By: Valentine Nereida

Valentine Nereida — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:37:31 +0000

Thanks for the responses. I had honestly been considering approaching my
surgeon of choice about it.
Not to mention the dreaded “I” word but, if I were considering asking my
“I”-people to pay for the procedure, would it be a problem if I asked the
surgeon for a local GP with experience in this area? I have read some cases
where the “I” people can be mighty picky.
Jason

By: bond20

bond20 — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:43:46 +0000

In a message dated 8/26/2003 4:54:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jabbuhl@… writes:
I can assure you that there are fat friendly docs out there. Don’t give up on
finding one and don’t settle for one that isn’t. You are paying them. If they
say or do something that you don’t like or is offensive, tell them. And don’t
go back. One way you may find a good GP is to call the WLS in your area and
ask him/her for a recommendation. Another way is to call your local hospital.
They usually have physician referral services. When I was looking for a new
OB/GYN when I was pregnant with my first child and living in a new area, I told
them I wanted a female that was educated in the USA and that didn’t speak with
an accent. No offense, but I didn’t want an Indian or Asian doctor that I would
have difficulty understanding. They were great and hooked me up with the
perfect, all female OB practice. I used a similar service again when we moved to
another state and we were looking for a PCP. Our PCP is great. He is very fat
friendly and when he doesn’t know something, he is open to me educating him.

Anyway, my advice, keep looking and don’t settle! You deserve the best. We all
do.
Nic
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