Question:
Uninformed MD's are ruining our chances especially in SC

Less than half the populaation of South Carolina population is nor wt. & the medical profession does not address the issue. out of the 3 PCP I have had only one address the issue. Most of them their advice is just eat less and exercise more and you will loss weight, which is what most average weight people say. I mean I think they should have a little more insight advice saying that over half of their patients are obese. Then when you talk about WLS they aren't informed and refuse letter of medical necessity. I don't know where this is going but my primary idea is to get some responses & info and pass them out to Dr. around the country. I would like any email responses and info anyone would like to add and I want to make it available on a website so that some advocates can pass them around to MD's in their area.    — deniece M. (posted on November 24, 2002)

November 24, 2002
AMOS (this site) has a pamphlet written for MDs titled "For your Morbidly Obese Patients...." I got this pamphlet at a support group in case I had a doctor who needed some info about what I am doing. use this link www.obesityhelp.com/pcpinfo/ and there you can download it. Good Luck!!
   — Carol S.