Pam S.
10/13/06 THIS WHEN I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY, MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WAS FRIDAY OCTOBER THE 13TH I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER....SO MANY EVENTS JUST TO GET TO SURGERY! UNEXPECTED SURPRISES BEHIND EVERY DOOR! BUT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!
2/28/07 AFTER BELVIDERE CLOSED IT'S DOORS I WAS IN SEARCH OF A NEW DOCTOR.........FOUND DR. MCCLELLAN, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER. SHE IS A VERY BUSY DOCTOR.....HMMMMMM, I WOULD SAY THAT IS A GOOD SIGN
3/1/07 AFTER 6 WEEKS OF WAITING I FINALLY GOT IN TO SEE DR. MCCLELLAN. SHE IS VERY THOROUGH AND I LOVE HER STAFF, WHICH I'M SURE I MET MOST OF THEM TODAY.....IT WAS ABOUT A 3 HOUR APPOINTMENT, SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS CHOOSING HER FOR A DOCTOR PLAN YOUR DAY, SHE AND HER STAFF COVER A LOT OF THINGS WHEN YOU'RE THERE!
3/2/07 HAD MY LAST 6 MONTH DOCTOR SUPERVISED APPOINTMENT TODAY AND I ALSO FINISHED UP WITH MY NUTRIONIST, SO HOPEFULLY ALL THE PAPERWORK WILL GET INTO DR. MCCLELLANS' OFFICE AND ON TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE ONLY THING I AM WORRIED ABOUT IS I COULD BE LACKING VISITS WITH THE NUTRIONIST. MY NUTRIONIST PAPERWORK WASN'T FORWARDED TO ME FROM BELVIDERE SO I USED ANOTHER NUTRIONIST, AND I BELIEVE THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS 6 MONTHS WORTH. I AM INSURED WITH AETNA POS
3/16/07 ALL MY PAPERWORK HAS BEEN SENT OFF TO DR. MCLELLANS' OFFICE! IF THEY THINK IT LOOKS GOOD THEN NEXT STOP INSURANCE! YAHOO!
3/26/07 PAPERWORK SENT OFF TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, NOW IT'S TIME TO WAIT! STARTED THIS JOURNEY OCTOBER 13 2006, THAT WAS MY FIRST CONSULTATION WITH MY FIRST DOCTOR (UNTIL THEY SHUT THEIR DOORS) SO BETWEEN FINDING ANOTHER DOCTOR AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE INSURANCE NEEDED HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING IS DONE NOW
4/02/07 GOT DENIED BY MY INSURANCE, FIRST LETTER. IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD JUST COME OUT AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED, IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ONE SENTENCE! GUESS I GOTTA TRY TRY AGAIN! THE ONLY THING THAT I WILL SAY IS THAT AETNA SURE DID PROCESS IT FAST! THANK GOD FOR THAT!
5/9/07 GOT DENIED ON MY APPEAL BUT NOW I HAVE SWITCHED TO BCBS SO WE WILL SEE WERE THAT WILL TAKE ME
5/10/07 WAS APPROVED THROUGH AETNA BUT AS OF 5/7/07 MY COMPANY WAS BOUGHT AND MY INSURANCE WAS TURNED OVER TO EXCELLUS PPO.....SO HERE WE GO AGAIN
5/23/07 FINALLY GOT MY ID NUMBER FROM THE NEW INSURANCE COMPANY,(EXCELLUS BCBS) CALLED BACK TO NANCY AT DR MCCLELLANS' OFFICE AND SHE WILL SENT THE PAPERWORK OUT ONCE AGAIN.....HOPEFULLY IT WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH SINCE IT HAD BEEN APPROVE ONCE ALREADY BY AETNA.......BY THE LOOKS OF THE NEW INSURANCE IT IS EASIER TO GET APPROVAL.....AETNA NOT SO EASY
5/24/07 TALK TO NANCY AT DR MCCLELLANS' OFFICE TODAY AND SHE HAS SENT OFF THE PAPERWORK TO BCBS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON! YEAH!
5/29/07 GOT APPROVED! TOOK 3 WORKING DAYS BY THE TIME NANCY AT DR. MCCLELLANS OFFICE WAS ABLE TO SEND IT THROUGH! FAST!
7/6/07 I CALLED DR.MCCLELLANS OFFICE TODAY AT 10:30AM AND ASKED IF I HAD A DATE, THE REPLY WAS WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING YET. SO I THEN CALLED DR. ROSENS OFFICE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT 12:30 TUESDAY. THEY HAD ASKED ME TO GET MY PAPERWORK FAXED OVER FROM DR.MCCLELLANS OFFICE, SO I CALLED BACK AT AROUND 1:30PM........DR. MCCLELLANS OFFICE NOW HAS A DATE! (AFTER WAITING 6 WEEKS) BUT AFTER A VERY TROUBLING CONVERSATION WITH HER NURSE, THAT DATE DIDN'T MEAN A THING TO ME ANY MORE, I HAD JUST LOST MY TRUST IN THE DOCTORS STAFF.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO START WITH DR ROSEN AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE A VERY POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR ME! IF YOU DON'T TRUST YOUR DOCTOR AND HIS STAFF YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING THERE! THIS IS A SERIOUS SURGERY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO THESE DOCTORS FOR A HEAD COLD! SO I WOULD ONLY THINK THERE WOULD BE A HIGH DEMAND FOR A PROFFESSIONAL ATTITUDE, I HAVE HEARD THAT DR.ROSENS OFFICE DOES THIS VERY WELL.
7/10/07 APPOINTMENT WITH DR.ROSEN! WHY DID I GO THE ROUTE I WENT? SHOULD HAVE GONE TO HIM FIRST. MY DAUGHTER AND I LOVE THE STAFF THERE....DR. ROSEN SAID HE WOULD TRY TO GIVE ME SURGERY THE SAME TIME I WAS TOLD FROM THE PREVIOUS DR. BUT OMG .........SO MANY MORE TEST TO TAKE, IT WILL BE UP TO ME NOW! HOMEWORK! BUT I REALLY THOUGHT A LOT OF DR. ROSEN SO VERY THOROUGH! I FEEL SAFE NOW!
7/18/07 I HAVE A DATE! AUGUST 3RD 7:00 AM! YAHOOOOO!
8/1/07 POSTPONED TIL FURTHER NOTICE
10/16/07 PRE-OP APPOINTMENT WITH DR.ROSEN.......I AM GOOD TO GO, SURGERY IS AT 10:00AM MONDAY MORNING ON OCT.22 WOOHOOO! FINALLY!
