Re: Oi! you can't depend on anyone

March 23, 2005

Hi ,

Sounds like you've already started having fun with this whole LONG

process!! Yep, you definitely have to be assertive (or nicely

aggressive!) sometimes to get things done. But always be your nicest

because you'll depend on these people later to make things happen for

you or NOT. Who knows how it will work out in the end... if not this

delay, you may have had another.... Sometimes it's hard to tell with

the orthodontics how long it'll take to be ready for surgery anyway.

Good luck! I hope that your doctor's office finally got it figured

out and everything ultimately works out for you! I understand your

frustration planning around breaks. I had originally intended to have

my surgery done at the beginning of winter break. That didn't work

out due to SLOWNESS on the parts of a couple of people along the

chain. So I ended up having the surgery over spring break. Well a

week is hardly enough time and subsequently I've missed class and am

behind. Thank goodness I am not in a degree program or anything right

now. But, I do know hard it can be to plan. Hang in there. katja

>

> I haven't even had surgery yet and I already need to complain.

> Actually, I don't even have braces yet. I can't get those on until

> I find out if my insurance will cover the surgery. And I can't

> figure out whether they will cover it or not until my surgeon's

> office gets their act together! A secretary was supposed to send

my

> insurance company the necessary information in January. We called

> in February to check on it, and the secretary apparently forgot to

> send it. We call a few weeks later, and discover that she sent it

> to the wrong zip code. The company finally received something this

> week. This will delay the entire process about 6 months as I am a

> college student and can only have surgery either on my winter break

> or my summer break. Amazing how such stupid errors can really ruin

> everything you planned on. But I guess it's not good to plan on

> anything in this business. Moral of story: don't depend on anyone

> to take care of something for you. Call them once a day to make

> sure the task is done correctly.

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