When should i see the surgeon?

So now that I had my psych eval on the 29th, when do I make the appointment with the surgeon?Approximately 2 weeks after the psych eval? I don't want to push myself on him too soon, no doubt he'll want other tests done beings that I'm over 50...wonderful

Personally, I would have made it on the 29th about 2 minutes after walking out of the psych eval... but that's just me.  :-)

You're not pushing yourself on your surgeon, you're being your own advocate.  You're hiring him, he should be very welcoming of your business.  If he's not, that might be a warning sign to look for a different surgeon, because he will be "in your life" for, well, the rest of your life.  You need to make sure he's someone you're VERY comfortable with.

Just my $.02.

Karen

Ok Karen, I guess I'll call him in the morning . Thank you.He's probably off Wednesday, but I'll try anyway.

I'm pretty anal about these things so I, like Karen probably would have made my psych eval and my surgeon appt at the same time and one right after the other lol. I would call tomorrow and make one :)

Good luck!!

Oh, those of us over 50 have a few good laps around the track left!

Through this process. I learned to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

My insurance journey was slow and laborious. I learned to get copies of all reports and faxed them to the right people myself. I called my surgeon's insurance coordinator regularly, as well as the person in charge of my case at Blue Cross.

Ask a lot of questions, get a full list of all insurance requirements so there are no surprises, and be sure that you click wi your doctor and trust him implicitly!