Mary87

This coming Tuesday I am attending the seminar for weight loss surgery at Beaumont in Royal Oak, MI. This is the first step in getting the lap band surgery. After that I was told I need to have a physical and a psych evaluation before I can see the surgeon. I want the surgery really bad. I have tried several diets and have been unsuccessful. My family and boyfriend are very against this although my mother is coming to the seminar with me and I hope she changes her opinion on weight loss surgery. I wasn't always overweight. All through grade school and middle school I was at a healthy weight, then around sophomore year I began to slowly gain weight. I have been 100 lbs+ overweight for more then 5 years and I am miserable. I am praying that I am excepted for this surgery, all I want is to live a normal life without the restrictions I face with my weight.