Looks like I have a Date!!!
Terrific news...what else can I say, but just "go for it!" That day will be the first day of the rest of your life, and your life will improve in so many ways.
I recently relocated to another community and a different job this past fall, and I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it is for my "weight problem" to be a non-issue! I feel so much better about myself. I don't regret having had this procedure at all.
Follow the doctor's orders for as long as he says, and you will be fine. Concentrate on protein and non-caloric foods, and the weight will come off fast. I have comfortably lost nearly 100 pounds in under 7 months, with 30 more to go. I am certainly NOT the same shape I was, physically or emotionally. You can and will do it too...have Faith!