Doc info-please respond

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Hi everyone! I am basically a lurker, but jump in every once in

awhile. Just a little info about me - I'm in the Houston area, will

be 2yrs post op 6/18 w/ RnY, have lost about 155 pds.

I started going back to college to get a degree in Business

Management and here is where I need your help. I have a small

research paper to do this month and since we can pick our topic (has

to be business related) I thought I would do a paper on wls. How

does this relate to business you ask??? Well, as we all know wls is

becoming more and more available to the general public. I would

venture a guess that this means that there are docs out there who

are seeing this as a $$$ making venture, not a life-saving cause. I

would also guess that there are docs that when they first started

offering wls, had the very best heart but have become " jaded " by the

insurance companies, etc. There are other doc's that have been and

are still in this because they see the value in saving people's

lives. I want to show that this is not just a cosmetic thing or

something that the person that does not have a medical need for wls

to have, although I have heard of docs that will do wls on people

who have only 50-80 pds to loose.

What was your experience? Do you feel that I am just thinking this

stuff up or is it something that you have experienced yourself?

My personal experience was that I started out w/ a group. Felt like

I was being herded through the process like so many cows. Ended

having wls w/ a private doc, was not a number to him. Still in

contact w/ him and his office staff. As a matter of fact, I plan on

contacting him and asking the same questions.

If you would like to give your opinion, I would love to have it.

The professor made a statement last night that he has heard so many

different papers that it would be VERY hard for us to come up w/ a

topic he is not familiar with. HMMMMM...well, let's just see!!

Thanks,

April