Scared to death!

[Arts137 1,811]

Great post. Angela, at 4 weeks, 4 months or 4 years we all have struggles. In terms of food and weight, the sleeve helps, but it's not a cure-all. And those facing other difficulties in life humble me.

In any case the sleeve and weight loss, weight maintainence, and weight control are neither automatic nor easy... but worth the psychic effort!

[4theluvof 11]

Thanks Arts137-I am leaning towards it being worth the psychic effort. This may be the reset button I need. I am sure it's not easy but then again that's why I'm here in the first place.

Thanks so much-Happy Monday!

[NtvTxn 1,262]

Compared to giving birth to a child, this is nothing. Going through cancer treatment, I saw my mom and mother in law both do that, this isn't even even close. Laproscopic surgery is really something. I had my tonsils out not quite 30 years ago, to me, it hurt more. I had very little pain with this surgery. I only took pain meds after being discharged, at night for less than two weeks. The 'worst' is when you sneeze, cough or laugh. Have a pillow near-by and hold it against your tummy if possible!! Turning over in bed at night, wasn't comfortable, which is why i took the pain medicine at night. I sleep on my side, so I had a nice flat pillow to put under my tummy.

[ratkins 5]

Wow! This forum is fantastic! Like I said before I wasn't telling ANYONE about this surgery. Now I know from being on here it is exactly what I needed. I really appreciate the advice and personal experiences-extremely helpful.. I do have a pretty extensive health history and when I weigh the pros and cons of doing this surgery, the list of pros is endless. It sure is a fact that the mind is a powerful tool. This decision was easier to digest the further out I was from my surgery date. I guess a lot of fear goes into the permanency of the surgery and the what if's....

I always compared things I have done in my life to my cancer and the treatments I went through for it. So every time I ask myself "is it worse or will be worse than that time of my life" or I woujd say "doesn't hurt as much as chemo". When I do that for this decision it seems like a no brainer.. One thing I was concerned about was getting all the nutrients I need due to depleting some being in this medical menopause. My doctor said that us a common concern with cancer patients who consider this surgery but like I mentioned before, fat produces estrogen so that definitely is on my mind.

Hey folks -this forum really helps with getting things out there, listening to others and trying to hammer it out from there.

From the bottom of my heart-THANK YOU!!!

Thank you for posting your thoughts. I am new to this forum and have my first appointment in 2 days. My parents are helping me pay for it since my insurance wont. I have been struggling with the same thoughts since they told me they wounld help me. I dont want to let them down but can I really get a handle on this addiction?? I thought I was the only one who looked forward to the food at the movie or other events. I can totally relate to your relationship with food and appreciate you sharing this so I can learn too.

This is a great forum

[No game 14,437]

food addiction. I think that's what most of us have. There are a few here that say they were

never addicted to it. I even started a thread about it a long time ago to gather the thoughts of the ones that felt they were never addicted..

I'm an addict (still)

I didn't go very long through the day not thinking of food. It was and sometimes still is the first thought I have in the morning and the last thought I have before falling asleep. I would look forward to my alone time so I could eat (I was a secret eater mostly) I would eat normal in front of people for the most part but would make up for it when I had a moment alone.

And sometimes that meant sneaking real quick into the kitchen when no one was looking and stuffing something real quick to get a "fix"

The sleeve? It helps yes to to a certain point and when to eat the right foods.

That's why for people like me therapy is a must