Hello Bob - <b>CONGRATULATIONS</b> Your special day is FINALLY here. I hope the emotions you're experiencing are full of excitement, hope, anticipation and peace. I wish for YOU all the health, joy, energy and wonderment that Ive found with weight loss surgery. It never ceases to amaze me, daily, all the wonderful and special moments that are now available to me with regaining my health. You'll be experiencing those same "special moments" yourself - make sure to keep up with your journal so that others can share in your happiness too. This is a second chance to LIVE again, no words can truly express the freedoms that come with LIVING LIFE rather then merely existing through it. This surgery has been nothing short of a miracle for me and I will be forever grateful. I've lost 230 lbs total and have been at goal in maintenance for 2 years now. I can honestly say there are absolutely NO REGRETS!!! :) I'll end this with one of my FAVORITE quotes...... <i>"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally <u>unlike</u> your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen </i> .....<b>So very true! : )</b>