annabella

Hey your a Michigander. You know our famous saying. "If you don't like the weather, wait 1 minute it will change". LOL

I see this often. Iam 2 houses away from the where the bus picks up. When my youngest now in middle school first started K I was shocked to see that I was the ONLY parent to walk to the stop everyday. I found myself yelling and discipling kids that were acting up, playing in the road, etc. After the 3rd grade I made it clear by writing a letter in our local paper that I was no longer the bus stop baby sitter. For the next couple yrs I would stand in our driveway and when we saw the bus my son would walk the 2 houses and get on. This way we totally avoided the stop and my responsibilities for the other kids' actions. My schedule has now changed and I can take my son every morning to middle school but to this day when I look down at the stop there are only children. NO parents. Parents think they are safe at the stop, don't need supervision and they couldn't be more wrong. I used to yell at the kids b/c they would ring people's doorbells and then run back to the stop. One man came out and yelled at me. I said hey look, he's not mine! I filed many complaints with the bus garage and school. The letter in the paper did help. I think I made parents feel dumb. Elementary and even middle school kids need supervision! I feel for you. I would say something to the kids every morning and file complaints everyday with the bus garage, school and police station. Something will get done b/c they'll get sick of dealing with it. Good luck

Iam going through the Detroit Bariatrics. On location at Barix Clinics/Forest Health Center in Ypsilanti. Dr. Nunn will be my surgeon.

Hi Jessica, Congrats! Iam waiting on my phone call as well. What part of MI are you from? Iam in the Novi area. Anna

I don't live in Hawaii but I can say that I got started by calling 1-877-lap-band or 1-877-527-2263. Hopefully that will work for you? They sent me a packet explaining what to do. The packet had surgeons in and around my area that I could choose from. I looked them up one by one and decided on a Dr. Once I did that I called the office and they guided me on what to do. To start I had to attend a seminar. At this seminar they explained both Gastric Bypass and the Lap Band procedures in detail and then met with you one by one. I want the lapband. My next step is a psych evaluation which I have set up. They too gave me that number. This is of course my situation and my insurance so your experience may differ. I had already talked with my insurance company and I already know they will pay for it but its just following the rules before hand that I have to do. GOOD LUCK. Annabella