Re: /Dr. Hess - question??

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In a message dated 10/17/01 4:34:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

duodenalswitch writes:

<< I had my consultation with Dr. Hess on Monday. Everything was faxed

to my insurance company before I left the office with the exception of

my documentation of supervised diets. >>

Wow - that was fast, I am surprised you got them to fax your stuff. I don't

know if it was me or what, but I think I was an " add on " to their appts last

Monday Oct. 8th and an " afterthought " to them all. At least, thats how I

felt treated. They didn't offer to fax anything for me and they weren't in

the least bit interested in my medical records or diet history that I brought

with me. Did you get to talk to Dr. Hess himself, or Dr. Oakley? I only got

to see Dr. Oakley, since Dr. Hess was out of town.

Did you get your questions answered? I didn't get to hardly ask any

questions. And even when I told Dr. Oakley that I knew a lot about the

surgery because of the internet, he didn't seem too impressed with the

internet.

My question is - I know they sent off my letter. Should I now send my diet

history and medical records or wait for them to ask for them? Will they deny

for those things or just put things " on hold " and say they have an incomplete

package if they need them? I am tempted to send in that stuff, however, I

wouldn't know where to send it to make sure it got to the same person who has

my letter. I also don't know if I am better off not sending it because of

the " pre-existing " clause my insurance has. However, when I called they said

that only pertained to chronic conditions like high blood pressure, etc. that

I was treated for in the last 6 months. I wasn't treated for anything in the

last 6 mos except bronchitis, but my one PCP did mention high blood pressure

2 yrs ago, tho I never had to have medication. I did have medication for

high cholesterol then, but I couldn't take the way it made me feel so tired,

so I quit taking it. I know those things were referred to in my letter from

Dr. Hess to the insurance company, so if I send in my medical records are

they going to say it is a pre-existing cond, even tho I didn't take

medication or get treatment in the previous 6 months?

what should I do??

Carole

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Carole,

Just focus on a diet history (unless you have BMI < 40). Make sure

the insurer gets that.

Hull

> In a message dated 10/17/01 4:34:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> duodenalswitch@y... writes:

>

> << I had my consultation with Dr. Hess on Monday. Everything was

faxed

> to my insurance company before I left the office with the

exception of

> my documentation of supervised diets. >>

> Wow - that was fast, I am surprised you got them to fax your

stuff. I don't

> know if it was me or what, but I think I was an " add on " to their

appts last

> Monday Oct. 8th and an " afterthought " to them all. At least, thats

how I

> felt treated. They didn't offer to fax anything for me and they

weren't in

> the least bit interested in my medical records or diet history that

I brought

> with me. Did you get to talk to Dr. Hess himself, or Dr. Oakley?

I only got

> to see Dr. Oakley, since Dr. Hess was out of town.

> Did you get your questions answered? I didn't get to hardly ask

any

> questions. And even when I told Dr. Oakley that I knew a lot about

the

> surgery because of the internet, he didn't seem too impressed with

the

> internet.

> My question is - I know they sent off my letter. Should I now send

my diet

> history and medical records or wait for them to ask for them? Will

they deny

> for those things or just put things " on hold " and say they have an

incomplete

> package if they need them? I am tempted to send in that stuff,

however, I

> wouldn't know where to send it to make sure it got to the same

person who has

> my letter. I also don't know if I am better off not sending it

because of

> the " pre-existing " clause my insurance has. However, when I called

they said

> that only pertained to chronic conditions like high blood pressure,

etc. that

> I was treated for in the last 6 months. I wasn't treated for

anything in the

> last 6 mos except bronchitis, but my one PCP did mention high blood

pressure

> 2 yrs ago, tho I never had to have medication. I did have

medication for

> high cholesterol then, but I couldn't take the way it made me feel

so tired,

> so I quit taking it. I know those things were referred to in my

letter from

> Dr. Hess to the insurance company, so if I send in my medical

records are

> they going to say it is a pre-existing cond, even tho I didn't take

> medication or get treatment in the previous 6 months?

> what should I do??

> Carole