hi i'm ed,a 56 year old insurance salesman in west central louisiana, that has decide to do something about my weight. i've weighed over 300 lbs for 12 years and its time for a change. after seeing the results of weight loss surgery from several friends and clients, i've decided to use vsg. i have my initial consultation with dr merriman in shreveport, la on july 14th. cannot think of a thing that will make me change my mind. ready for the thinner ed i used to know. have seen a lot of good results and comments on this forum. will keep posting as time goes on. wish me luck