I went to the info meeting at Abbott last February and they told me 8-12 month wait from when I attended the meeting. I got my insurance approval in April and was told I was put on the "list". I'm still waiting to get an appoitment to meet with a nurse or surgeon.
I'm looking at using a different surgeon for a couple of reasons:
1. I'm not comfortable in signing a form saying that its okay to do a RNY if a band can't be done.
2. I got the impression they think the lap-band is not as good as RNY
3. Everytime I call there, I never talk to a person, I always have to leave a message and hope they'll call back. I understand they are busy-but they are making a ton of money-why not hire some more people?
Thanks,
Melissa
