Re: Dr's Letter of Support

[Guest guest]

> Hello Everyone...

>

> My name is Joni Shelton and I'm in the process of getting my packet

> together to send into Dr. Rutledge to try to get approved for the

> surgery. I've already sent in my patient information and a letter

has

> been sent to my insurance company.....the only thing keeping me from

> hearing anything about an approval is the final OK from Dr.

Rutledge.

> I basically have everything in order, I just need to have my family

send

> me their support letters and get the letter from my PCP (that by

the way

> is the hardest part I'm having). Can anyone tell me exactly what

your

> Dr. wrote in their letter and what kind of history/physical

information

> you turned in? That is basically my only hold-up right now.

>

> Also....I'm trying to lose around 30 lbs so I will be at the 350 lb

> limit for the surgery......does anyone have any good suggestions on

a

> good / quick way to lose it?

>

> Joni Shelton

> North Carolina

> 380 / BMI - 63 (still waiting on approval)

Hi Jonie,

My name is Marie and I had the MGB 6/2/00. My PCP was draging

her feet (no time) writing my letter so I wrote it for her and took

it to her office and ask her to sign it.I also sent medical records

from 5 years back with my packet. In her short letter I stated how

long I had been her patient, diets, basic health problems and stated

she had agreed to support me and be my physician after the surgery

and would keep close monitoring on vitamin & mineral defiency. I

also only sent one family support letter (my husband). Hope this

helps & good luck. Marie

[Guest guest]

Hi Joni,

My doctor just wrote I was a morbidly obese female who had tried various

ways to lose weight, then he listed some of them and gave my success rate

(or lack of )) He then wrote that he felt this was the best alternative

for me. And he would be very interested in following me after surgery to see

the results. It was about 2 paragraphs long and he wrote it out by hand!

Dr, R took it so it must have been acceptable.

Hopes this helps,

Rosemary

MGB 7/24/00

Dr's Letter of Support

> Hello Everyone...

>

> My name is Joni Shelton and I'm in the process of getting my packet

> together to send into Dr. Rutledge to try to get approved for the

> surgery. I've already sent in my patient information and a letter has

> been sent to my insurance company.....the only thing keeping me from

> hearing anything about an approval is the final OK from Dr. Rutledge.

> I basically have everything in order, I just need to have my family send

> me their support letters and get the letter from my PCP (that by the way

> is the hardest part I'm having). Can anyone tell me exactly what your

> Dr. wrote in their letter and what kind of history/physical information

> you turned in? That is basically my only hold-up right now.

>

> Also....I'm trying to lose around 30 lbs so I will be at the 350 lb

> limit for the surgery......does anyone have any good suggestions on a

> good / quick way to lose it?

>

> Joni Shelton

> North Carolina

> 380 / BMI - 63 (still waiting on approval)

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Marie...

That will help out alot. Now I just have to take my baseball bat over

there and threaten him to sign or write something...*L*

furball2u@... wrote:

>

> > Hello Everyone...

> >

> > My name is Joni Shelton and I'm in the process of getting my packet

> > together to send into Dr. Rutledge to try to get approved for the

> > surgery. I've already sent in my patient information and a letter

> has

> > been sent to my insurance company.....the only thing keeping me from

>

> > hearing anything about an approval is the final OK from Dr.

> Rutledge.

> > I basically have everything in order, I just need to have my family

> send

> > me their support letters and get the letter from my PCP (that by

> the way

> > is the hardest part I'm having). Can anyone tell me exactly what

> your

> > Dr. wrote in their letter and what kind of history/physical

> information

> > you turned in? That is basically my only hold-up right now.

> >

> > Also....I'm trying to lose around 30 lbs so I will be at the 350 lb

> > limit for the surgery......does anyone have any good suggestions on

> a

> > good / quick way to lose it?

> >

> > Joni Shelton

> > North Carolina

> > 380 / BMI - 63 (still waiting on approval)

>

> Hi Jonie,

> My name is Marie and I had the MGB 6/2/00. My PCP was draging

> her feet (no time) writing my letter so I wrote it for her and took

> it to her office and ask her to sign it.I also sent medical records

> from 5 years back with my packet. In her short letter I stated how

> long I had been her patient, diets, basic health problems and stated

> she had agreed to support me and be my physician after the surgery

> and would keep close monitoring on vitamin & mineral defiency. I

> also only sent one family support letter (my husband). Hope this

> helps & good luck. Marie

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Rosemary..

That helps me to know what exactly to get them to write.

Joni

Rosemary Locklear wrote:

> Hi Joni,

> My doctor just wrote I was a morbidly obese female who had tried

> various

> ways to lose weight, then he listed some of them and gave my success

> rate

> (or lack of )) He then wrote that he felt this was the best

> alternative

> for me. And he would be very interested in following me after surgery

> to see

> the results. It was about 2 paragraphs long and he wrote it out by

> hand!

> Dr, R took it so it must have been acceptable.

> Hopes this helps,

> Rosemary

> MGB 7/24/00

> Dr's Letter of Support

>

>

> > Hello Everyone...

> >

> > My name is Joni Shelton and I'm in the process of getting my packet

> > together to send into Dr. Rutledge to try to get approved for the

> > surgery. I've already sent in my patient information and a letter

> has

> > been sent to my insurance company.....the only thing keeping me from

>

> > hearing anything about an approval is the final OK from Dr.

> Rutledge.

> > I basically have everything in order, I just need to have my family

> send

> > me their support letters and get the letter from my PCP (that by the

> way

> > is the hardest part I'm having). Can anyone tell me exactly what

> your

> > Dr. wrote in their letter and what kind of history/physical

> information

> > you turned in? That is basically my only hold-up right now.

> >

> > Also....I'm trying to lose around 30 lbs so I will be at the 350 lb

> > limit for the surgery......does anyone have any good suggestions on

> a

> > good / quick way to lose it?

> >

> > Joni Shelton

> > North Carolina

> > 380 / BMI - 63 (still waiting on approval)

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at

> Onelist.com

> > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

> >

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> >

> >

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