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HERE GOES MY NEW JOURNEY TO A NEW ME 9/25/2010I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT EVER SINCE I HAD MY FIRST CHILD.  I REALLY NEVER GAVE MUCH THOUGHT TO SURGERY, TRYING ALL KINDS OF DIETS AND PILLS.  EXERCISEING MORE, EATING LESS, YOU KNOW THE USUAL.  I'VE JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, TOPS 5 DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOTHING WORKED.  I'VE READ A LOT OF DIET BOOKS AND PROMISED MYSELF I COULD DO IT IF I WOULD JUST DO IT.  WELL IT NEVER WORKED.  I WAS SURE I WOULD BE FAT OR GROSSLY OBESE AS MY DOCTOR WROTE ON MY MEDICAL CHARTS.  MY NEICE IN LAW CAME HOME AND TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE THE LAP BAND DONE AS SOON AS SHE HAD THE OKAY.  I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS IS WHAT I MIGHT NEED.  DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH MORE THOUGHT UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK WHEN MY ASTHMA NURSE CALLED TO CHECK ON ME AND ASKED HAD I EVER CONSIDERED THIS.  I SAID NO AND SHE SAID I WOULD BE A CANDAITATE FOR THE SURGERY.  I HAVE BEEN READING AND CHECKING OUT EVERYTHING I CAN FIND ON LAP BAND SURGERY.  I TALKED WITH MY DOCTOR ON SEPT 22 IF I COULD GET A CONSULTED AND HE PUT ONE IN FOR ME THAT DAY.  STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANY THING ELSE ABOUT IT YET.  BUT I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE LAP BAND SURGERY AND THEY ARE ALL PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.  DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN YET, BUT IT WILL.  I AM READY FOR IT.