Hi Carmen,
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Thanks for the encouraging words in my profile, my wife had the surgery on 10/22/01. She's down 135lbs as of TODAY!! As for myself, I've gotten my BMI down to 38, and my diabeties and HBP, WELL under control. I'm down 15lbs in 2 weeks, I think I can FINALLY say after six years of struggling with weight. "I FINALLY stapled my head!!" well WBS :)