WOWZERS Congratulations on your weight loss. You've done a great job. Gus

Hello Tiffany, Greetings from Palmer, Alaska! Palmer is just 45 minutes North of Anchorage in the Matanuska Valley for your info. I had some neighbors that lived next to me from West Virgina for 5 years (he was in the Airforce) and then I ended up moving. But I have to say they were the best. Like the person from Juneau said, you willl not have a problem fitting in here in Alaska. Everyone is so friendly. I also had Dr. Todd from Alaska Bariatric Center do my WLS surgery. He is a very fine doctor. I am sure he would take you in. He also has support group meeting 3 times a week and his office is easy to get to, its right in the Alaska Regional Hospital. So, yes I would not worry about being treated badly here, I was born and rairsed here and everyone seems to be so friendly here. But for the weather it can get nasty and cold. But thats when you got to hunker down and get some kind of indoor activity going and enjoy it til the storm passes. There is a great transiist system here in the South central area. I can get on a bus here in Palmer and it will taike me to downtown Anchorage for $6.00 (I just heard the rates gone up at quarter!) but that pass is good for a round trip to the Valley and Anchorage all day! You can't beat that! There is alot of good outdoor sporting good stores that can help you get outfitted for the winters. We have the Wal- Marts and Safeway/Carrs grocery stores and Costco and Sams Clubs, Barnes and Noble and Borders Books, Gosh I could go on and on.... We don't live in Igloos like some lower 48ers think, Nope. Take care, Tom 536/404/200

Hi Michelle. I have or should I say that I do the same thing and have for months...Does it make you cough? mine does I don't know why this happens.. so keep me posted on what your Doc. says..Oh I went to Alaska Board by erra. I hope that you don't mind a Fl gal responding... Cyndee

Tiffany, I can't tell you much about a doctor in Anchorage but I can tell you that you won't receive the same kind of treatment in Alaska as you did in Wisconsin. Alaskans are used to people moving here from "down south." In fact, it seems there are more people from somewhere else than there are from Alaska. I was born and raised in Ketchikan and have lived in Juneau since 1982. I lived in America (also known as the lower 48) for awhile but its nothing like Alaska so I came home.