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My name is Jean - I have been overweight the majority of my life.  One of my earliest memories of my weight being an issue for me was in kindergarten when I wanted to join a tap-dancing class that was held at the school and I was told that was for skinny girls, I was too fat.  And that was the majority of my life with two exceptions - 7th grade I lost a bucket of weight and was, for the one and ONLY summer in my life, able to wear a bikini swimsuit!  The other was my senior year, again I had lost a bucket load of weight, (which means that the weight I had lost in 7th grade came back to me!) and for the FIRST time in my life thought I looked HOT and graduated with pride and confidence.Well - then came college - gained a few pounds - then marriage - then pregnancies!  HELLO WEIGHT!  Now, at 46 years of age with 2 grown sons and 1 beautiful grand-daughter, I have been diagnosed with hypertension & type 2 diabetes.  I want to be able to be active with my grand-daughter and run around and play with her.  SO - here I am.I have been seeing Dr. Galo Grijalva of Arnot Bariatric Surgeons since July 2009.  At this point, I do not have a surgery date, but I am VERY close.  A few more medical reports need to be faxed to his office then the letter for approval gets sent to the insurance company.I am VERY excited to be on this journey and have a fabulous support system to assist me in keeping on track.  I am ready to be healthy again!