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Hello everyone! This is my first post. I will be attending wls seminars on 9/3 and 9/8. I am gathering info on doctors and hospitals from the net and from co-workers that have had wls. My husband is against it as he is afraid I will die or be harmed by the surgery or its outcome. He wants to know where the 70 and 80 year old people are that have had the surgery. I understand his concerns, but I cannot keep living like this. I am the world's greatest loser and greatest gainer. I am horrible at maintaining a loss. I have gained and lost so much weight in my 52 years. I do great on a diet, then fall off the wagon and continue to play under the wheels. I have not taken this decision lightly and am researching for the best doc and facility. Of course, I have to start with my insurance which is blue cross PPO and work backwards. So far the hospitals are Mercy San Juan and UCD Med Center. By the way, I live in Sacramento so if anyone out there has had experience with either of those hospitals, I would love to hear from you. I am checking into Dr. Laura Machado at Mercy San Juan and Drs Ali and Fuller at UCD. I weigh 300 and am 5'6". Thank goodness I am unbelievably healthy. Even my regular doc says I have the blood work of a young athelete! My sisters are one year older and one year younger than me and they are both small women and have lots of health issues. I got the good genes and hair in the family! I work in a personnel office of a school district and have been here 21 years. I love my job and the people I work with. All in all, I am a very happy, very healthy woman who wants to live a non-fat life. I will keep you posted on my journey. Again, if anyone has personal info on Drs. Machado, Ali or Fuller, I would love to hear about it.
