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Hi, my name is Angie. I am 38 yrs old and live in Corsicana, TX. I am a registered nurse and work in the home health field. I have two daughters who are 18 yrs and 17yrs old. I am married to my second husband, Rodger, who is absolutely wonderful, supportive, loving. I couldn't ask for a better husband. I have fought with my weight my whole life. I was a chubby kid starting around 4th grade. Once, I hit puberty it all fell off and I was the tallest kid in my class. High school years, I was tall and about size 9 to 11. After high school, my weight bounced back and forth from size 11 to size 13. Oh, I thought I was so fat!!! LOL!!! I had my first daughter in 1988 and gained probably 60lbs. I eventually went on medifast and lost back down almost to high school weight then got pregnant again. Second daughter was born in 1990. This time I didn't gain quite as much but I didn't lose it either. I joined weight watchers and began exercising. I made it into the VN nursing program in 1993 - 1994 and gained more because that was constant stress!!! I lost some thru various OTC diet meds and even prescription diet meds. I was accepted into the ADN program in 1997 - 1998 and that was another year of total stress!! My weight has just fluctuated ever since then to now which is my largest. I am now a size 20-22, totally miserable and scared to death of my future if I stayed on this course. I came to the realization that I needed medical help and that prescription diet pills weren't the answer anymore. Once, I would get the weight off. I could manage to keep it off a while but it would sneak back on. A friend and coworker is who turned me on to the lap band solution. She is about 10 yrs younger than me and smaller too. I thought "If she can get approved then they should lay down the red carpet for me"!!!
