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Simplejaxgirl and wndrfullife.... I'm 11 days post-op. Based on my post-op life so far...here are my thoughts. Am I making the right decisions? Yes, you are doing what's right for you and your future health, which in the long-run is the best decision(s) you can make. Am I loosing enough weight pre-op? Yes....The dr. only wants you to reduce the size of your liver. Losing weight is the best way to do this. It will make the surgery less likely to have issues from possibly knicking your liver. Plus, I was told, that your liver can get so enlarged that it can take 2 people with retractors to hold it back for the surgeon to work. Losing weight makes the liver light and fluffy and easy for one person to simply push out of the way. Will the surgeon say no if I do not loose enough weight? (No # was given) If you are losing ANY weight and following the pre-op diet as prescribed, he will not cance/reschedule on you. What if there are complications? He/She is a trained surgeon. I had NO compications....you will do fine and your hospital staff is specially trained to take good care of you no matter what happens. Will I be able to take care of my son and house after surgery? (I will only have support for maybe a day or two) Yes, you will not have a problem here. The only thing you will not be able to do is lift him up. So have him climb up in the chair/sofa with you to cuddle instead of picking him up. He may have to help out by picking his toys up instead of you, but everything else you will be able to do just fine. Be sure to rest as much as possible and keep sipping your beverages. What will life after surgery be like? It will be WONDERFUL! In 3 - 4 months you be able to play with your son longer and do more things with him that you would be able to if you had not had the surgery. You will be celbrating your future with him and able to participate so much more in his growing up. YOU WILL DO GREAT!! Start telling yourself that. You cannot control the unknown. All you can do is control how you approach it. Be as positive as you can and everything will be fine. I'm sure you think I'm being Pollyanna, and perhaps I am, but all I can do is answer from my vantage point, and so far, I've had an amazing recovery. I had never had surgery before and thought it would be FAR worse than this, and have been SO blessed....I'm sure you will be too. Good luck!!

A great blog Love! It really should go on a thread to make sure everyone see's it and reads it, not hidden away for a select few who read blogs. Everyone needs to read this! Another great thing is knowing you've been there, done that. Thank you for your wisdom, encouragement ,love & the book! You're the best!

Thanks so much love! I agree with maddy.. and post this.. this is one of the best posts I've seen, so HELPFUL to everyone..! thanks again for this!

Great blog, and loved the book! Thanks for adding them here for us!

Don't be disgusted. We all have to start somewhere. You will do great!

Don't give up now! You're too close to back out now. You will be fine. Don't over-think it.

ok, so finally took courage and rang my wls team and my blood tests came back on friday last week, but the surgeon has not looked at them yet and he can't tell me the results, but they dont look too bad, have to wait until tomorrow to get a call and dont know if i will get my op before christmas as problem with beds, give me strength........

I'm 9 days preop and having all the same anxiety. My hubby assures me that this is normal. I've been trying to focus on how great it's going to be to wear normal sizes again and not have to shop in the Plus Size section, and being able to pose proudly for pics instead of ducking when I see a camera. Can't wait for Onederland! Life after surgery is going to be fantastic! :-) That's what's helping me through all of the anxiousness. Almost there.....

I had to laugh at cropping the pictures...Id get the envelope and throw any of me looking so horrable away befor any one else seen them.....

One of my favorite sayings is "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it." I understand your fears and they are good to have now because if they are were you know them then they will always stay fears and never realty. I look forward to reading your blog and going through this with you.