Oh, I was silly to think that I would get my tubes tied by just asking a nice, qualified doctor.
I called to get my bloodwork results and schedule my tube tying and the office person I talked to said that my doctor doesn’t do surgery with my HMO. She told me to call my HMO and go to an outpatient clinic. He didn’t mention that my insurance would be a problem during the visit but I know how oblivious doctors are as to which insurance networks they are in.
So I call my insurance and they tell me that he cannot do the procedure because my hospital is religiously affiliated. I knew that at one time this hospital was St. Something but I thought the new name had bought out the old one. I’m still not quite clear on how the doctor does sterilization. All the info I find on him says he only works at this one hospital. His staff person made it sound like it was my specific HMO he didn’t work with but maybe it is HMO’s in general. I called his office a bunch of time going back and forth with the insurance company, I feel dumb calling again but I want to know if there is a way of getting the surgery at a hospital.
I want to stay at a hospital, preferably this one, because I am worried about my robotness and the clinic they referred me to is pretty much an abortion clinic. They do other stuff but if you google them, the first results say abortion clinic. I don’t want to deal with protesters, that tense feeling in the waiting room or weary doctors that have been vacuuming all day.
Hate you, health care system.