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So I have been looking into this surgery for many years.  I first started looking into it sometime after 2000.  I was married at the time and only about 200 or so pounds.  We had two more children after that and I continued to consider it off and on.  It just always seemed too drastic for me.  Around 300 lbs, i got approved through my husband's insurance.  Shortly thereafter, he told me he wanted a divorce.  I was devastated and for some reason never saw it coming.  Within no time at all, he moved out and was remarried.  I got divorced in 2006 and became a single mom of 4 kids.  I was scared to be alone and having the surgery was now an impossibility as I was no longer insured under him.  I felt as if I hesitated and lost the opportunity.  Now it's 2010 and I weigh 395 lbs. I just keep on creeping up the scale.  I realize that I will never stop going up the scale and perhaps something drastic is called for at this point.  Unfortunately, my insurance does not cover it but I have been blessed with a grandmother who decided to do this for me as a gift.  She paid for my brother's surgery 1.5 year ago and he's lost 200 lbs.  I have done so much research on this and prayed for a long time.  I had been looking into it longer than my brother but I did not have the guts to go for it when I had the chance.  My brother seized the opportunity right away.  I envy him for that and I am learning from his courage.  Once I made the decision that I was going to do this for sure, I prayed that God would open a door.  I started trying to save up money but for me it would have been quite a long time before that would happen.  Then shortly after I had begun praying that God would open a door, my grandmother calls me out of the blue and offers.  I had never brought it up to her at all but I will say that I prayed God might put it on her heart to do this for me if she felt led to.  She's been blessed financially all of her life and suddenly she calls and tells me that God put it on her heart to do this for me.  Amazing!  I have researched lots of surgeons but something about BMI of Texas has always appealed to me.  When my grandmother told me to go for it, I was at the seminar two days later! I had my consult with Dr.Duperier and he told me to lose 30 lbs and then we will schedule.  So here i am on a pre op diet that involves shakes and some light meals in the evening.  It's only day 2 and it's going to be tough.  However I truly believe that God has led me to this point and He will see me through to the end!