October 19th- I have my 1st mtg w/ Dr. Woodruff Monday morning 10/23/06 at the St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph Weight Loss Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Afterwards I am scheduled w/ Dr. Esperon for my psych eval. I spoke w/ Dr. Esperon on the phone and he seems extremely nice and I am interested in mtg w/ him. I am getting the ball rolling b/c I wish to have this done before the holidays. I have tried dieting for so many years but as soon as I take one step off track I gaining it all back plus some. My heaviest weight was 264lbs and that was in October of 2004 and I think now I am about 250lbs. I did lose around 50 lbs doing weight watchers but I have slowly gained it all back. Since I work at the hospital that I am having the surgery at I have access to a lot of support and help from co-workers. Everyone I have spoke with so far have been extremely nice and have made this decision an easy one to make. I will let you know how the mtg w/ the dr.'s go on Monday.

:clap2: God bless,

Becks

"Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess the baggage, the shorter the trip."~~A.H. Glasgow