Losing my surgeon

Whenever I move, I interview various PCPs in my new community;  I ask them if they are familiar
with WLS and what their position is on the surgery.  If they have a problem with it, I say "thank you" and go.

That being said, I don't see why you need to get the OK from your insurance co to go to another
PCP?  Just get a list of approved PCPs and go.

You can get your blood work done once a year as a yearly well check without mentioning WLS to
your insurance co.  Just get your hard copies of your blood work results to keep track.  If you still
feel you need a surgeon to review the results, then make your appointment and go.

My surgeon works out of Monterey, CA, and I lived in Santa Cruz, which is more than an hour away.
I only saw him yearly, and haven't seen a WLS surgeon in more than a year.

Good luck.

As common as the RnY is there is no reason you shouldn't be able to find a pcp who will do your follow-up.  A surgeon shouldn't even be DOING non-surgical follow-up. 

My surgeon requires his patients to have in place a PCP to do non-surgical follow-up so I knew from the get-go that he is a surgeon and the rest of my life is not a surgical issue.

Look for another pcp.

~Becky

My ins had a 30 mile limit. That means they couldn't send me more then 30 miles from my house or they would have to cover me with an out of network doctor/specialist at in network prices.