Nervous About Talking To My Pcp About Weight Loss Surgery

[Deigh 15]

I was nervous with my PCP but I went in armed with all the information I could find. She took it home and read it - she hadn't heard of the sleeve before. She called me that night to say she was thrilled for me. She asked if I needed anything from her and offered to help out any way she could. It was a really positive experience.

I used to go to a PCP that kept suggesting WLS and anything to get me to lose weight. I once went in with a sprained arm after falling and he went off on how my balance was affected by my weight. I felt like if I showed up with an chainsaw hanging off my leg, he would still say something like, "Well, if you weren't so obese, it could have cut right through you!" I was so frustrated because I wasn't ready for WLS yet and just wanted him to help me be the healthiest I could be at that weight.

I switched to this PCP and at the first appointment, I basically told her that I knew I was obese and I was trying to eat healthy but if I wanted or needed her help, I'd ask. After that, she never brought it up. I think she was shocked when I went in to see her about it since I'd been so adamant that I wasn't doing the bypass/band.

[circa 333]

My PCP "doesn't believe in WLS". I'm going ahead although he managed to delay me for a year.

I bet you make a believer out of him!

[Sterf 1]

Thanks so much for all the advice everyone