OK - just venting here...

Back story - I'm self pay, so I need to travel away from home to get the surgery done. My local doctor said three weeks ago he totally supports that I may need to go elsewhere and understands why I would need to do that. I met the requirements for the local doc to perform sugary - met with him, social worker and nutritionist. We were a go for the surgery with him until it all came to a halt when the insurance declined the pre-op approval.

So, I called the office on Monday needing one form to be filled out - it's a Surgical Clearance for Bariatric Surgery form required by the Vegas doc. It's a form that has my name, DOB and boxes for Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk. HE REFUSES TO SIGN THE FORM.

When I started this and expressed concerns to the local doctor about local support after I returned home, he looked me in the eye and said, "Yes, we will support you 100%." I'm starting to second guess that support.

I know I'm going to run into this kind of stuff, however, it's scary enough to me that I'm going down this path, now I fear I'm not going to have that post surgery support that I believe I'm going to need (specifically that post-op Nutritionist and periodic follow ups).

Like I said, just venting - feeling scared, feeling angry, feeling a little jacked up.

Thanks for listening!

McButterpants

^{If you're self pay why do you need pre approval from the insurance???}

Sorry - I wasn't clear...it's not a pre-approval form, it's a Surgical Clearance form to be filled out by my local doc. It's just a form that says "Hey, I need some labs performed and what is your opinion for this patient, low risk, moderate risk, high risk" That's basically it.

_{Oh I see...I agree....you don't need the added worry in addition to the anxiety about the surgery itself and it's frustrating when you're so close and someone else has control over you getting it or not. Hope it all works out.}