Guest guest Posted May 12, 2001 Report Share Posted May 12, 2001 Resa; That's fabulous! I'm so glad things went swimingly for you. Thanks for sharing a most valuable experience and your terrific insight. hugs, gobo > I don't know if this will help at all but I was in the same situation - My > PCP would not recommend me for any WLS. So, I got out my trusty insurance > directory with participating Drs. and one by one I called each office and > asked to speak or leave a message for the Dr. to call me back. I was very > honest. I explained that I was looking for a Dr. who was WLS friendly and > one who would be willing to recommend and clear me for surgery if it was > medically necessary to have it. I did not have a very hard time and after > about 1 dozen or so calls I found a Dr. who basically said if I was morbidly > obese and I had tried just about everything and felt no alternative except > for WLS he would agree. Of course he said come in and lets talk. He gave me > a complete physical, spoke to me for a good 15 minutes about what WLS > actually is and scheduled a full blood work-up, gave me a referral to a > pulmonologist (sp?) for a complete lung/breathing exam -- (I have asthma) and > basically said we'll call you when we hear from the lab and pulmonologist. > He recommended WLS about 2 weeks later. > Resa > Open DS 2-12-01 > Dr J Macura, Staten Island, NY > down 48 lbs a/o today(3 mo anni) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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