Consultations

[bellabeans 74]

I am making all of my appointments to meet the criteria for my insurance company. My surgeon just told me to see the specialists and thats it. And of course to let them know that I will be having WLS . Its not medical clearance just a consult and if they feel you need any testing done then you will have to do that testing. For those of you that have already completed this , does the specialist give you a consult form filled out for your ins company ?? I'm starting to feel overwhelmed .

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[dede0314 356]

Who's the specialist?

[bellabeans 74]

I have to see a cardiologist, pulmonologist , endo , sleep study , nutritionist , psych , primary care , sono of the gall bladder and blood work .

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[dede0314 356]

Oh...I did everything at the same hospital so the surgeon office had all my records. No one gave me any forms. But I guess if you go to different places you can just ask for your medical records and give to surgeon office so they can send with the rest of your paperwork to insurance company.

[KristenLe 5,980]

Ask the Specialists to send a consult report to your Surgeon and PCP.

[heidikat72 935]

They didn't give me forms. But my surgeon's office coordinator gave me a "script" and phone numbers for the specialists so I could set up the appointments. The specialists are all part of the same bigger health care group so my surgeon's office has all their records too and in addition to the testing results, I know at least the cardiologist wrote something up and put it in the file. The only thing I did outside the main practice was the sleep study because there was too long a lead time for getting the study done at the clinic within the health care group. So I'm taking the results of the study I had done recently at another clinic to my follow up appointment with the pulmonologist.

Try asking your surgeon's office if they can recommend specialists they have worked with in the past or even ask other patients of your surgeon if you have an opportunity.