tonyahebert

My Ah-ha moment... last month I went with some friends to a club. I am normally the picture taker. Well, this trip, I wasn't and there were pictures of me taken that when I first saw them, I did not realize was me. That was three weeks ago. I will be banded on May 31st, in Mexico. One of my best friends has been trying to convince me to that we needed to have this done for about a year now, and I have scoffed at her, told her I was not having surgery, no way in hell. With one picture, I completely changed my mind and I cannot wait. It is not that I have not realized how big I had gotten, but I was widowed 2 years ago and have just now begun considering that I do not want to be alone for the rest of my life, nor do I believe my husband would have wanted me to be alone. We were married 14 years, and in those 14 years, we had grown fat together, but we had each other. Now, if I don't do something about my weight, I feel like I will be alone for the rest of my life.

I just got my date today...May 31st. I can't help but feel anxious and it is posts like this that let me know I am doing the right thing and everything is going to go ok.

Hi Nicole...I am going to be going to Dr. Rodriguez as well...I am hoping to have my surgery around the same time...maybe we can be band buddies, lol. good luck! tonya

I spoke with Dr. Querry's office today in Marshall, Texas. I am so excited, cause I finally found a doctor that is less than a 2 hour drive for me...I live in extreme rural East Texas, I am a 3+ hours drive from Houston, same for College Station, 2 hours from Shreveport, 2 hours from Beaumont. She charges $225 for the inital office visit, then $130 for fills. She doesn't use flouro unless she has a problem finding the port. Anyone have comments on this? Also, she highly recommended that I did not get the J&J because it is so newly approved that I would have a hard time finding a doctor who was familiar with it...Just thought I would pass this along...

This is an old story, and I bet it made the rounds here last summer when it first came out, but I know that there are a lot of "newbies" here who will find it just as interesting, and thought-provoking as I did...not sure if I agree or not...does anyone know which doctor did this surgery? Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com