My name is Thomas Knight and I live in Junction City, Oregon. I own a restaurant in Sprinfield, Oregon. As of  02/07/2012 I weigh 434lbs. I am scheduled to meet with the Doctor at Oregon Bariatric Center in Springfield, OR at Sacred Heart at Riverbend on Valentines day 2012. They have got pre-authorization from my insurance company for the initial phase as of today. To be honest I do not think I have ever felt like this about anything before. I feel like I finally have a chance to change the course of my life. I hope to find many friends on this site that will take this journey with me. I am going to try to keep a very detailed journal of the entire process. Thank you for reading this.