I am in tears! I just can't believe I have to start all over again.

I just got a call today from the doctor's office and he said that he would not be able to do my surgery. I don't want to say the doctor's name and I even took it off of my profile. I don't want to doctor bash. I have jumped through every hoop they gave me sometimes twice. The doctor will not do surgery on me because of my religion. THat is ok but I am upset because I told him this in the beginning. Here we are two months in and waiting for approval and now this!! This was not a new dicision of his, this is his practice, so it is not like they didn't know. I have been in tears for hours. I did go find another doctor, read up on him and found out that he has no issue with my religious needs as well as my medical needs. He is actually the doctor of many of the members on this site. So I am very happy about that. I am just so upset that I paid for doctor's visits and a psych eval and a nutrition eval and I told them from jump street about my situation and they took my money anyway. I am a single mother I am not made of money and I have to start all over again. I know that I have prayed for God's direction and this is probably not where he wants me to be. That is what keeps me from jumping off something.....lol Sorry to be a big ole cry baby.

Your not a crybaby sweetie, I can only imagine how you feel at this point. But, I am very elated that this new doctor will work with you!! I hope its the one I told you about he is excellent! Can you explain revison surgery please! Hope all goes well for you! Caren

Yes, I would be happy to explain revisions. I had a WLS procedure done in 1992 and I am hearing that it is not done much anymore because the success rate is low. Most patients gain their weight back. With my first surgery I went from 310 to 198 I am five foot eight. Now I am back at 350 and I need to have surgery again. I need to have a whole new type of surgery either a RNY or DS or whichever the doctor thinks will be best. So my former surgery needs to be revised. This is not the case. I am the exception not the rule. If anyone has had WLS please do not fear that you are in need of a revision my situation is not the norm.

Oh I am so sorry, maybe this is for the best even though the reason given was wrong. Hang in there, Melissa

I have a good idea how you feel. I to have been jumping all the hoops to have surgery and I have been stopped by the psych, until he gives me the green light. I believe that if you give God total control, that He will put you where you belong. God knows what is ahead of you and sometimes He will allow road blocks to get in our way, just so we open our eyes. There is a reason for everything that happens to use and most of the time we don't really know what the reason is. All we can do is thank God for his blessings and see what happens next. Do you worry about being a "big ole cry baby", a good cry is good for you sometimes. God bless you on your journey and let Him control your life and you wont get lost. Ken

Hi! Sorry you're going through you this. If I were you, I would talk with a lawyer, since you've paid so much out of pocket for this journey. I don't understand why he's refusing to do the surgery on you, what's religion got to do with it? Sounds like to me that he was using you for income. If he refuses to do the surgery why can't he refer you to one of his assistance or a doctor that will accept all the work you have done thus far for approval. In my thoughts and prayers, wish you the best. I'd talk to a lawyer and see if nothing else they make him refund you your money and you obtain another doctor.