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I have went through everything he has requested me to do.. He had me visit psych, I did that for a month and a half and the psych doctor approved me for surgery. He had me meet with several people over the last year to get things ready for surgery. I even have been doing calls with health partners for coaching..... His concern is that surgery will mess with my mental health..... I feel like in all reality it will help my mental health. I feel so discouraged that I did everything I was asked to do just to be rejected my my own surgeon. I have a seminar to go to at a different hospital in the cities area on Tuesday at 6pm..... Wish me luck!!

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Where do you live? Ive been working with surgical intensivists in Hawthorne NY. As long as you dont gain massive amounts of weight prior to surgery and do your clearances they approve you. They seemed like a pretty easy process to me. Ive started my journey in February and Im getting sleeved next month by Dr. Anthony Maffei. Go to nygetfit.com OH and they only require 2 day liquid diet post op!

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The psych report came back OK, on what basis is he refusing? This doesn't make sense!

I would call the insurance company and find out what time frame you have/when the reports and procedure(s) result reports expire and just get copies of everything, go to another surgeon, and pick up where you left off.

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I live in st.cloud MN. My doctor never asked me to lose weight and due to my meds and the deposit shot I gained 18 pounds in a span of like 6 months then he asked me to lose 40 pounds in 4 months in the first month and a half I lost 17 pounds. But when I visited him last he told me he wasn't sure if he wanted to go ahead with surgery so I cried because I have been waiting so long that's when he asked me to lose 40 pounds

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@jennabean44 Don't allow a surgeon to unnecessarily frustrate you.... get your result reports and see someone else.

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Everything you have completed will transfer to another surgeon stay focus and ensure that your new surgeon is in your insurance requirement good luck your almost there. As my mother say one monkey doesn't stop no show .

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I hope things work out for you. I too deal with mental health issues, I have been cleared by everyone to have surgery. Cleared by everyone that is except my husband, he wants me happy yet he is worried about my mental health going foward with the sleeve on the 21st of august.I know he is just worried about what's best for me. Ugh, what to do!

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Everything you have fine will transfer yo another surgeon stay focus and endure that your new surgeon is in your insurance requirement hood luck your almost there. As my mother say one monkey doesn't stop no show .

I luuuuv your mother! I'll remember what she said.

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