Run-don’t walk to a new PCP
Diana,
I am glad I waited to write my response until after I read Pam’s
response. It can’t be said any better. I am sure this doctor has good
intentions, and thinks he is doing you a good service by telling you
that you could do it if you want. This list is filled with people who
can testify that this kind of assumption is just flat out WRONG! Doctors
can be wrong. We don’t like to think that, but they are fallible, and
like Pam said, subject to the same biases as we all are. Do the
research, find a surgeon via obesityhelp.com, and then find a PCP that
has referred patients to this surgeon before, so you can get support
from both the surgery, weight-loss team, and your PCP. Every day you
delay it is a day wasted. I think you will find everyone on this list
unanimous with one voice. It is just too bad that you have to fight
your way through all this uninformed and prejudicial thinking.
Sincerely,
Danny Groveman