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Well, I think I am like most people in our situation. I have been heavy my whole life, even in grade school and had to work hard to look like other girls back then. And I did. With every fad diet I could try....eventually I got down to the 140's and was told, "you look too thin"....but I kept fighting and then, I got tired of fighting and the weight came back on with a vengence. I would fight back for a while, but I could never maintain any weight loss I achieved; I would revert back to my old habits, my old ways, thinking, "why can't I just be like everyone else". HA! Turns out, I am not like everyone else, I AM ME!! And I never do anything the easy way....And now, I am no longer in my 20's or 30's and the conditions and diseases are creeping in......I take way too many pills, I am tired, and now, I have seen what I look like in other people's eyes, not to mention what I look like to myself. It took me 24 years to get here, and now that I have this opportunity, I am so anxious to get the process over with. I have an appointment with my surgeon in February. Hoping my insurance does not give me any problems but can see by the postings, there usually are snags in the process. I will always be grateful for my PCP; she had the courage to ask me, "Stacey, have you ever considered Bariatric Surgery?". That was about a year ago. I have to admit, I was not completely sold on it at first. I thought, "why do I want to have yet another surgery"? But I had a couple of things happen over the summer that solidified my resolve to have RY by the fall of 2010. Thankfully, I live within 30 minutes of the MMC Bariatric Center, a Centers of Excellence (which my insurance required). Been doing the whole prequalifying thing, attending meetings, reading like crazy. So here I am....ready and waiting...to begin the next chapter in my life.....
