LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SAY: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I HOPE ALL GOES WELL FOR YOU AND THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM FREE RECOVERY. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAD OUR WLS SURGERY IN 2001 AND HAVE LOST A COMBINED TOTAL OF 285 LBS SO FAR. YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!!!!! YOU DESERVE THIS AND YOU WILL SUCCEED. GET READY FOR THE MIRACLE OF WLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!