One year after surgery I feel good most days, some nausea if I happen to overeat. Surgery was done at Mayo Rochester by Dr Janani Reisenhauer. Her after surgery protocol was on J tube feeding tube for 6 weeks, first 4 with no food or water. As hard as that was, in hindsight, we believe it was key to allowing the surgical repair to heal. 13 months out, life is new normal but good which includes regular daily exercise.