My Doctor Is Doing My Referral Now

mlm · May 26, 2009

Hey Guys,

I went and asked my Doctor what he thought about my weight and we are in agreement I need to loos. He asked me why I felt I was a canidate for WLS as as I explained:

I am 27 and 5'3 1/2" weigh 234 pounds with a BMI of 40.

Since my weight is where it is:

I have hypertension/high blood pressure

Irrital Bowel Syndrome

Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Stomach issue which result in me taking Domperidone and Pantoloc

Low B-12

My legs,and hips and back hurts all the time....

When I asked for a consul to a Weight Loss Surgeon Consult ,he thought I just wante dto see a dietician.... I explained my self and he said there was only one in Toronto and not in the Atlantic provinces. I explaine dthat I researched this many months and there is a Doctor in NB and gave him the name. My doctor told me to get him the contact information and he would send off my referral. He said he didn't think MSI would cover it and I explained he needed to send teh form and state why I would benefit from it.....

So as soon as I got home I faxed my Dr and His reception the WLS contact information and also reminded hime that he needed to contac MSI and explain why I need this surgery...As he didnt write my reasons why I would benefit I wrote them on the fax I sent him...... I made it clear to him this just isn;t a spur of teh moment thought and I want to be taken seriously.

I so want this to go through.I am praying for it . I want to be healthy.

Some doctors think going to the gym will help they just dont get it.

sherrylynn · May 26, 2009

Continue to speak up for yourself mlm, that is how you will get this done. When my doctor applied to MSI for me at that time they wanted 3 of what they consider serious health issues for me is was Blood pressure and basically just simply over weight so I was denied the first time. Within a year I developed type 2 diabeatis so she reapplied for me and I was accepted . So keep being an advocate for yourself and sadly sometimes we have to push our own family doctors to get this paper work rolling. Good luck.