I am not familiar with that area or Dr. Fontana, but I found that his surgical group on OH.  Check it out and ee if you can connect with other members, or perhaps they have a message board as well!  http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/forums/?ID=97990089 8

Try Dawn Huggins-Jones at Family Medical Practitioners in Virginia Beach.  Its located on Independence Blvd.  She is super nice and as of a couple years ago she prescribed it for weight loss purposes.  You'll have to check if she still does.  Oh and by the way, she's an ob/gyn. 

Hello to all the newbies and the old gang as well!  It has been a long time since I have posted.  I just recently passed my 6 year post op surgiversary!  Up until the end of last August I was holding strong at 260 lbs lost and was at the perfect size that I wanted to be.  Well, someone else had plans for me and I am now pregnant with my third child (second since my gastric bypass surgery!).  I am due on May 18th with my son.  My youngest daughter just turned two in March and is doing fantastic!  My oldest daughter is 16 now and will be getting her drivers liscense in June!  I am in an awesome relatonship with a very understanding man named Jack.  We live in the West End of Richmond with our kids, 4 doggies and the guinnea pig, too.  I still do online support group activities and one on one mentoring.  Time got away from me and I was finding less and less time to get online and stop by the website but I am hoping that changes as of today.  At one time I was on here every day and I am aiming to be on at least 5 days a week now.  I am a stay at home mommy (by choice) and want to be there for others as some of the veterans were there for me.  After my youngest daughters birth I was below my prepregnancy weight in less than three months and I KNOW I can do it again.  I am looking forward to getting to know you all and be of any help that I can!  Please, drop me a post or message and introduce yourself to me and let me know if there is anything that I can do for you!  It feels good to be back already!!!

 Thank you!  We really appreciate the information.  We have looked more at Virginia than we have Maryland.  Right now, more Fairfax County than Woodbridge area but we are going to visit both while we are there.  

Thank you again for your help.

Lisa

We must have lived very close - I live off of Springwoods as well! In one of the many, many townhouses near Springwoods Elementary  :)    (which is why I'm not afraid of divulging such details online - even if I said what style and color my house is, there are at least 3 others almost identical just on my street!)