So I called New York today and talked to my doctor's office. I'm having them send me the lab work and physical sheets again. It really sucks that they only are good for one month before the surgery. I didn't think I'd have to do the physical again, I figured that would at least not have to be changed. Now I have to make an appointment with the doctor that I can't stand!!!
Man living in a small town sucks. I'm Native American and on my reservation we have a health clinic and that's where I do my doctoring. Well lets just say we don't get the highest caliber medical people working out there. I'm pretty sure the doctor I go see (the only doctor at the clinic, everyone else are P.A.s) works there because he lost his privileges at the hospital. He's a complete ass, and had it in my paperwork that I was diabetic (I'm not) and that I was "non-compliant with meds". He can bite me, the meds he's talking about aren't even ones he prescribed. One was Lipitor, which has WAY too many side effects and I don't even want to consider taking. Yes, I know I have high cholesterol, it's part of the reason I'm having this surgery. The other one is Metformin, which was prescribed for my Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and did absolutely nothing except make me sick to my stomach all the time. I had liked him and thought he really wanted to help me get this surgery, etc. etc., and then I got my medical records to bring to NYC and found out what a jerk he was. In one note he wrote that he didn't offer me Metformin and Lipitor because if i didn't ask for it I wouldn't take it!!! What a jerk! I went back to see him and made him write me a letter explaining the "non-compliant" part so that my insurance company would approve me. The insurance company had sent me a sheet saying what was required for me to get approved, and one thing said specifically that my medical records had to show compliancy!! I was gonna hurt my doctor. Luckily that all worked out. I did have one problem with my insurance company but that's a post for another day.
Let's wrap up this rambling rant before I've bored you all senseless. I still have so many things to do now to get ready for this surgery. I have to have another physical, blood-work, urinalysis, EKG, chest X-Ray, sleep study, and I still need to do a stress test. Add to all that the fact that I still haven't booked a hotel room or applied for my time off yet, I'm starting to think it wouldn't take much additional stress for them to get a good test!! Man I can't wait til June 5th when I'm all done with this and banded already!
