Hii everyone I am a 55y female and weigh 230 @ 5ft 6 have struggled for years with my weight and have made the decision to take charge of my life and have surgery. I want to be more active without the joint pain ,to be able to get out and do things with my grand kids without tiring out . I am a fledgling my first appt is Nov 24,2014 with the surgeon and then 2 months with nutritionist and psych eval then surgery hopefully in late Jan early Feb. I know I can do this I have a friend who is 5 months post op she is my support person and has done great and is Super excited and supportive and am so very excited. Best of luck to all of you prayers for all.Cindyin NC