It is official now so I can say it

Dr. Whitehead is no longer going to be doing the gastric bypass effective immediately.  This is a big disappointment as he is the only one performing this procedure in Hattiesburg.  He is a wonderful surgeon as well as a wonderful person. 

He plans to retire within the next year and decided to discontinue the gastric bypass as it would not be fair to his patients for him not to be there a full two years after their surgery for their followup care. 

As of right now, none of the surgeons already in the practice are willing or interested in taking on this procedure.  So, Janet will be doing some traveling next month in an effort to recruit a surgeon to Hattiesburg to join their practice.  I am hoping she finds someone. 

Support group will continue on as it is now.  They are not ending that.  So, anyone interested is still welcome to join for our group every month on the second Monday at 6:30 pm in the assembly hall at Pine Grove.

Melissa