Ok I am now in my 49th year of life, up till i was 21 i was a fit hardworking bloke (Blacksmith.in summer flour miller in winter) i worked out 3 or 4 times a week, then in middle of an English winter i fell 30ft and severly damaged my spine the muscle went to fat then my glands gave up so since then i have had a running battle with increasing weight gain,Today 14th feb I finaly got the letter to tell me they will operate to remove most of my stomach,in an effort to save my worthless lifeI go to see the specalist s to see how much novocain etc ill need, and here is the problem , i react to most drugs,but as i live on a constant drip of Morphine maybe ill get a better life afterwards, hey!! maybe ill walk again (( LOL some hope there))...so if your reading this , Thank you....just treat it as an old man rambling and smile xxx