FINALLY!

[Busterdoodoo 38]

After months and months and months, I can finally say I have a surgery date!! I have been reading all of your posts and wishing and hoping I could participate in these discussions and now I can!! 6/25/13 is my date! So I'd love to get in contact with anyone who has a similar surgery date so we can talk about things as they happen I'm so happy :)

[brandnew 72]

Woohoo! This is my first post and (cross my fingers) I'm scheduled for June 25th too!

[Busterdoodoo 38]

How exciting!!! I go in waves from excitement to nervousness. What state are you in? I'm in Md

[brandnew 72]

Same here...I'm in Pa

[Busterdoodoo 38]

We are so close! I am getting mine done in Baltimore

[1stBabeBorn5th 51]

Hey Busterdoodoo,

I'm having mine in Baltimore too...on June 7th. Where are you having yours? Congratulations.

[Busterdoodoo 38]

University of Maryland with Dr Kligman. What about you?

[Busterdoodoo 38]

Congratulations to you too!!

[1stBabeBorn5th 51]

St. Agnes. And FYI...that's the best dang name ever. Lol

[Busterdoodoo 38]

Haha! My dog's name is buster doo doo brown. If you are an early 90s rap fan you will understand the doo doo brown part

[1stBabeBorn5th 51]

Ha! I do

[brandnew 72]

Hey, you said after months and months...what was the process like for you before you got your date?

[artymama 170]

I am 6/25 too!!! Nice to have some friends for the journey. Good luck to us all!!

[Busterdoodoo 38]

Hey' date=' you said after months and months...what was the process like for you before you got your date?[/quote']

I went to my first information session in early Dec (which was required before you could make your first appt w/the surgeon). Then my first appt was 1/28/13. Over the next few months I had to get all my pre reqs (psychiatrist letter, cardiology clearance, series one bloodwork, Obgyn clearance, pcp letter of medical necessity) and all those things took time. Then, once it's all in, the surgeons office puts you in medical review. Which means they review everything, make sure you are good for surgery, and get it all ready to submit to insurance for pre auth. Don't ask me why that took six weeks but it did. Then a week for insurance approval. Then two more weeks to get my actual date (which I got yesterday). That took two weeks bec my surgeon got injured and they had to reschedule six weeks worth of people and resubmit to insurance with the correct date