Need a PCP in NW Phoenix who will help me get banded!

mariem · 05-08-2008, 08:06 AM

Ok so I'm bad, I dont have a Primary Care Physician. I do go to the dr when I get sick and I do have insurance. It's just that the doctor I selected 2 years ago, I really didnt like. Then last year she left the practice where she was at anyway.
Does anyone know of a good PCP in the far NW Valley of Phoenix? I need to find one who will have no problem with my goal of being banded.

WASaBubbleButt · 05-08-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mariem

Ok so I'm bad, I dont have a Primary Care Physician. I do go to the dr when I get sick and I do have insurance. It's just that the doctor I selected 2 years ago, I really didnt like. Then last year she left the practice where she was at anyway.
Does anyone know of a good PCP in the far NW Valley of Phoenix? I need to find one who will have no problem with my goal of being banded.

John Battersby, 19th Ave./Northern/Phoenix

Thomas Feil, Tempe Dr. Feil is my doc, he's very supportive of banding and will work with you before and after surgery doing whatever is necessary.

Dr. Battersby is a sweetheart. He used to be a care home physician for a care home I ran. He's one to work with people to get them what they need.

Those are the two I can think of off the top of my head.

SueAZ · 05-11-2008, 10:48 AM

If you know which doctor or surgeon you want to do your surgery, their office might able to recommend a PCP. Then you can see if they take your insurance.

mariem · 05-11-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SueAZ

If you know which doctor or surgeon you want to do your surgery, their office might able to recommend a PCP. Then you can see if they take your insurance.

I did ask....they told me to look around on my own. To call different doctors and ask if they deal with "bariatric patients" and are they supportive of the LAP-BAND^®.
It seemed as though they couldnt get their mind around the "bariatric patient" idea. I think they had the impression I was bed ridden or something lol lol

SueAZ · 05-11-2008, 03:48 PM

My PCP wasn't gung ho on the surgery but after seeing my resolve on my weight and the problems that obesity causes he referred me to a LAP-BAND^® surgeon. I think most doctors now realize that being overweight is serious and other options are not as out of this world as they used to be. Keep looking you'll find the right doctor.