:) hello my name is latricia like everyone else I started feeling uncomfortable and I decided to change the way I felt I started researching dr's and I coudnt make up mind so I asked a family friend about the dr who did her surgery and I contacted Dr.Preeti Malladi in February 2014 and we started the process from there and I finally got approved and my surgery was 12/8/14 my hospital stay was 2 days my total weight loss so far is 45.6 pounds some days are easy but im taking my time and getting adjusted to eating and drinking