DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

So I went to the doctor yesterday to ask about the gastric bypass surgery and she gave me a referral to the nurse practitioner in Heidelberg. I need to call today to make an appointment. Once I see this nurse and she or he determines that I qualify for the surgery then they will set up the consult with Professor Weiner in Frankfurt. I guess the doctor's here can't do any of that which in my opinion is really stupid, they're doctor's they should be able to give me a referral or determine whether or not I qualify for the surgery!!! The doctor kind of tried to talk me out of the surgery telling me about a "friend of a patient" who died from complications from the surgery and that she was as healthy as I am. I asked her if she had any details on what kind of complications she had, and of course she didn't have any specifics on what the "complications"  were. So I told her "I'm not trying to dismiss  your concerns  but a lot of the time's when ppl die from this surgery and they are relatively healthy ppl it's because they think that this is just an easy way to lose weight, they don't take it seriously and they do things they're not suppose to or don't drink enough or don't take their vitamins. a lot of people don't realize that this is not easy by any means, you have to do everything the doctor tells you and you have to pay attention to your body." she seemed pretty impressed with what I told her she said I was the most informed person to have come to her about having the surgery. I told her when it comes to something that's going to affect the rest of my life I like to be well informed before I make my decision. So I guess I'll call and make my appointment in Heidelberg I probably won't get in to see anyone until the first week of September but we'll see.