I'm from Watsonville. I'm between MONTEREY n Santa Cruz. I got the sleeve surgery on 01/09/17 my weight on that day was 309 now 274 not much, but over all I was at my highest 335 when I started my visits w Dr Vierra in Aug/16. The weight loss was not hard nor after the surgery. I felt great until the after the 5th day all my staples had to get removed on the fith day because my body was rejecting them. So I had to heal from the inside out n that to a while. I was not cleared to really work out until Feb18,17. I m so proud of your weight loss!!! Wishing u the the best n will keep u in mind. When I go visit my brother in Madera. ???