Yourbigpalal83
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
Over the past 3 years i set out to loose weight naturally. I used to weigh over 500 pounds, suffer from OCD, Anxiety Disorder, and Depression and I'm on disability for it and receiving treatment for it which i informed both my doctors. Not wanting gastric bypass, i lost over 200 pounds naturally, while under the supervision of a general doctor and a bariatric doctor. The Baratic doctor is the one in question here. In the 3 years i was under his care, he weighed me every few months and kept track of my progress, with the soul intention of getting skin reduction surgery done.
In August of 2015 i was approved for it, and a few days before pre opt his office calls and tells me theres a medicare issue and they haven't gotten paid in the years they have seen me. this was extremely suspect. Anyhow, the surgery is postponed and the next 3 months are spent resolving the issue.
In December of that year, i get a new surgery date 22th of December and i get medical clearance, go in for pre opt, in which i ask if my EKG and everything is ok My ocd makes me question everything and I'm told 'We see no problems'. The day of the surgery comes, and I'm extremely anxious, suffering from anxiety attacks, etc but i go forward with it, arriving at the hospital on time and go into pre opt. I get undressed, put on the hospital attire, laying on the gurney awaiting the doctor and just as I'm about to be giving the IV, I'm told he's canceled and has a fever.
I, in an emotional shock, get up, dressed, and walk out and make an emergency appointment with my therapist to inform her of what happened. While I'm awaiting to see my therapist, my doctor calls, tells me he has a fever, and then informs me that 'Theres a slight issue with your EKG'. I remain polite, but at this point i know he's lying to cover himself, because i distinctly recall asking at pre opt a few days earlier if it was ok and they said 'We see no problems'. Also, logically, wouldn't a problem with ones heart be best informed days before the surgery, not the day of, especially after i walked out after he canceled? So i have a major panic attack there in the office, and my therapist calms me and since the office is also a clinic, the doctor there runs an EKG on me and says despite the fact you just had a severe panic attack, your heart is fine. So i go home that day and the holiday season i spend in a severe depression, contemplating sucidide. I inform my therapist of this, and we both decide its a good idea to get a psych evaluation.
The results of the evaluation indicate i have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder not just from the doctor issue but it added to it and that to adjust treatment for it as well. i do not take meds as in my past experience they have made matters worse and my therapist agrees its not the right approach So, i make a 3rd appointment with the doctor, and he cancels on me at the last moment again, this time 1 hour after his office called to confirm the appointment the day before. At this point I'm physically and emotionally stressed from this whole thing, and me and my therapist agree its best to fire him, and find a new doctor.
Im wondering, if i have a case agents him for negligence, and emotional distress, as now i have to again begin the task of finding and establishing trust with another doctor and the surgery wont be done until the fall at the soonest. Its because of him, i have severe self confident issues, I'm unconformable in my own body because skin reduction surgery was never preformed through no fault of my own, i cant go find a job and begin the process of getting off disability until after the skin reduction surgery, and i suffer from anxiety and panic attacks almost daily because of this.
Thank you for your time.
Over the past 3 years i set out to loose weight naturally. I used to weigh over 500 pounds, suffer from OCD, Anxiety Disorder, and Depression and I'm on disability for it and receiving treatment for it which i informed both my doctors. Not wanting gastric bypass, i lost over 200 pounds naturally, while under the supervision of a general doctor and a bariatric doctor. The Baratic doctor is the one in question here. In the 3 years i was under his care, he weighed me every few months and kept track of my progress, with the soul intention of getting skin reduction surgery done.
In August of 2015 i was approved for it, and a few days before pre opt his office calls and tells me theres a medicare issue and they haven't gotten paid in the years they have seen me. this was extremely suspect. Anyhow, the surgery is postponed and the next 3 months are spent resolving the issue.
In December of that year, i get a new surgery date 22th of December and i get medical clearance, go in for pre opt, in which i ask if my EKG and everything is ok My ocd makes me question everything and I'm told 'We see no problems'. The day of the surgery comes, and I'm extremely anxious, suffering from anxiety attacks, etc but i go forward with it, arriving at the hospital on time and go into pre opt. I get undressed, put on the hospital attire, laying on the gurney awaiting the doctor and just as I'm about to be giving the IV, I'm told he's canceled and has a fever.
I, in an emotional shock, get up, dressed, and walk out and make an emergency appointment with my therapist to inform her of what happened. While I'm awaiting to see my therapist, my doctor calls, tells me he has a fever, and then informs me that 'Theres a slight issue with your EKG'. I remain polite, but at this point i know he's lying to cover himself, because i distinctly recall asking at pre opt a few days earlier if it was ok and they said 'We see no problems'. Also, logically, wouldn't a problem with ones heart be best informed days before the surgery, not the day of, especially after i walked out after he canceled? So i have a major panic attack there in the office, and my therapist calms me and since the office is also a clinic, the doctor there runs an EKG on me and says despite the fact you just had a severe panic attack, your heart is fine. So i go home that day and the holiday season i spend in a severe depression, contemplating sucidide. I inform my therapist of this, and we both decide its a good idea to get a psych evaluation.
The results of the evaluation indicate i have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder not just from the doctor issue but it added to it and that to adjust treatment for it as well. i do not take meds as in my past experience they have made matters worse and my therapist agrees its not the right approach So, i make a 3rd appointment with the doctor, and he cancels on me at the last moment again, this time 1 hour after his office called to confirm the appointment the day before. At this point I'm physically and emotionally stressed from this whole thing, and me and my therapist agree its best to fire him, and find a new doctor.
Im wondering, if i have a case agents him for negligence, and emotional distress, as now i have to again begin the task of finding and establishing trust with another doctor and the surgery wont be done until the fall at the soonest. Its because of him, i have severe self confident issues, I'm unconformable in my own body because skin reduction surgery was never preformed through no fault of my own, i cant go find a job and begin the process of getting off disability until after the skin reduction surgery, and i suffer from anxiety and panic attacks almost daily because of this.
Thank you for your time.
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