Ro R.
LETS SEE, I ALWAYS WAS BIGGER THAN EVERYONE ELSE! I LOOK BACK AT JUNIOR HIGH PICS AND THINK I WASN'T FAT BUT I WAS A SIZE 8 WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS A SIZE 0-2!! I ALWAYS FOLLOWED MY MOTHERS LEAD IN DIETS SHE HAD TRIED-- WELL I'M ONE UPPING HER ON THIS ONE! BUT SHE WILL BE MY SUPPORT ON MY TRIP TO SEE DR. ALVEREZ FOR MY LIFE CHANGING SURGERY! 
I TRIED MY FIRST LIQUID DIET WHEN I WAS 20- THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS "SKINNY" IN MY LIFE. I WAS A SIZE 2 AND WEIGHED 135LBS--TOO BAD I COULDN'T MAINTAIN IT
FOUND PHENTERMINE IN 1995 AND MOM THOUGHT I WAS LYING WHEN I TOLD HER I LOST 22LBS IN THE FIRST MONTH! IT DID WORK WELL THEN-NOT AS MUCH WHEN I GOT OLDER.
I JUST WENT ON A FAMILY VACATION AND MY MOM AND I DISCUSSED LAPBAND SURGERY. I WAS DEAD SET ON IT! AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I DID THE RESEARCH. AFTER MANY NIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER I DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH THE SLEEVE! 
THEN SUSAN CALLED ME AND MY MIND WAS MADE UP.
I NOW HAVE A DATE FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2008 WITH DR ALVEREZ! THIS WAS A VERY QUICK DECISION TO MAKE SUCH A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE-BUT IN REALITY I THINK ABOUT IT EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE! SO THE BIGGEST SCARE IS HOW QUICK I CAN PAY OFF THE $10K! LOL!
