Hi Leslie! It was so nice to hear from you! I am finally able to eat more then soup, I now can have scrambled egg for breakfast, no toast but in a little over two weeks I'll be able to eat anything!! Ya-Hoo! I'll have to watch fats and sugars, but God will help me with it all! I have lost a total of about thirty-nine pounds! I saw my doctor yesterday and he said most people come off insulin two to six months after surgery! I was discharged non insulin dependent!! Praise God! The Sleep-Apnea will be cured soon and then all the other medication I am on for Cholestrol, Diabeties, High Blood pressure to just name a few. I told my doctors eight months ago I'm not seeking this surgery simply to get small, my Health was going downhill. I needed this tool to get it back! I kept praying to God if this is the right thing to do show me! I am thankfull to him always! Well I'll let you go for know! Keep your chin up and never stop searching for your answers!Your friend in the great circle of life!