Hello, this is my first post. I have a date of April 11th. I am excited and scared. I will be traveling about 6 hours to have my procedure with Dr. Borland (Louisiana). I have struggled my entire life to have a healthy weight and to be happy with my image. It started when I was 18 and just graduated high school. I was 60 pounds overweight and was told about a Dr. That prescribed diet pills (phentetmine). I received the diet pills for years and lost the weight and felt wonderful! I incorporated exercise and had never felt better. Fast forward 20 years and it has been a yo yo of 50 pounds up 40 pounds down and even more throughout the birth of my 3 children. I have made the decision to schedule my surgery and saved the money as I will be cash pay. I am very excited, but scared. Could I really be headed towards my goal weight by my 40th birthday? (July). Have others started with 50 pounds to lose and been successful? Also, has anyone had the surgery a few hours from home where you stay in a hotel? What do you pack? Thank you in advance and I am excited to hear back from anyone!!
