Hi guys,

Today i have my pcp apt for a physical and to get my medical clearance letter. My surgeon required that. (I saw the surgeon before i talked to my pcp)

But, i'm worried that she wont know how to write me the letter as she is a np.

Can any of you tell me what was written in your letter so i can have an idea to tell her? Thanks

Hi guys,

Today i have my pcp apt for a physical and to get my medical clearance letter. My surgeon required that. (I saw the surgeon before i talked to my pcp)

But, i'm worried that she wont know how to write me the letter as she is a np.

Can any of you tell me what was written in your letter so i can have an idea to tell her? Thanks

Give her the contact info for your surgeon, between the two of them they will figure it out.

I've actually written some for my Dr make sure includes things like co morbities that you may have high bp, elevated cholesterol, trigs, diabetic, apnea, etc, include diets tried and failed, benefits this sx will do for you. Best of luck.

i basically asked my insurance (what they needed)

and wrote out a brief synop to my pcd....and also wrote out a detailed info sheet on me for my last 5 to 10 yrs of dieting ups/downs/etc with details. my pcd then wrote her (letter) of recommendation from that....

My pcm just wrote a few lines, he showed it to me before he printed it out. He mentioned my having failed the 6 month diet, my starting and finishing weight for the 6 months, my bmi, my elevated cholesterol and he finished by saying I was an excellent candidate for wls and that he recommended it. Best Wishes

This is what she wrote:

"Dear Colleague,

This patient was seen in our office on Tuesday feb 26/2013 for a complete physical and found to be in good health and fit for surgery.

She suffers from morbid obesity and polycystic ovarian disease causing her infertility and depression. Her obesity also puts her at risk or the development of diabetes and heart disease. She has tried numerous methods of weight loss including liposuction and intragastric ballon treatment. It is my professional opinion that she would benefit from bariatric surgery to help control her weight."

Then there's my vital signs of today and somehow they measured me 1 inch higher lol which made my bmi be 39.93 (I already called and she is going to fix that tomorrow).

Do you guys think is enough? She havent mentioned about my priors attempts as ww, nutritionist. Ugh...