PCP gone MIA

[w8loser 58]

I'm so frustrated right now that I feel like I am about to lose it!. I've completed ALL of my requirements for my insurance approval except today was supposed to be my final weigh-in at PCP. However, I got a call yesterday evening at 4:57 pm informing me that my appointment had been cancelled, my PCP had moved to Miami, FL & will not be returning. She's sending all of her patients to another doctor who won't be taking appointments until February 3, 2014. Even then, she will schedule us as new patients & can't see me until March. Well, the problem with that is my weigh-ins must be consecutive & March appt will skip February weigh-in. To make matters worse, my regular PCP never sent my recommendation letter to my surgeon! So, to clarify...all I had left was my letter & last weigh-in in order to submit to insurance. What do I do now? I don't want to have to start all over again!!!! I'm in tears. Please, can someone give me advice as to what to do next?

[woo woo 872]

Maybe call and speak with the insurance coordinator at your bariatric center? They can probably offer advice or even take some sort of action to contact the PCP doctor's office.

I don't see why you can't transfer your records thus far to another doc and then have your last visit and get the letter from the new doc.

Good luck, I'm sure you will be able to work it out one way or another!

Edited January 24, 2014 by woo woo

[w8loser 58]

Thanks for your response! I contacted another wls friendly doctor recommended by a friend who's had wls. I did have to wait a couple of hours but I got my letter & weigh-in. Patient Coordinator said she just received it & will submit it to insurance 1st thing Monday morning. Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I wait for approval.