My first post, so here we go...

Several months ago I met a truely inspiring person, Stephani, who had had lapband surgery over a year ago. As a single parent of 5 daughters and on a teacher's salary I NEVER thought I would be able to afford surgery. But Stephani helped me to see that I was worth it, so I went to the bank and got a loan and even got the payments affordable. My surgery is scheduled for March 30 with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico, incidently March 30th is also my 50th birthday.

Naturally I am excited and nervous. Unfortunately, I will probably be making the trip on my own. Most of my daughters either are in college/school or living back east. The daughter who could take time to go, thinks I am crazy for traveling to Mexico with all the travel warnings. But I really didn't have an option, $7300 in Mexico vs $17,000 in the states.

So thanks again for Stephani, and wish me luck.

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I wish you much, much luck. You are brave. Be sure to stay in touch with all of us. I'll be thinking of you on March 30th.

Good luck and congratulations. Your 50's are going to be interesting, that is for sure :0).