I went to a seminar at the begining of November where they went over different types of bariatric surgeries and what they offered. At the end of the seminar we were all given questinaires and self stamped envelopes to return them in. We were told that after thinking about everything if we were still interested to mail in the form and we would be contacted. I got a call yesterday while at work from the office and the lady told me that both of the doctor's had reviewed my information and from what they read they thought I may be a good candidate for surgery. So far I am filled with so much hope. I have been over weight my entire life. I am at my highest weight now. I have thought about different weight loss surgeries for years but wasn't sure it would be right for me. In late October I had my annual physical with my PCP and she mentioned LAP-BAND® to me- she refered me to the seminar. It was an answered prayer that my PCP brought up the surgery. I remember when I was a teenager my mother and I went to the doctor and I sat there crying because I wanted so much to loose weight and didn't know what to do. Mom and I had read so many diet books, I was active I swam competitively and played softball and was still overweight. The doctor then simply replied "I can't prescribe you a miracle drug" she sent me to a nutritionist who put me on a diet- I followed that diet and ate everything she told me to and ended up gaining weight. I still exercised at the gym but would always put any weight I lost back on. After meeting my husband in 2004 I put on some weight. After getting married in August of 06 I went to the doctor because we wanted to try to have children. I was diagnosed with PCOS the hope was that with metformin I would start having regular periods and may be able to conceive. I took my temperature, charted for a while. My PCP ended up sending me to a fertility specialist. The fertility specialist sent me to a nutritionist, and perscribed medications for months. The fertility treatment didn't work and neither did the diet. I was so stressed out that I decided to give everything a rest for a while. I was constantly told that if I lost weight I should be able to jump start my cycles and get pregnant on my own. But whenever I tried to loose weight it came back. I am hoping that the ball is now rolling in the right direction. and I finally have the hope that a healthier thinner mommy me is in my future.

I am so happy for you and hope this is the beginning of a thinner, healthier (and eventually pregnant) future for you. Getting approval, pre-op diets...it all gets frustrating as all get out but (2 weeks out) I can say it is so worth it! Good luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!