HI!! JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT ME. I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD AND ALL MY ADULT LIFE. I AM 32 YEARS OLD AND HAVE TIPPED THE SCALE AT 315. I CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE TO GAIN ANY MORE WEIGHT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCH THIS SURGERY FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND I AM REALLY TO HAVE THE SURGERY. I HAVE NO MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AT OF YET,BUT MY PRIMARY DOCTOR HAS TOLD BE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN THOUGH DIAGNOSED WITH PCOS & HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BACK DUE TO MY WEIGHT. I HAVE CHANGED WORK AND FINALLY HAVE THE INSURANCE I NEED TO HAVE THE SURGERY AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC. BUT I HAVE TO WRITE BY 90 DAYS UNTIL IT IS IN EFFECTIVE. SO I HAVE A APPT WITH THE DOCTOR ON APRIL 11,2003. CAN NOT WAIT,WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW IT WENT!!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO START I NEW LIFE...