JUST REMEMBER THE SURGERY IS ONLY A TOOL YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE HARD WORK TO MAKE IT A COMPLETE SUCCESS!!! I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST ON YOUR JOURNEY........THERE ARE UPS & DOWNS, JUST DON'T GIVE INTO THE DOWNS & IF YOU FIND YOURSELF STRUGGLING, PLEASE REACH OUT TO SOMEONE ON HERE OR AT YOUR DR'S OFFICE SO YOU DON'T GET OFF TRACK!!!! I'VE HAD ALL 3 PROCEDURES (ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR TWO!!!!) A LOT OF MEDICAL ISSUES HAVE DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF THEM THAT CAN NOT BE CURED OR TRANSPLANTED......SO FOLLOW THE PROGRAM & MAKE SURE THEY RUN LABS FREQUENTLY TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR NUMBERS STAY NORMAL & STABLE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.......I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU & YOUR JOURNEY.....IT TOOK 17 YRS, TO REACH MY GOAL WT. DUE TO ALL THE MEDICAL ISSUES, IT WON'T TAKE YOU THAT LONG....... ARE THEY DOING IT LAPRASCOPICALY OR OPEN????