8/25/03 - Had my first appointment with my PCP - he said that he would submit my paperwork and I should hear something in about a week and a half. I have Pacificare, but due to the type of HMO it is, it will probably take a long time. I will had to have lots of tests - could run a good six months. I had hoped to go to Huntington Hospital for my surgery, but he said I will probably have to go to USC Hospital.