Question:
Help Doc asked me for Examples of "letter of medical neccessaty" letters
I am having a hard time finding any examples for him if you wouldn't mind sharing your doctors letter with him to help him in creating his please e-mail it to me at [email protected] Thank you — NovemberHope (posted on October 28, 2008)
October 28, 2008
umm, i don't understand. you are having a major surgery and you are seeing
a doctor that dosen't know how to write a letter of medical neccessity?????
think about that!!!
— MNI
October 28, 2008
Umm, err, I don't get it either. Are you talking about your WL surgeon
needing you to search around to find examples of a letter of medical
necessity for him to write and submit to your insurance company? Are you
his first patient? If this is true, I'm very concerned for you on many
different levels. What you're asking is very strange. Could you please
clarify to see if we are reading it right?
Dawn V.
— DawnVic
October 28, 2008
I have to agree with the others. I think I'd find a new doctor. If he's
going to want you to get him examples of letters, what is he going to ask
you to do later that he doesn't know how??
— Teri K.
October 28, 2008
I completely understand what you want. email me at [email protected] and
I will send you mine. Everyone that has used it has been approved. dont
know if that is a coincidence, but it is a good one!!! I will respond with
the letter. It is in PDF format so it will have to be retyped on your docs
letterhead with his license number. Deb
— dessary316
October 28, 2008
If I had a doctor who was going to do this life-changing surgery on me, and
who didn't know how to put together a simple letter detailing my medical
issues requiring this surgery, I'd run for the hills and get another
doctor. Even getting a letter he could copy would have me taking my very
important body to another doctor who knows what he or she is doing. This
is a life-changing medical procedure and I would want only to have a very
experienced doctor do mine. If this doctor doesn't know even how to write
such a letter, and you go through with having him as your surgeon, and
medical problems ensue following the surgery, will you again be coming back
to us to help you educate him on medical procedures to save your life?
— Christine Gibson
October 28, 2008
A letter of necessity should include your co-morbidities and such,
explaining why you need this life saving procedure. Make sure you pick an
experienced surgeon for your WLS. He or she should know how to write such
letter. Good luck !!!
— maria09elena
October 28, 2008
I just want to clear up the confusion on this question. My PCP want
examples not my Bariatric Doctor. I am sure my PCP as an idea of what to
write just has never done one before for WLS. He was only saying
"Examples would be helpful". I appreciate all of your answers,
however, the mean spirited ones are not very helpful.
Thank you
— NovemberHope
October 28, 2008
I know what you mean too. I had my wls 5 years ago and I wrote up my own
letter, took it to my PCP and he reviewed it, made a few additions then
signed it. If I had waited for him to do it, I'd still be waiting.
All the letter contained was a list of my failed weight loss attempts. All
the weight loss programs you tried and failed along with dates you did
them. It also listed all my cormorbidities and my family history of these
same comorbidities.
This may not be sufficient anymore. But that's what worked back in 2003.
Joyce
— Lady Bugg
October 29, 2008
GET ANOTHER DOCTOR QUICK!!!!!!!!!
— Michael W.
November 1, 2008
Ask your WLS if he has an example. Mine does, and gives all of his
patients a copy to give to their PCP so that it is done correctly. He says
that he has seen too many PCPs who just aren't familiar enough with the
surgery. If you haven't gotten a good example yet, contact me at
[email protected] and I'll get a copy of mine to you. Good luck!
You've made the best decision for the rest of your life!!
— dnoreenh
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