Dear Rachelle~~~~CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on your upcoming WLS; it is truly a life altering, life affirming event and I wish you the very best of all of it. May God watch over you and inspire your surgeon to do great things for you. I pray that your surgery is uneventful, your recovery complete. I had my OpenDS 15 months ago, lost 200 pounds and had the initial stage of an abdominoplasty, herniorraphy done on 5/21/ My health has never been better. If you have any questions I can help you with please email me. LAK480@aol.com Be well, be happy, be blessed.