So I have everything complete for gastric sleeve. EVERYTHING. They told us that we can use a primary or a GYN for a clearance letter. I picked my GYN faxed the surgeons office the clearance letter everything was fine. Now the patient advocate called and said I have to have another clearance letter because the one she has does not say I'm medically cleared for surgery. She said it only states I'm cleared from a GYN standpoint. Well what's the point in telling women we can use a GYN if at the end you're also going to need a clearance letter from your primary doctor?

I've already been approved. This is so frustrating to me. I'm just ready to give up. I don't have a primary care doctor that's why I had to go with my GYN.

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A friend of mine went to Patient First for clearance. She presented them with all of her test results and they cleared her for surgery.

Maybe your GYN can rewrite your letter.

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Ask your surgeon office for one of the pcp they work with I had to swap in the beginning of my process

progress starts in the mind

I'm sorry this is happening to you. You don't deserve it.

Big_fine, take a breath. This is just a hiccup in the process. You're almost there and you're allowing it to get the best of you. Ask your surgeon for a referral. It will take less than a week for any blood tests to come back. Hang in there! Best to you!

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