Debi - you will absolutely love the results of this surgery! If you follow doctor's orders, chew, chew, chew, sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk you will be a fantastic loser. It worked for me - I am down 174 lbs, I started at 302 and now I am at 128. I am 58 years old! You weight losses will happen quickly. I'll be thinking of you, back here in cold snowy Ohio.