Plastic surgery consult dissapointment

Well March the 20th I went to my consult with the surgeon and well after making all the calls to see if he would take insurance and all the necessary forms etc... and both my husband & I both miss work, we get to the appointment and check in, then wait, in this waiting room that made us feel like to rednecks (mr. & mrs. larry the cable guy) at the Golden Globes with a halter and butt crack pants on... we finally get to the room to meet with the dr. and he comes in and I right off the bat it was bad vibes,  plus his actions towards us was terrible, he shakes our hands ( if you call it that, I mean a wet noodle has more firmness than his grip ), and starts off by saying that he will NOT do my surgery now, because he will only make .8 Cents on the dollar and that is an insult to him.  I was like well why didn't you all tell me that in the first place instead of telling me that you would and now I drove almost 2 hours one way we both missed work, and he goes well I only decided not to do this 15 mins prior to your coming in.... I was pissed  like you would not believe.  However, I have a May  30 appointment with someone else, and after meeting with Dr. doo-whacker , I believe that he was not the right one to do the surgery in the first place, and that this new one is the one I should have went to in the first place.  Susan

You are too funny. Girl I would have been pissed off after that I would have gave him a piece of my mind. Well don't worry you will have the right doctor at the right time.

 

Lorraine

Well in order to keep from being all bent out of shape I had to make fun of the situation...

Susan Thank goodness you found out early what a "jerk" he is..Man I too would have been irate. It wasn't meant to be... I hope you have better luck with the next doctor. Let us know Lynn

I think that the upcoming appointment will be much more successful. I will let u know what I find out..

Susan, What an outrage!  If the doctor has a problem with his reimbursement from the insurance company then he should only accept self pay patients!  I work for 900 physicians.  There are all kinds of people there.  Getting the right one is critical.  I wish you a much better experience!!!! Hugs, Lori

Hey Lori- I agree with what you said that he should only do self pay, and he should have made that clear before approving the appointment set up for me. I think he was a big sis that could not handle the work required for the type of work I need done on me. However, I truly believe it was a blessing on my part that he isn't going to be the one to do my surgery.  I have this feeling I would not have gotten the proper medical care in the long run of it.

I'm sure you are right Susan!

Sounds almost like my experience only I never got to see the doctor.  I had called and told them what insurance I had, told them that it would be denied, but that I had medicare.  They said "Oh, yes come on in and medicare will pay for it".  Wrong.  After my initial call to them, they called me back, to schedule an appointment.  We went back and forth on dates and times, I had to get a copy of my last 2 years of chart notes and a letter of clearance from my PCP.  After all of this, me and my DH  both taking off from work and driving 2 hours one way, I walked into the office, to have the receptionist tell me that due to my insurance not covering the surgery that medicare would not pay anything either.  I told them specifically what my insurance covered and they still booked an appointment.  They did tell me that in about 18 months that my insurance would be covering the surgery. Needless to say, I was very frustrated with them.  When we walked outside my DH asked if I was upset.  I told hiim no, disappointed, but apparently this was not the doctor that was I was suppose to go to.  Since that time (about 3-weeks ago) I have been doing a lot more research and I have changed my mind about the type of surgery that I would like to have.   I am now leaning toward have DS.  I feel that it will be much better suited to my needs.  Just remember that everything happens for a reason.  I feel much better knowing, that more than likely, I will be able to have the surgery I think will best serve my needs and find it within 20 minutes of home.  Even if I have to wait 18 months for it.  toogie