I had my lap band surgury done on 13 June 2005, I had last weighted in at 454lbs.  Well it's now 9 Nov 2006 (see I said lazy) and I now weight 238lbs.  My blood pressure is now 118/68, cholestrol is 131, I used to take 50mg Lo-Pressor (heart med) 1 in am and 1 in pm, now I take 25mg 1 time a day.  And best of all I was taking 100 units of 70/30 insulin 3 times a day, now I do not take any, no shots no pills nothing.  I have no regrets at all, sometimes I get the urge for some of the things that don't agree with me, steak and scrambled eggs, don't know why the scrambled eggs bother me but they do.  But I have been able to eat just about everything else just smaller volumes.  

Just Wanted to Pass On Some good news, 18 more lbs and I will have reached my goal weight.

Fred