My first post, so here we go...
Several months ago I met a truely inspiring person, Stephani, who had had lapband surgery over a year ago. As a single parent of 5 daughters and on a teacher's salary I NEVER thought I would be able to afford surgery. But Stephani helped me to see that I was worth it, so I went to the bank and got a loan and even got the payments affordable. My surgery is scheduled for March 30 with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico, incidently March 30th is also my 50th birthday.
Naturally I am excited and nervous. Unfortunately, I will probably be making the trip on my own. Most of my daughters either are in college/school or living back east. The daughter who could take time to go, thinks I am crazy for traveling to Mexico with all the travel warnings. But I really didn't have an option, $7300 in Mexico vs $17,000 in the states.
So thanks again for Stephani, and wish me luck.
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