Well..I got my insurance approval and date for May 14, 2001. This date falls on the same day as my thirtieth birthday. I saw a good sign in this, and I kept the date.
Very few of my friends and family are for me having the operation. One of the first questions they usually ask is where I am having the procedure done. When I say the University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey, they want to know if that is a good hospital. (???) I have lately been telling people that I going to Honest John's Stomach Stapling and Hock Shop to have the procedure. Either answer I say, the critical people always look at me like I am going to undergoing experiments on the Island of Dr. Moreau when I tell them that I will having Weight Loss Surgery.
Many people have said the most ignorant and heartless comments to me. I have heard everything from, "why don't you just not eat so much." to "just get yourself a good pair of walking shoes." None of these people has ever had a weight problem at all, least of all been 150 pounds overweight.