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I had to change my PCP but I finally got the referral I needed. I start class in August! Yay!
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So after long and hard consideration I have decided that I wanted to have weight loss surgery and that the vertical sleeve is the option best suited for me. I started my journey at 377 and through diet and exercise I currently weigh 338. I spoke to my primary care physician about being referred to their Options program and she flat out told me no. I get the impression that her refusal was based more on personal and not medical opinion since she had nothing positive to say about any type of WLS and essentially was not truthful about the type of surgeries offered to Kaiser patients. I am in the Downey/Bellflower area and do not know what to do. Does anyone know of a PCP in the area who has a more favorable outlook on the subject of WLS? Can I join the Options program without the referral from my PCP? Either way it goes I believe I will need to be changing my PCP. Thanks in advance for any help and support!