I "met" the heart at a meeting of women in the Indianapolis area who all share the common bond of having had or wanting to have a very special type of weight loss surgery - BPD/DS. It is a miraculous second chance at a long and healthy life after suffering with the ravages of obesity (in my case for over 20 years.) This surgery has allowed me to reclaim my health (coming off $1200 worth of medications every month) and to reclaim my "youth" (losing half my body weight and allowing me true freedom of movement for the first time in my adult life.) If you have ever considered or would consider weight loss surgery, PLEASE, research all the options and make sure you are doing what is right for YOU - not for your insurance company, your surgeon (who may only do one or two of the many available procedures), your friends ("gosh, my sister had X surgery and she did OK"). Do what is right for YOU! And FOLLOW YOUR HEART!