Well things are going very well,so far so good.op was on 15/10/14 starting weight 26stone 6pound weighed myself this morn 23stone 10pound.& my energy levels are improving by the day.dissolvable stitches are almost completely dissolved.im hoping to back in work this coming week,fingers crossed.just booked flight to my wife's country El salvador for a month in February next year,my goal is to get below 21stone before travel.i haven't been for a few years,my wife & son travelled without me as the long haul flight was too long for my size..then.its beginning to prove a good decision I decided back in September.