I am scheduled to have my band on 1/30 (two more days!). I got my insurance approval last week and was completely psyched! I was nervous about getting approved these past few months because since I started the whole process I gained 18 POUNDS (in 3 mo). I know it's alot of weight! I got approved anyway and kind of pushed that guilt of gaining the weight aside and decided to focus on how much my life is going to change once I get the surgery. Now I just received a call from the Dr.'s office and she expressed their concern about the weight gain. I had a pro-op appointment with them last week and they didn't mention anything. Now two days before my surgery they call me with their hesitations about the surgery, suggesting I wait a a few months longer and get that weight off. I was so excited for this surgery. I know it's not a garentee, but I felt like it was a tool that would help me with my greatest obstacle, portion control. I was going to work at it so hard and let this be the time in my life where I really focused on myself and making myself healthier and happier.
I told her I wanted to go through with the surgery on Wed anyway. But now I feel all of this guilt about the weight I had gained. And now I'm scared if I don't loose the weight I should, they may give me the "I told you so" treatment post-op. Did any of you feel this way before surgery? Did any of you feel guilt that diets didn't work in the past as well as they should have, so why would the band be any different?
