Dr in Oklahoma City area Denied treating me!!

Good Evening,
For those i promised i would update the surgeon I seen a year ago that I quite seeing because I lost my insurance started accepting my current insurance so I went back to him to get my Rny fixed and my 3 hernias repaired he refused to see me because I let 2 other dr's in the last year perform life or death emergency surgeries. I said so what you just going to let me die he said I don't have to accept you please leave my office all because I used a hospital that has another surgeon who does surgery who did not see me.  The doctors who did my past 2 surgeries don't do them they choice not to because of malpractice but could and fixed a blocked bowel and a hole in my intestine. How in the world could someone be so cold hearted. Anyways I was seen by an er doctor where my pcp is and they did more x-rays and are going to try to help me find someone in Tulsa, ok that accept my insurance this is a nightmare. I can't eat i can barly drink and i stay doubled over in pain i am on less then 10 pound lifting and i cant pull or push anything until i get my hernias repaired.
I have medicade soonercare through Dhs because of my husband leaving me and all my health issue!! So if you know any dr's in Tulsa area please help me

Thats my update!! Those that have faith please keep me in your prayers I need and want my health back so I can be here for my big boy who is growing and I feel like I can't do anything. All i can say is thank god for family and real friends.

Love to you all

Edit to say that b4 making the appointment to drive 2 hrs to see him I talk to his nurse who said she spoke with him about all the surgeries and would take me and see me and i get there and he refused. I had to add this. But I do see he is protecting himself by not accepting me I wasn't thinking of that part

Why would they refuse to treat you?  What were you wanting done?  That doesn't make sense. 

I just edited post i messed it up please read

Geez, I am sorry.  Hopefully your PCP can find a surgeon for you.

Thanks i hope to find one in Tulsa i refuse now to see anyone in Okc or Norman no offense but because someone performs emergecy life or death surgery on someone isn't a reason to deny them as a patient but i have it in writing

Thanks for the support

I am certainly confused about your situation, but I will definitely keep you in my prayers.

Do you mind if I inquire as to what type of emergency surgeries you had done that were life threatening? Is your RNY not working/functioning now, or do you just need hernia repairs? Did your RNY surgeon refuse to treat you in your life threatening situations? I apologize for being confused.

I'm sorry you are feeling so poorly. If you click the top thread on this forum, you will find a listing of all the surgeons in the state that treat and accept Soonercare patients.

I had Rny 5 years ago something has went wrong with the surgery in the past year i got a bowel obstruction 2 hrs from the surgeons office and then i had scar tissue cutting off my opening to my stomach and had to have emergency surgeries then on memorial day they found a whole in my intenstine and i almost died i had to have 2 emergency surgeries and i got turned away because I couldn't drive myself 2 hrs away pretty sad but thats what is going on. Hope that helps a little bit

Have you been diagnosed with the hernias, or do you think that's the problem? Whi*****ision has the hernias you are seeking treatment for ... the emergency surgery incision that is on your profile? That is a big open incision that you have, bless your heart.

Was your RNY done laprascopically? Strictures and ulcers are not uncommon RNY complications. It's interesting that you were 4 years out from your RNY when the complications occurred. We've had two members had strictures and ulcers appear just a few weeks out from their surgery recently.

I notice that you are on morphine as listed on your profile . I would caution you that morphine, or any narcotic pain drug, will slow your natural bowel action (motility/peristalsis) and can even promote obstructions in folks with healthy and normal GI tracts.

If your hernias are from your emergency open surgery, that may be a reason for hesitancy on the part of your bariatric surgeon. Incisional hernias are a real problem once they start occuring ... recurrence is common and multiple repairs are sometimes needed. Possibly your bariatric surgeon is hesitant to treat a problem from another surgeon's surgery. Did you contact the surgeon that did the emergency surgery to repair that hernia? Are they from the surgery that he performed? Did you have the same surgeon do both of your emergency surgeries, or was it two surgeons?

Physicians do have an ethics system about treating other physician's patients. They try to follow their ethics to keep from offending other physicians and to promote patient safety. When a patient goes to several different surgeons, it gets quite complicated. Also, with each additional abdominal surgery there is additional scar tissue/adhesions to complicate further surgeries.

One more question, did you have a laprascopic RNY originally? Also, had you been going for your regular follow up appointments after your RNY? I know most surgeons want to keep track of your progress and physical condition for several years or maybe for life. Not being diligent in your health care and regular follow up and the following of your post surgery guidelines will nearly always lead to problems or unnecessary health risks.

I wish you the very best and will be keeping you and your son in my prayers.

My surgeon is in Missouri, I have contacted the surgeon who did the last surgery he said to lose 100 pounds to fix the hernias. I am no longer on morphine i haven't been for months.

I had lap Rny I did my follow ups all my problems happen in 2006 after i had my son. I went to all my appointments but because i was blacking out and out of it my family took me to the closet hospital and a surgeon who knows and has delt with gastric bypass did the emergency repair and saved my life. I have a call into his office cause i am not throwing up blood goign to see if they will get me in admit me and get my health back i am so weak its a wonder i can even walk..

Thanks for taking the time to respond

Ok, I'm still confused. You didn't have any surgeries by the surgeon that didn't want to do surgery on you? Your regular surgeon that did your emergency surgery doesn't want to do surgery until you lose weight? So, what surgery are you now seeking? A revision of the surgery done by the surgeon in MO?

If your health is not good enough, I doubt any surgeon will want to do a revision (much more difficult that an origianl surgery) now. If it is just your pouch being stretched out, that can be revised later and that's not a life or death issue. 

In your previous posts, it looked as if a surgeon in the OKC/Norman area had done your original RNY. Now I see that is not the case. 

Let me see if I now understand correctly. You had RNY 5 years ago by a bariatric surgeon in MO. Then you developed complications and went to your local hospital in OK for 2 major surgeries. And, now, you are seeking an RNY revision so that you may relose your weight and have possible hernias repaired and you are in terrible health. Most ANY surgeon will not want to do surgery on you for an elective procedure, like a pouch revision, when you are ill. A pouch revision is not a life or death need. Your health should be better before any surgeries are done, unless it is an emergency unrelated to wanting an elective revision.

Do I understand correctly now? I think the surgeon that refused your pouch revision was definitely looking out for your best interest. You've had so many surgeries so recently, as stated in your profile, and a pouch revision certainly wouldn't be high priority at this point and would, in fact, present MUCH GREATER risk for you.

I hope you can concentrate on getting your health maximized. Stay hydrated, make healthy food choices, exercise, and see your primary care physician for follow up. Best wishes to you.