I had WLS on 12/1/05. It all went very smoothly due to my fantastic dr., Dr. Sheilah Clayton. I have no pain and I'm walking around the block a few times every day. Dr. Clayton and Ilene at Spectrim have both been wonderful to me. I also have an angel, Karen W., who had WLS 1 1/2 years ago. She has walked me through the entire procedure and post-op. I couldn't have done this without her.