shellnurse
I was relatively thin in high school. Although, looking back now, I never enjoyed that time, because I always THOUGHT I was fat. Went through a short period of bingeing and purging, fasting, etc... I met my husband when I was 17. I quickly gained weight after we started dating seriously and eventually married. Since delivering our first child at age 20, I have been consistently overweight. I have tried every diet known to man, and even invented a few myself (lol). Have lost and gained the same 30 lbs. for years and it has probably been 10 years since I was under 200lbs. (for more than a day) I started researching lap band surgery about a year ago. In November of 2006, an acquaintance of mine told me that she had the banding done and had lost close to 70lbs in 6 months. Intrigued, to say the least, I have since been researching doctors in my area, my insurance coverage, etc... I'm a nurse, so I have read a lot. I think so far, the good points of the surgery far outway the bad. At this point, I have had my consult app't with my surgeon and am waiting on insurance approval. In the meantime, I have to have an EGD done, which I am not looking forward to. Looking forward to getting healthy!!!
