it begins

Sep 03, 2010

i decided to start this to keep track of my journey thru this.  I started looking into the surgery after complaining to my cardiologist  that i'm in a circle.  He told me to look into it and would have one of his staff look into it also because he wanted it for other patients.  I found the MIS Group, printed off the forms and called his office.  The girl he had looking into it for him hadn't found what I did.  Anyway, i filled in the forms and faxed it to his office, he signed it, and they faxed it into the bariatric clinic.  It took about a month but I got a confirmation that the forms were received, - it said don't call us, we'll contact you - it takes about 18 months to hear anything from them.  That was in april 2009. ahtat the forms were faxed.  So I expect not to hear anything from them until 2011.  In april 2010 I got a letter with an appointment to see Dr Starr June 15, 2010.  Did that and was told i'd hear from some about the next step, being dietician, social worker.  2 months later, the middle of August  I had heard nothing, so I called and they told me to be more patient.  well i couldn't because I'd been reading that people who had seen him after me were getting appointments .  So I called again. and they looked into it.  I got my appointments in the mail.  So, went to see the dietician and social worker and i was told by them to go ahead and call dr starr's office and tell them I "passed".  So now I'm waiting for the next step, which I believe is the general surgeon. 

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