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I just have a comment. I think we obese need to make some major waves for those that have Doctors that still have a mindset like they are in the 20's. I was lucky that I had a Doctor in NY that when I asked for a referral, gave me one no questions asked. I was lucky that I found Dr. Mitchell Roslin whose office worked hard on my approval with insurance. I was approved the first time around no questions asked. I have a sister and a best friend that are obese. Their Doctors keep saying, "well starve yourself and exercise." In my opinion that is very bad advise to starve yourself. They are so obese that it hurts to exercise. They are emotionally at a point where they just don't care. I am sure that there has to be a way to get their doctors out of the dark ages. I am not saying that a gastric bypass is an excuse. It is something I did to help my situation. I went from 310 to now 170. I do exercise everyday. Now, I am just wondering if there is a website or someone we can notify when doctors don't refer their patients and give advice as above? Like maybe the board of medicine. In essence, we are a doctors customer. We pay the doctor, insurance pays the doctor and our employer if insurance is through them pays the doctor. This really is not different than taking your vehicle in for servicing. The service personnel have to fix only what you tell them to. So, tell me what makes it ok for a doctor to prescribed Xenical or Meridia and not refer a patient who is obese to a gastric bypass surgeon? I think we who have had the surgery need to get on the band wagon and make our voices heard regarding these types of situations. This surgery since 2001 has been performed 62,400 time in this nation according to the article I found in people with Carnie Wilson. Right now it does seem to be the one and only procedure that can help the obese. Any comments more than welcome?

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