Anybody in the Winston-Salem/Greensboro area?
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on 7/8/11 12:56 am
on 7/8/11 12:56 am
Hi all,
I'm a relative newcomer to the site and to the world of WLS. I've attended a couple of seminars and have researching the whole process. However, I recently broached the subject of WLS surgery with my primary physician and she was not very receptive. Granted, I don't need their "permisson" and I can gather my information and submit it to my surgeon myself but I do need a letter of support and her willingness to cooperate with the surgeon for any aftercare. I'm going to talk about it again with her soon but wanted to know if anybody else had any experience with dealing with this type of situation or if you were in the W-S/Greensboro if your own PCP was supportive in your WLS endeavors just in case I have to switch providers... I'm going to do my darndest to get through the process and have my surgery, I'm deserving in all other aspects... 5'5", 266 pounds, borderline hypertension, sleep apnea... I'm not about to let an anti-WLS MD stand in my way :)
I'm a relative newcomer to the site and to the world of WLS. I've attended a couple of seminars and have researching the whole process. However, I recently broached the subject of WLS surgery with my primary physician and she was not very receptive. Granted, I don't need their "permisson" and I can gather my information and submit it to my surgeon myself but I do need a letter of support and her willingness to cooperate with the surgeon for any aftercare. I'm going to talk about it again with her soon but wanted to know if anybody else had any experience with dealing with this type of situation or if you were in the W-S/Greensboro if your own PCP was supportive in your WLS endeavors just in case I have to switch providers... I'm going to do my darndest to get through the process and have my surgery, I'm deserving in all other aspects... 5'5", 266 pounds, borderline hypertension, sleep apnea... I'm not about to let an anti-WLS MD stand in my way :)
Hi Michelle,
I live in WS and had no problems with support from my PCP. At the time it was Dr. Suzanne Hilton with Total Family Care in WS. Granted I was considerably heavier than you (370 at the start and now about 240....gotta get back on track lowest was 199 after an unrelated surgery last year). I now see another DR in her practice, for no other reason than it became increasingly difficult to get an appoint with her so I figured why not change to the doc that was seeing me. That is Dr. Aimee Lischeke (sp?), still with Total Family Care. While she'd seen me briefly pre-op, the next visit was about a year post-op and she was quite excited with the results. She went so far as to ask if I was still under the surgeons care for followup and bloodwork. She advised me to let her know when I was no longer seeing him for regular bloodwork checks so that she could take over tha process.
Stick to your guns!
I live in WS and had no problems with support from my PCP. At the time it was Dr. Suzanne Hilton with Total Family Care in WS. Granted I was considerably heavier than you (370 at the start and now about 240....gotta get back on track lowest was 199 after an unrelated surgery last year). I now see another DR in her practice, for no other reason than it became increasingly difficult to get an appoint with her so I figured why not change to the doc that was seeing me. That is Dr. Aimee Lischeke (sp?), still with Total Family Care. While she'd seen me briefly pre-op, the next visit was about a year post-op and she was quite excited with the results. She went so far as to ask if I was still under the surgeons care for followup and bloodwork. She advised me to let her know when I was no longer seeing him for regular bloodwork checks so that she could take over tha process.
Stick to your guns!
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Hi, and welcome to the site!
When I approached this subject with my PCP a few years ago, he was a bit cool to the idea. He wanted me to try a bunch of other things first. So, when I finally decided I was going to do this no matter what... I brought it up to him again. To my great surprise, he was totally supportive! He said that he now has other patients who have had WLS and he has seen vast improvement in their health. He said he simply couldn't argue with science.
That being said, even if he hadn't been supportive of my decision to have the WLS, I still would have kept him as my PCP. He's a great doctor! Not all doctors are very understanding with different or risky methods... but overall, he's always been a great doctor for me. I'd only switch if there are other red flags.
I will say that I've had an extremely tough time finding a PCP in the Greensboro area that I actually like. My PCP is in Asheboro, but he's been my dr since I was about 10 years old. I've tried other practices in G'boro and they just were not up to par with the level of care I'm used to receiving.
I don't know that my post helps you at all, but I think that if you are happy with the general care that you receive from her, you should stick with her. Who knows, you could be the one patient that changes her mind on the whole WLS thing! Good luck!
When I approached this subject with my PCP a few years ago, he was a bit cool to the idea. He wanted me to try a bunch of other things first. So, when I finally decided I was going to do this no matter what... I brought it up to him again. To my great surprise, he was totally supportive! He said that he now has other patients who have had WLS and he has seen vast improvement in their health. He said he simply couldn't argue with science.
That being said, even if he hadn't been supportive of my decision to have the WLS, I still would have kept him as my PCP. He's a great doctor! Not all doctors are very understanding with different or risky methods... but overall, he's always been a great doctor for me. I'd only switch if there are other red flags.
I will say that I've had an extremely tough time finding a PCP in the Greensboro area that I actually like. My PCP is in Asheboro, but he's been my dr since I was about 10 years old. I've tried other practices in G'boro and they just were not up to par with the level of care I'm used to receiving.
I don't know that my post helps you at all, but I think that if you are happy with the general care that you receive from her, you should stick with her. Who knows, you could be the one patient that changes her mind on the whole WLS thing! Good luck!
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