It has been brought to my attention that I made a mistake in the post above, where I stated I hope to see you this summer in Lexington! I apologize for the mistake..the conference is in October the 26th-28th.. thanks for your emails and interest in the conference, keep sending me your inquiries. Brenda

Hi everyone.. Please allow me to introduce myself to you and tell you a bit about what I am doing. My name is Brenda Goldschmidt and I am an events specialist and surgeon liaison. I work for myself but have been recruited by Monica Ganz of OH to put together an event in Lexington, Ky for WLS patients. I am soooo excited about that. I met a couple of ladies on line the other day and have communicated alot with one particular one named Sandy, she has been great helping me find these boards. (which by the way are very difficult to find, I hope I can have some influence in changing that, prehaps they can make one board for all military..how would you feel about that?) I have a special place in my heart for all of you out there...I have alot of military in my family past and present...My father is a veteran, my husband is a veteran..my brother just retired in November after 30 yrs in the Airforce..my son is a jet pilot for the Coast Guard and my daughter is about to marry a man who is Iraq now..he will come home for two weeks this summer, long enough for them to marry then back to Iraq.. with all this being said let me get to the point..I would love to see you get together if at all possible and I know that's a big IF with so many in other countries, but perhaps this is something we can start...OH has events all over the country. What I would like to do is give special recognition for military..If you could join me in Lexington this summer, first let me say this would be a true honor for me..but I feel it would be a great start for future events. I have gone to Monica Ganz the events manager for OH and asked if I can offer you a special discount..She agreed. the cost of the particular event is $105.00....when I asked her to give me a discount for military I almost fell over, she said "of course, lets do it for $40.00 per person"...wow..that's awesome..i am excited about that and hope you are too... If you can join us in Lexington, Ky. please email me personally. [email protected] I will send you the registration form. I will do my best to help you find affordable hotels and a space where you can meet for your own reunion..I realized that many of you move around so it's hard to have support. I hope you have found it here on OH..and I hope I can be there to help make that connection stronger!! So many have no idea that the dependants left behind are also serving our country... Thank you...I hope we meet in October in Lexington!! Brenda

How great for you Lulu Best of Luck Heidi

Her surgery went real well, they got her to sit in a chair and she was able to walk around the nurses desk twice. She is doing really good. She says she's not in a lot of pain right now, she was expecting a lot worse.

Ok so everyone seems to be farther along than I am... I don't know where to start. I am in San Diego and my husband is active duty. I have not seen a doctor in San Diego yet. I had a bad experience with a non supportive doctor who told me to buy a book as her answer to my life long battle with my weight (great idea for some one with a BMI of 50 who has tried every diet out there). So I am doctor shy I guess. Don't know how to pick one who will take my desire for WLS to heart. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Meadow P.S. According to the tricare information I qualify for WLS...fyi [email protected]