Born2Lose

I have no idea, there is a questionaire you fill out and when I log into their site it says I am low risk under the assessment, when they callled me they told me I was high risk. I asked them how they figured I was high risk and they couldn't tell me, but added that looking at my records, they couldn't understand why I was high risk either. If you are high risk, you have to meet with one of their surgeons, if you are low risk, you can just go to the center. Like I previously posted, meeting one of their surgeons required a 1000 mile trip. Personally, I thought it was just a way to make more money off of me. And it is not practical. If I wanted to travel 1,000 miles, I would just go back to Mexico and get my fill done for free! I now know that I CAN get a fill somewhere else, even though they try to convey this message that you won't get any support if you got your surgery in Mexico. Also, their prices are higher than the price I will be getting from a bariatric center in my own town, which does fluoro...unlike fill centers usa. Like MySjerriJo said, call around, seach the net, etc. I felt like they were my only opportunity besides going back to Mexico. Believe me, a doctor/hospital near you will be more than happy to take your money :cool:

I filled out an application at http://www.fillcentersusa.com/ they told me I was high risk, even though on their online assessment I scored a 2 - low risk. Go figure?!?! They said I would have to be seen by one of their surgeons, the closest being about 1000 miles from my house. I felt like this center was suppose to be helpful for people to find support near their area? It made me feel hopeless, especially since the website tries to relay the idea that most doctors will not see you if you got a band in a foreign country. Finally, I called all the bariatric centers in my area (St. Louis), and there were several that welcomed me (with decent rates too!) I have an appt on wed. I just wanted to let others out there know, you can probably find help close to home.

I think compulsive eating is EXACTLY like alcoholism. My step father (who is an alcoholic) tells me, "why don't you just quit eating". I say to him, why don't you quit drinking?! When I finally admitted that I can't control myself, I began to understand him a little better, and now I no longer judge him as much. He criticized me for wanting to go through with surgery, and I told him that at least I could admit I have a problem and need help. There are so many other parallels. I will eat very little for days at a time, and then I will go on an eating binge for days- he does the same thing, except with alcohol. The longest he has been sober is 2 months. I can stay on a diet for a few months and then, I too, fall off the proverbial wagon. He can't have just one drink. I can't have just one bite. They are both addictions, but in two different forms.

I am 215 now @ 5'2". My first pic is me at 145 which is still considered overweight. I felt overweight at the time, but looking back, I think I was fine. My mom still thinks I needed to lose 20 more pounds! The dress I was wearing in the pic is a size 5. I think you should really weigh at what you feel comfortable at. <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/stlmommy2boys/thennow.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>