New here
Hi everyone,
I am new to this site, but I am glad i found it! I am having my DS on 10-1-12 in Grand Rapids Mi, being preformed by Dr. Paul Kemmeter MD at St.Marys hospital. 
All I can say about this whole process is wow, by that I mean I had my first consultation with Dr. D White, and Dr Kemmeter on Aug 18th. They talked with me set me up for a bunch of lab work, ekg, ultra sound, Haida scan, and a EDG all done that next week. On Aug 30th (my birthday) I get a phone call from from Netti his surgical coordinator saying that my BCBS PPO for health care providers of Mi . I was approved and that they had a cancellation and if I wanted i could have the surgery in two and a half weeks. I couldn't have it done then unfortunately, I work in a lab in a small hospital, and we due to have our bi annul lab inspection my boss couldn't approve a LOA for this time. So i got the first surgery date available and that was November 1st. Wow this is happening rather fast, i was expecting to have to wait like i have heard from others that have had wls. I am trying to find local support groups in the area that I can attend. Well finding them is very easy, finding a few that fit into my work schedule not so easy. I did find one that would work out with my schedule, but I can't attend because I am not having surgery with the hospital or practice that sponsors this group. I find that just pain dumb, but oh well. I am very excited, and very nervous at the same time. I have been having problems with a few friends and co works over this. They keep expressing their opinion on how this is the easy way out. OK.. I don't get that at all.. yes from the date i started this process to getting scheduled was rather easy, but for all I have been through trying to loose weight, and the sleepless nights I had when i was thinking about surgery. Has anyone else had issues with others trying to bring them down with negative opinions? I am sorry for length of this, i just wanted to give a little background on my personal journey into the DS. I also would like to chat with other wls pre/post op patients. Maybe give, and get a little advice, make new friends from all over as we share a common bond..
DS 12/06/12 Dr Kemmeter
Plastics with Dr. Sauceda 8/14/2014
Lbl, bl/ba, al, tl, fl
HW/255 SW/239 CW/129
We also have a page on FB... send me a message with your name and I can friend you and add you to the group!
You've made a fantastic choice with Dr K! Congrats!!
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says "oh crap! she's up!
And can't wait to change that. And that's what this is - medical care. It isn't easy, it isn't cosmetic, and there is no other effective treatment for people who are MO.
Ignore those comments as best you can, and remember that you are not obligated to discuss your health care decisions with anyone. Even if they are nosy and ask. It's entirely up to you. There will be people who care about you and understand and support you. There will be others who will be resentful or jealous, and you will lose these people from your life along the way. You can't change others, you can only control your response to them.
Larra
