Is there a law that won't allow a surgeon to check another surgeon's patient during his/her post op period???

March 3, 2015
Asked By:The scuba diver in Miami, FL

Went to get a second opinion on my 1 month post op procedure. The surgeon wouldn't see me because she said I was still in the post op timeframe( within six months). Also that there was some kind of "law" about checking a patient from another surgeon. She sent me back to my surgeon. All I wanted was a second opinion. Does that mean I have to wait six months before I get a second opinion from a ps???

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