Question:
need pcp wls friendly in ocala, fl. my pcp is not very suportive.

   — ivelissec3 (posted on May 10, 2006)

May 11, 2006
I know exactly what you mean, when i went into my old pcp office to ask her about wls and showed her my mri she said "i absolutley will not aprove of you getting wls you need to get your back opperated on first and then i'll put you on an exersize program and make you get the weight off the right way, not take the easy way out"... .. thats what happend to me when i started this journey about two months ago, so what i did was just call around different drs offices (that my insurance aproves) and one of the first questions i asked them was "Does the dr in the office aprove of wls" i found one in my first phone call to my now new pcp.. I had felt so guilty about wanting to get a new pcp but then when i went to the wls seminar and explained what happend in my old pcps office the Sergeon said.. "don't you realize, you are paying your dr to help you in all your problems, and you have a right to get a dr that will help you in your problems. I would sugest getting a new pcp" so i did. I just now came back from my new pcp office appointment and was told by him, "paula anything you need from me to get your wls please just let me know, it will be such a healthy thing for you to have done".. im feeling so good right now.. i know it may take up to a year before i can get the accualy surgery but i now have a professional on my side willing to help in any way. my advice to you would be, if you have a BMI of 40 + or 35 with a comorbid obesity problem to find a new pcp and one that will stick up for you in your dessision. take care Paula
   — japaad