Where to begin...

Greetings! I'm brand new to this board and since you are all further along in the process than I am, I hope to learn from you! I'm beginning this process from step 1. I want WLS (don't even know which one!) so badly, and I can only hope that everything will work out with insurance and the doctors. Right now, I'm looking for a good primary care physician to get me started. My last doctor didn't understand weight issues and kept trying to push me toward the appetite suppressants he sells... he wasn't at all helpful in my journey toward WLS. So I wonder if having a different primary care doctor who understands the benefits of WLS will help me get a better start. Has anybody worked with a good primary in Central Florida that has experience with patients desiring WLS? After that, my next step is to appease the insurance requirements (BCBS). I'll have to work with a dietician/nutritionist for 6 months and then, after that, if I have 2 comorbidities (is it strange to HOPE for health problems??) and psychological clearance, they will cover the surgery. I really want and need this. I pray it all works out.

Meghan, there is a Support Group that meets at the Food Court at Lake Square Mall in Leesburg. Go to one meeting and they'll help you find a Primary Doctor that is WLS Friendly and make suggestions on Surgeons too. Contact Carol Robinson( robinsoc140) http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=R1131892820 through her OH profile about the details and times. I see on her profile she uses Blue Cross also. Mike