what a three ring circus....me, doctors, and the insurance!!

 

the block in the road has fallen... i found out this past week my paper work was submitted to the ins. "w/out" the letter of necessity from my referring physician and out of "two years" of working hard and talking about my weight he, my primary doctor only documented "two" times that we talked about my weight. i was so upset wed. i found this out from my surgeons office and was recommended to make an appointment w/ my dr. and get the ball rolling toward a three month in preparation surgical diet and so i called on thurs. and explain "again" what was missing and what i needed....i left three messages and i received no call back. i was finished w/ patients at 4:30 so i drove over there. i signed in and waited. as i did my anger subsided as i watched what this awesome practice has come too. my doctor raced around. the waiting room full and it was approaching 5pm. the girls looked stressed and undirected by the physician so when it came my turn the fire that was a bonfire was a small focused flame. i explained again what it was i needed. i requested for them to look through my chart to see if what i had given them previously about my ins. and surgeons needs and requirements was that and guess what...nope....but that was ok i went out to the car and brought a copy of them again. i basically said look...get me on a scale and weigh me...well go from there b/c now i have 3 months to wait...so she did and then it seemed to get a little clearer what i was asking. she also gave me a 1200 calorie diet and said come back in a month. she documented in front of me that i was weighed and given the diet and was told to exercise. i said again... it needs to be descriptive..."everything" i told her i would keep a journal and submit a copied each time i came back. that night i worried...all night.... then made the decision to join weight watchers...they weigh every week... they have meetings...and is legal, submitable documentation to the insurance just to cover my doctors lacking. i called my surgeons office and told her everything that went on she agreed ww was smart to start. well there it is in a nut shell.

 

at first i was upset but God knows whats best. i will be a little more lighter and healthier from increased activity before having to go under general anesthesia so i'm ok w/ it now. it will happen when it is meant too.