Hi - I went to HUP - Dr. Schuricht was my surgeon. (Love him). I'm 51, too; and I, too, was the supermodel in the pre-surgical groups! (Lol!). I never felt like a size 2 before, but in the obese world, I wasn't that bad, I guess.
I have a congenital heart defect, tho, so I was in CHF and couldn't walk 10 feet and breathe at the same time ... so I was more "sick," if you will, than a lot of heavier people.
I had the sleeve surgery