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Re: Disappointed, frustrated, sad, scared and a lil angry...
Jessica,
It is frustrating indeed.
Do you know anyone in the hospital or in the community who could talk to the medical board and get things going? Schools are usually off on the 18th. And I guess that's why people are ready for the holidays and don't want to schedule anything during this time period (from 18th to Jan. 3rd) unless it's an emergency. And I doubt anyone in the ER will be capable of doing the procedure. So going to ER will not work...
The first time I was having a major surgery - to remove the brain tumor - I was pushed around for a good 8 months until I changed my primary and then had a neurosurgeon who happened to be an acquaintance of mine. When I was getting my 2nd breast cancer surgery in 2007, it was another physician friend of mine who had helped push the date closer and avoided cutting into my pectoral muscle (the margin ended up to be 0. 5 mm)
We've also dealt with lawyers - my boss in 1990 had contacted a lawyer who had won the best young lawyer award in our state a couple of years prior... From then on I became quite good at negotiating things with bureaucracy (while irritating a lot of people...  Call the attorneys association or 'Legal Aid' (or similar consumer protection group) of your state and see what they can do.
Sending you good vibes.
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Jackie07
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