Question:
IS THERE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE GASTRIC BYPASS
I AM GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE GASTRIC BYPASS AND I HAVE TO DO THIS BY MYSELF. I FEEL LIKE I NEED MORE INFORMATION OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SECOND CONSULTATION WITH THE DOCTOR. WHAT NEXT? — [Deactivated Member] (posted on August 8, 2003)
August 8, 2003
Is your surgeons office any help? You need to contact all your past dr's
(family dr, ob dr, foot/leg dr any dr you may have seen). Have them send
copies of your medical files to you. Any weightloss attmpts (dr supervised
or not). List them. List any problems you have, heart, lung, sleep apnea,
gerds, diabetes etc. I'd make copies of everything just in case then take
this all to your Surgeon. He will then submit this, along with any letters
of recommendation you can get from the above mentioned Dr's, to your
insurance co. I'm sure there is things I'm leaving out so hopefully someone
else will post. Good luck and God bless. Jamie
— Jamie M.
August 9, 2003
well.. I was going to say.. it varies according to doctor and insurance...
type of surgery... ETC... I note that my process was nothing like
Jamie's... so.. it DEPENDS! I agree that you should talk to the staff at
your Doc's office and ask them. Talk to their other patients (find some
here) and read read read here. There's more information that 10,000 people
need here -- you just have to spend some time reading. Good luck!
— Lisa C.
August 9, 2003
The previous poster is right. It does varrie from Doc and ins to Doc and
ins. I had to go in for my fist consult, then have loads of blood work
done. My second consult was the preop visit 2 weeks bfor surgery. In the
mean time to get approval from the ins, I had to provide 5 yrs of Dr
records, all diet and exersize history supervised and not (it really helped
that I had just finished up a year with LA Weight loss. That took care of
any poss of doc supervised diets), and I had to have a psych consult before
the insurance would approve me. Once I got all my ducks in a row I was
approved for it 2 weeks later. After your first visit, your surgon should
have his office contact the insurance company and also send a letter of
medical necessary. They take care of that part. The ins company will
contact you and let you know what all you need to send in. I would suggest
you go ahead and get your diet history together as well as start getting
your medical records together. Good luck and God Bless!!
— mellyhudel
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