I am officially becoming the annoying person... and it kills me

I hate that I am being the person that is just calling and calling and leaving voicemails trying to get answers. I have now left 3 voicemails (over 2 weeks) and I am at the point where I just want to call and leave a message every day.

What have those of you that have been stuck at a point in the process and it is outside of your control do? How do you stop thinking about it or ranting about it to your husband/partner/family/coworkers/stranger on the street? (sorry I am a deal with things with humour person - although it is wearing off).

I totally get it. When I was trying to move my "meet the surgeon" appointment up, and getting nowhere, I was calling several times a week. I felt like I was calling too often, but they wouldn't even look to see if there was an appointment when I called - they would just tell me their script. I was annoyed.

Sometimes I left a message, sometimes not. I called back before they called me back. Sometimes I blocked my number when I called. Sometimes I called my my sister's house. Sometimes my cell, my house... I called from everywhere.

I didn't stop thinking about it. Ranting - well, it was tough. I found the people who understood the most were the friends I made here going through the same thing (shoutout to Amzmommy and OrangeBlossom). Family and friends I could tell once in a while. They care; they don't understand. My friends from here asked daily.

It really is a tough, lonely journey, and I honestly wouldn't have gotten through it with the same results and positivity if not for all the people on this board.

I hope you get the answers and results you're looking for quickly.

Never doubted you missy;)

Yes it's tough. Are you calling to see if there are cancellations for surgery dates?

Barb

I am on the cancellation list but because my surgery is going to be longer than the standard surgery it is not likely that I will have any luck with that. Rumour has it they did not get any longer surgery appointments (we are about 1.5 times the normal) in this last batch so I am pushed out to November/December but I have not been told that since she doesn't answer the phone or call back. I know there are a few of us needing the longer surgery that signed consent a while ago so I don't know why they don't take 3 back to back bookings and do 2 of us. They made is clear that if there are any complications they are breaking my surgery into two anyways.

I am just at the point that if she is so busy she can't answer a phone or call back within 2 weeks she either needs help (i.e. have 2 at booking/reception like on the screening side) or she is beyond inefficient at her job. Given she wasn't even taking calls or calling back within 48 hours when she did not have the schedule to book surgeries and only had to deal with the relatively small amount for consent, I am leaning to the latter.

I would just love to not answer my calls from clients or go without calling them back for this long, even if I didn't have an answer.

Sorry... end rant.

I know it is absolutely maddening! I often think, "Wow, if I did that in my job, I wouldn't have a job for long". My husband always says, "It's incompetency". It drives me crazy!! Anyways, I did call Mehgan and left 2 messages regarding booking my appointment for the surgeon. I called on a Thursday and then again on a Friday. By the Monday she had called me back and left an voicemail with an appointment, so there is hope!

Barb

Don't feel bad for calling so much. It means you are serious and motivated :)

I know exactly what you mean. I feel like I want to do it today but all I can do is wait. I am trying to plan my life but really can't! I call Hamilton often but usually get the receptionist but it doesn't speed it up. It is so hard to be patient when you are waiting to change your life so drastically.

I called again today. I said in my voicemail that it was my 4th voicemail over more than 2 weeks and I am now going to call and leave a voicemail daily until I have a call back. I told her that I did hear a rumour about there not being the longer appointments but I just need to know regardless.