Newbie undecided!

[jordanada 0]

Well I had my first appointment today and I am more undecided than ever...looking around the office no one looked healthy, alot of loose saggy skin on lady look so horrible! I asked what operations she had and she said ryn two years ago...I was petrified. I have a bmi of 50 and I weighed in at 299 today...my surgery in set for September. Scared of the results I may end up with and don't want to regret it.

[NotLookinBack 164]

It's what you make it.. I don't know anything about the extra skin (yet).. I am still pre-op.. but the way that I see it.. I would rather have some saggy skin and live a longer healthier life with the ones thatI love than not get it and only be around for awhile. In the end it's your choice.. no one can pressure you or make you do something that you don't want to. You just have to decide what's best for you.. Best of luck!

[cindymg 629]

If the pain of where you are isn't worse than the fear of where you are going, then don't go there.

When I was making my decision I read everything I could get my hands on. Just search for gastric sleeve on Amazon. By the time of my surgery, I absolutely knew I was making the right decision.

Yeah there is a lot of excess skin after losing 44 lbs (there is going to be more after I lose the next 40 lbs). Yeah I can't eat like my friends do. But, my health problems are resolved, my food obsession is no longer, and I feel better than I have in 40 years.

Good luck on your journey. It's going to be amazing!

[jordanada 0]

I wish I knew the unknown. I don't have to wait or get approval so it a done deal, I just have to be sure. Thanks for the response. On most days I want it and then I am afraid of the results.