John, i am having surgery on 09-16-2010 and i looked into this for at least 2 years. I am very happy with my discussion to have it done, i have a friend that has just hit 100 lbs and she is not my mentor, the hardest to me it the 2 weeks of liquids. but i think of what the end result is, me to get my health back. good luck in your journey. :smile: