I've been waiting for a year now & still don't have a surgery date! Is this normal?

Sorry, but I need to vent. I really need some suggestions as to how not to go crazy in the mean time...lol!! I've been waiting for almost 1 yr now & JUST started my pre-op testing this week. I still don't have my surgery date yet!! I was told by a post-op patient that there is a waiting list for my Dr for possibly 1 yr. after you get your pre-op testing done. Is that possible? At that point it will be over 2 yrs. I've been waiting for the surgery. Is this normal? The office staff gets mad when I call in to question that & kind of lose their patience. It's not like I've only been waiting for 6 mos. I just want to have an idea what to shoot for & no one can give me any idea. I'm unemployed right now & have to keep my COBRA insurance because I just got approval for WLS. So I can't get another job until I have WLS because I will lose my current benefits. I've tried to explain this to the Drs. office & they don't seem to care. I can't possibly stay unemployed for that long. The nurse told me then just come back in a few years. Because by that time that's how long it will take to go through the whole insurance approval process again if I change insurances. I then will go to the bottom of the list with the Dr. & have to wait all over again. Not to mention not many insurance companies cover the surgery with this Dr. that I want. I am soooooooooo FRUSTRATED! Any suggestions?

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