So upset with my Dr

[BetsyB 9]

Is your company doctor's referral required for you to have the surgery?

If not, take her opinion for what it is worth: exactly the same as anyone else's opinion.

Not everyone--even a physician who should be--is well-versed in obesity, its causes, and its treatments. It's an emotionally charged topic, and everyone has an opinion. Just because a person is a doctor doesn't mean the opinion is well-informed.

My PCP was lukewarm about banding at best. He has one other patient who's banded, who's had dismal failure. Know what? Since seeing my success, he asks me a thousand questions each time I see him: what has made it work for me, how I eat, what I do, how I supplement....he's taking in all this information, and learning. His other patient is now doing much better because he's better able to give him guidance. And he's recommending banding to other patients.

If you don't need your company doctor's approval, consider filing the opinion away, and proceeding with what you have determined is best for you.