Coretta: I want to welcome you to Obesityhelp.com. And to congratulate you on your decision to take control of your own life. I, too, am pre-op, but I have been researching this surgery for the past three years and would like to offer any assistance and information that I can if you should need it. It's very important to have alot of support and this web-site is the best for that. The chat room can be very helpful. Again congratulations and keep your profile updated so that we will know what's going on.