Dr Bluebond-Langners staff won’t allow me to schedule my surgery because I mentioned I had one remaining consultation...

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u/kadify
Tue Nov 17 15:34:13 2020 UTC
(10 comments)

Is this common? Especially since I had my initial consult with her back in Oct, they said they were scheduling into 2021 and it took some time to get all my letters but I finally submitted them and now they say they want me to be more sure which doctor I want to go with. They’re now scheduling into 2022 but want me to wait until after my next consultation in February to schedule with them since I think I’m leaning pretty heavily towards her.

I feel like that is unreasonable? Well be midway through 2022 scheduling by the time I can call and actually schedule my surgery.

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u/[deleted]
Tue Nov 17 15:44:31 2020 UTC
(0 children)

They want you to be sure you want the date. Otherwise you're just taking it from someone else on the chance that maybe you'll stick with it. It does seem a tad unfair, this being such a big surgery, but...I can understand why they'd ask that of you.

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u/Klafka612
Wed Nov 18 02:28:01 2020 UTC
(0 children)

Honestly that seems entirely reasonable to me. If you're scheduling a surgery you're at the commitment stage.

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u/Forgetwhatitoldyou
Tue Nov 17 15:51:52 2020 UTC
(1 child)

I didn't actually mention at my first consult that I had others. I only ended up doing two, and did switch. Some surgeons (e.g., McGinn) have a rather substantial deposit required, which helps make sure that you're sure.

It is unreasonable, but at the same time it's not likely you'll get them to change their mind.

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u/kadify
OP
Tue Nov 17 15:54:53 2020 UTC
(0 children)

Yeah. I guess I wish I’d known not to mention it. I hope this post can be a helpful tip for those in the future

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u/ashleyjm
Wed Nov 18 11:01:28 2020 UTC
(0 children)

IMHO, you did the correct thing revealing your second consult. This means you are evaluating your options and haven’t committed to a specific surgeon. By doing so, you’ve allowed the opportunity for another woman to receive a sooner surgery date.

Perhaps look at it from their view, they only want to spend valuable time on patients who have made their decisions about their surgery. The good thing about RBbL’s surgery schedule is once you receive your date and have all paperwork and hair removal in order, you can ask to be placed on their surgery cancellation list to be considered for an earlier surgery date. I’m the beneficiary of that process and have received a four-month, three-week bump up from my original date❣️ Best wishes for your journey! 🤗s

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u/[deleted]
Tue Nov 17 17:09:17 2020 UTC
(0 children)

Yeah I just say say you cancelled and decided on her

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u/EvelynBrynn
Tue Nov 17 22:43:11 2020 UTC
(1 child)

Holy shit. They are already in 2022?

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u/kadify
OP
Tue Nov 17 22:44:04 2020 UTC
(0 children)

I know I said much the same thing once they hung up.

u/[deleted]
Wed Nov 18 15:25:33 2020 UTC
(1 child)

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u/kadify
OP
Wed Nov 18 15:29:56 2020 UTC
(0 children)

The issue is it delays this further. They’re already 14 months in the future. If I wait 3 months they could be 17+ months in the future for surgeries. It just feels sort of gatekeep-y to me. I would almost consider canceling my other consult because I really liked BBL