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OK I did the psych eval and my primary care doctor hadn’t received anything, so I called the psychiatrist back, making sure he had the fax number so he could send the results. I called again last Thursday to find out if my doctor had received anything.

Yesterday I got a letter from the physicians’ group saying that they want office notes from my doctor, dealing with my attempts to lose weight. I’ve talked to her about the things I’ve done, but I’m not sure how much she’s documented. I’m going to call her tomorrow to find out, but I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I can do if she doesn’t have anything on paper.

I was feeling very hopeful because they didn’t mention the fact that they were waiting for the evaluation, so maybe they got it. If that’s all they want now, maybe, just maybe they’ll approve my band!

Thoughts and opinions, please?!

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I would definitely give your doctor a call to make sure that she knows it needs to be documented. I am sure you should have something in your charts, and at least a weight history will be there especially if you have been with this doctor for a while.

As far as how it is going, it is positive that they ball is in the air and action is being taken . . . but hard to tell how things will go at this early stage without knowing more about your insurances specific requirements and how good your documentation is.

I wish you the best of luck and will send some positive approval thoughts your way.

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Thank you HeatherO. I've been playing phone tag with the woman who does authorizations today, but I'm hopeful.

thank you for the encouragement.

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