I don’t know when it started, but I found I didn’t want pictures taken of me anymore. I didn’t want to go to parties anymore. I couldn’t sleep at night, but it was hard to keep my eyes open during the day. I felt chest tightness and shortness of breath often, and I had bad headaches, like my head was going to explode. When I saw the swollen face in the mirror, I asked myself, “Is this me?” If somebody had asked me then, “Do you think you can change your life completely—inside and out—in 8 weeks?” I would certainly have answered, “That’s impossible!” I asked myself, “Will the rest of my life be like this forever?”