I live in Chicago and I am looking to begin this process. I just switched to HMO from PPO in January so I have yet to visit my new doctor. I would love to know the name of your doctor as it seems they were supportive (I have a BMI of 43 and I keep getting told I need to be on a 1500 calorie diet...thanks genius). I have had little support in my process up to this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!