Hi from San Lorenzo :-)

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I'm so excited to be accepted by this group! I am at the beginning of

my wls journey and have been driving my friend who already had the

surgery batty with my questions. LOL! Now I can direct them at you

guys. ;-)

I have an appt with my pcp tomorrow at 11:45am. His name is Dr. Elmer

Chang, and unfortunately I don't have much experience with him. He's

been my pcp for a couiple years, but I'm ashamed to say, I've only met

him a couple times. In the past I've tended to be the patient that

only comes in when their sick, which hasn't allowed much time for

relationship building with the doc. BUT, I've screwed up my courage to

take the plunge and tell him what I want. Anyone know how friendly he

is to wls? He works out of Union City and Hayward.

My BMI is 51.6, and I have some mild health issues, such as feet and

knee problems, tiredness, inability to lose weight long term (yo yo

effect), and tendency towards athsma when URIs strike. My dad just

recently died of Heart Disease related problems (at 57), and frankly,

his passing has been one of the final straws that has put me at this

place in my mind. Also, my daughter is starting to plump up,

and it's killing me not being able to exercise with her and encourage

her more. So, I've decided to go for wls so I can get my life back and

be the kind of Mom I need to be for my kids (and me!)

What do you think I should say to my doctor? I don't have any

co-morbities that would automatically qualify me. What do I do if he

turns me down? I've been having trouble sleeping, thinking about this

and how disappointed I will be if that happens. I know I need to stick

up for myself and be persistent and clear about what I want. Do you

think the doctor would laugh at me if I brought a " speech " to read in

front of him? I'm such a chicken sometimes when it comes to asking for

what I want, especially with doctors. Help! :-S

So anyways, thanks for accepting my membership. I've been reading the

messeages and you all seem great!