5 months...

[alycejo 0]

Is when I will be getting banded :w00t:

I know it is a long time but i'm sure it will come very quickly!

I went for my initial consultation today with Peter Nottle in melbourne and he is very nice :blushing:

the ladies there are also lovely

I've already made my appointments for the physician and dietician

now all i have to do it wait it out until then!

13 august 2010 will be my date :laugh:

[Majj 0]

Congratulations on your Op. date...

I am sure the months will fly , (so far the year is flying by)...

Why the long wait ..? any particular reason or just a busy surgeon..???

[alycejo 0]

thankyou for the support!!

the reason for the wait was because my health insurance doesn't kick in until 5th august so i have to still wait out the rest of the initial 1 yr waiting period

if it was up to me and my surgeon i would have been able to get it done as soon as may!

[cazzacam71 0]

Hi there, I just read your post!! I am meeting with Dr Nottle next Wednesday and am very nervous....did he tell you at your first appt how long the waiting period etc would be?? Cheers, Caz

[alycejo 0]

Hi Caz

Peter Nottle is lovely!

the first appt with him was very brief...probably because this forum had answered all my questions already!!

when i said i knew for sure that i wanted to go through with it, he sent me to one of his receptionists and she booked me in for all the dietician and physician appointments and booked me in for my surgery on the spot

he could have done it as soon as may/june, but because of my insurance i had to wait out the rest of the 12 month waiting period

are you self pay or health insurance?

[cazzacam71 0]

:smile:Hi Alyce (hoping that is your name) WOW thanks for the quick response. I am public but I was diagnosed as Diabetic in October and am already on 4 tablets a day so my doc wants me to get banded as there is research to show that if I can get my wait off, I may be able to come off the medication as I am only 38. (I had Gestational Diabetes with my 2nd child and it never went away). Anyway my doc also told me that I could always pay for it from my super if needed as it is a 'life threatening disease'. No idea where Dr Nottle will put me in the priority list..I'm assuming you were private??

Cheers...

[alycejo 0]

Oh okay, hmm I'm covered by insurance so i was eligible as long as I waited the 12months.a friend if mine waited 3 yes as self pay so I'm not sure whAt the current wait time is sorry!