Clematis
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I’m taking a break from figuring out how I will spend my $1.5 billion, which I am confident I will win, to figuring out what to take to an appointment with a new PCP on Monday. This will be my first doctor visit of any kind since my DS surgery November 12. She will of course be clueless about the DS but she will also be clueless about me in general. A new patient coming in with an unknown surgery performed in Mexico could freak her out. I don’t want to come on in my usual rabid way and overwhelm her. I was thinking of bringing her the following printouts (no thumb drive as apparently she is not computer savvy and still uses a paper chart):
BTW, I’m feeling nervous about having “duodenal switch” added to my chart. Anything that happens to me from here on out will no doubt be viewed through DS glasses. And the entity that will always do so is my insurance company since bariatric surgery and any complications are not covered. (Fingers crossed that they’ll cover labs. Can lab orders be coded without using “surgically induced malnutrition?”)
- Dr. K’s duodenal switch graphic
- DS surgeon’s report, including EKG and barium swallow DVD
- Tests results summary from past year, including day of surgery and former PCP physical in September
- Excel graph of prior lab work so perhaps she can compare future results
- Recommended semi-annual lab orders, first to be drawn in February
BTW, I’m feeling nervous about having “duodenal switch” added to my chart. Anything that happens to me from here on out will no doubt be viewed through DS glasses. And the entity that will always do so is my insurance company since bariatric surgery and any complications are not covered. (Fingers crossed that they’ll cover labs. Can lab orders be coded without using “surgically induced malnutrition?”)