Hi, my name is Tracey, and I'am 50 years old this year, tired of being obese, and tired of failing at every diet, ( nutri system, weight watchers twice, opti fast, xenical now known as alli, adkins, slim fast etc.) I went for my consult on Sept. 27th, met my surgeon, and found out I need to go on another diet so a doctor can document it for 6 months. So I go for that appointment on the 23rd of October. Here is my problem, I have been reading about all the people on here and seen wonderful before and after photos, then I found the memorial site, and started reading a few of those who did either have the surgery and then die a year or two later, or some who died at the hospital, and even months after.  So are you ever out of the woods, or do you always have to worry about dying from complications of, if not the surgery itself, but some of the effects that these surgeries may cause further down the road? I want with everthing that is in me tohave this done, but I want to be around to see my grandchildren grow up, and to see the two children that haven't married, have children. I will continue on this journey and hopefully some of you will tell me that you had these same feelings and everything turned out great and that you don't have problems years on down the road. I will be on this site a lot doing research so I would appreciate your comments.