HI girl..I am new here , but everyone needs an angle,,I go for my surgery the 25th of this month too..and am a bit scared, but more excited to know I will have a whole new way to eat and look forward to shopping and feeling better and walking with no more pain in the feet and legs..I weigh 322 now and was a food addict..and waited 2 years for my Insurence Co. to let me go through with this..I wil rub my ST. Judes head and make a wish for you lady..and huggs and prayers to you...think good things...bye for now,,,stormey/f/MI.