My office is very chatty and cutting. I didn't want it to be spread around, but I had to tell my boss and he told someone else. It got all around the office the day before I took off for the surgery. That day was rough because I had to defend my actions against the typical ignorance of people who either aren't addicts or who are jealous that I've found this great tool to improve my life. After the surgery, though, all I've gotten is great support and people are in my corner. The way I thought about it was that I couldn't really explain the huge weight loss as diet and exercise, so they would have found out anyway. And maybe, I can help someone with my example of taking control of my life. And if anyone has anything else to say me after that, I just tell them to pound sand. It's my life.