Re: for dawn

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OK, I will try again, I wrote you a really long letter to, darn! Oh, this

is for dawn

Ruthann

Beyond Myself Somewhere I wait

My Arrival

Beyond myself

somewhere

I wait for my arrival

I am new. Sort of

>>>

>>>

>>> Hello there everyone

>>>

>>> i am a member of the OSSG-MA board and I was referred here by a

>>> friend, so

>>> here I am

>>>

>>> I figured that I should tell you all a little about me and introduce

>>> myself

>>> so here goes.

>>>

>>> I am a 25 year old single mother of a beautiful 5 year old girl.

>>> Being by

>>> myself is hard, but I seem to manage allright. I live in

>>> Massachusetts

>>>

>>> I am 5 ft. 6 in. tall and at last check I weighed 271 pounds.

>>> Currently, I

>>> do not have any co-morbidities except that my back and legs hurt all

>>> the

>>> time, and I snore loudly. I also have almost no energy. My biggest

>>> fear is

>>> that one day I will wake up and not be able to leave my bed. I am

>>> noticing

>>> my weight and my inability to do certain things more than I ever

>>> have in my

>>> life. I have been on many diets, but as you are all aware, they

>>> don't work.

>>>

>>> I have an initial consult scheduled with Dr. Forse on June 29th.

>>> Right now,

>>> I am looking for a PCP that is willing to refer me to Dr. Forse,

>>> since I

>>> already have the appointment and I have been waiting. My current

>>> PCP

>>> happens to be a pediatrician, and he can't refer me. Not because he

>>> doesn't

>>> think I need to see a specialist, but because it is out of circle.

>>> Apparently, Harvard Pilgrim only allows referrals within a certain

>>> geographical area and he can't refer me into Boston. He can refer

>>> me to a

>>> nutritionist, but that isn't what I am looking for. NOt only that,

>>> but I

>>> guess it is about time to get an adult doctor. How foolish of me to

>>> think

>>> that I wouldn't have to jump through hoops to get this, and this is

>>> just the

>>> beginning!!! hehehe

>>>

>>> When I called harvard, they gave me a list of doctors to call to see

>>> if they

>>> are accepting new patients and to see if I can get an appointment.

>>> The list

>>> I got was of doctors affiliated with Boston Medical Center, where

>>> Dr. Forse

>>> is located. I figured that they would be more willing to give me

>>> the

>>> referral since they all are affiliated. Am I correct in this

>>> assumption?

>>> Has any of you heard of these doctors? Remember these docs are

>>> PCP's not

>>> surgeons. I already have the appointment scheduled with the

>>> surgeon. If

>>> anyone out there has had any experience with Dr. Forse or the

>>> following

>>> PCP's, can you contact me with some input? I would appreciate it.

>>>

>>> Thanks and I look forward to becoming a more active member of this

>>> group and

>>> reaching the other side fairly soon.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

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