Teri,
Glad you came here for advice. There is a woman in our forums, Micki, who has had this surgery. She posted about it in OUR BODIES and DIET and EXERCISE forumsseveral months ago, but you can still read them.

I sent her an e-mail and asked if she would drop in an reply to your post. Hopefully she will.

FYI- It has been a great experience for her.