Yes it has been one year since my surgery. It has been a long and slow process, however I would not change it for nothing in the world. I have learned so many new ways on how to stay healthy. I guess everyone loses weight at different paces, mine was so slow, I thought many times I was not going to lose any more weight. I am so much more self confident in myself and full of life now. I really was not living before, I was just going through the process. Now I know how to live and enjoy the little things in life. I never had any complications through this whole process. I thank God for that and at the same time I cant help to wonder what life would be like for me if I never had the surgery. Would I still be lost behind the four walls I lived in for so many years, would I be so much more bigger? All I can do is look forward and not look back. Life is so much better now. Anyone thinking of this life change, I would say..Go for it. Just do your research and educate yourself.