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How can I tell how many By-passes I have?
When I had my open heart surgery, the cardiologist told me I needed 5 By-passes. I stayed with that cardiologist for a couple of years until we had a personal problem and I changed to a new cardiologist. I needed to authorize the transference of my medical records to the new cardiologist and when I did, she reviewed them and sent me a letter stating that she saw the THREE By-passes that I received, blah, blah, blah----
Did the first cardiologist lie and collect from Medicare for 5 By-passes? How can I tell without raising a big stink?
M. F. Do you really believe a fellow Cardiologist will "squeal" on another? Besides, the second cardiologist abandoned me when she got into an argument with my family Physician about a different problem.
Also, I know that the doctors instead of writing down all they did, for the billing people, they just use a code that describes what the doc. did.
Besides, that all happened 10 years ago. I am 77 and I feel great. The only reason I asked the question was out of curiosity. I am not one to start trouble. It's too late in life.
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- mildred fLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Get your medical records from the hospital where you had your Bypass operation. Ask for the operative report. This will specify what was done. Have your current doctor do this and interpret this for you. Then check your bill at this hospital. I would think that there won't be any difference in your bill.
If you have your doctor get this information, then you won't have to pay for it.
What typically happens is that you probably did have 5 significant blockages, but that two of them had formed slowly enough for your heart to establish collateral circulation. Larger vessels would necessarily have to have an outside means (the Bypass) of resuming normal circulation to the tissue. You never want to loose tissue and that's what happens when there is a heart attack: tissue dies and heart function is impaired. This dead area never returns. Tissue that has impaired circulation (ischemia) can return to normal.
- 10 years ago
Honestly dude don't mess around when it comes to that stuff ecspecialy your health. If your doctor did do that I would get a lawyer asap. Any lawyer would take the case. Good luck though
Source(s): Common sense
