for you. This is a start. Sometimes it seems as if it will never happen. Hang in there, because it will happen. I started this journey a year ago (this time), and for the first time I didn't give up. Although there were times I became so frustrated with the process that I wanted to quit. The Lord kept me going. My surgery is Nov.17th. He has lead you this far~ He won't let you down. As far as the insurance company and all of the Dr's. you have to stay right on top of that. Take an active role in the paper trail. God bless you, Annette

That's GREAT! Congratulations!