I am sooo confused :thumbup: I have finally made the decision to do something about my weight once and for all and now I may have to wait 10 months! I had a horrible time trying to find a surgeon within my medical group (hmo plan) so I made the very difficult decision to switch my IPA just so I can see a specific surgeon. This was very hard as I have been with the same medical group/doctor as long as I can remember. Then I find out that the medical group I switched to requires a 6 month program before I can even get a consult with the surgeon. It seems like this is something new that ALL medical groups are doing??? This includes exercise program, nutritionist, and psychologist. I knew that all of these were pre-requisits to the surgery, but I thought it went through the surgeons office. Now I am being told I have to go through the surgeons program once I am finished with the medical groups requirements for authorization which is about 3-4 months from consult to banding. This is giving me such a headache! Not to mention that I am with a new primary care physician who is referring me, that honestly doesn't seem to know what he is doing. I got a referral for the exercise part of the program but not the nutritionist and now I am waiting on that. No one has explained this 6 month program to me or what it entails. Its like, call this number and make an appointment. I am going to the seminar my surgeon has tonight and maybe she will have some answers for me. I just hope this gets easier! I am only at the begining of this process and I already feel defeated
