This is so cool!

A board full of people who understand my job and my weight issues! Hi all, My name is Carol and I'm a dispatcher from NJ. I'm attending a new patient seminar on Aug 25. I've been contemplating surgery for a while and I think it's time to go ahead with it. I've tried so many times to lose the weight and it always comes right back on. Working midnights doesn't help at all. I end up eating all night if things are slow. We only have one dispatcher on duty at a time because it's a small town. There are usually only two or three patrols and myself to handle whatever comes up. That's fine most nights. But as you all know, when it hits the fan, you could have ten dispatchers working and still be shorthanded. I've been joking with my DH that I'm tired of being the Fat Dispatcher and I want to be the Hot Dispatcher lol. Well, I'm looking forward to getting to know you all. Have a great night. Carol

Welcome to the board Carol! There are certainly enough of us checking in from time to time but no one who wants to come in regularly. Eventually we will hit our stride. So glad to have you join us - I hope you have no problems getting approval for surgery. I know how you feel about being tired of being the fat dispatcher. It's so nice to not be the largest one anymore! I started on a small department so I know exactly what you are talking about with it being slow and then being nailed to the wall. But hey - that's what it's all about, right? Feast or famine! Dina