Jean A.
I am a 55 year-old married mother of 3 beautiful grown girls. I really didn't have a weight problem until after the births of my children but have steadily climbed in weight over the years to a high of 220 lbs. As a woman only 4 feet 11 inches tall, that's a lot of weight!!! Also, my shape is definitely that of an "apple" so my obesity is very pronounced. Just like everyone else, I've tried any and every diet and was most succussful on the Zone diet a few years back when I lost about 40 lbs. but of course put it all back on....and more.
When I started thinking about WLS I really didn't know anyone who had had it so I started from scratch. I did a lot of research and ended up at New England Medical Center in Boston and am so glad I did. To make a long story short, I'm having GBS on 9/25/07.
