Surgery 8/19 - Can I really Succeed?

[Kcarr1120 15]

I am having a band to bypass revision on Monday and I am so worried that I will fail yet again! I have been eating horribly (don't have to do a pre-op diet) - my liver is probably getting fattier by the minute! What if I can't do this - I mean lose weight? What if this doesn't work for me? What if I can't change my lifestyle? I want to be healthy and fit, but food is/has been so important in my life. I am just plain scared.....Am I gonna go postal when I can't eat an oreo? Will I be happy eating 5 bites of Thanksgiving dinner? I am going with it, and hoping that in time, with every pound I lose, this new lifestyle will develop and I will gain a healthy relationship with food......Is that possible?

[sgc324 4]

You are hysterical! I am with you on that. I have had 2 failed surgeries in which I am getting complications and the thought of gastric bypass scares me to death. I have always been an entertainer, cooking up a storm for people. Now I feel that my life will be compromised and I cannot do the things that give me the most pleasure.

I can't live with this pain either from the complications. Everyday is a struggle and I feel like I am being forced to do this.

Best wishes to you though and please keep us posted on how you are feeling. I think that our relationship with food can be handled a bit better over time, maybe we actually might be afraid of gaining weight. Who knows?

It hasn't happened to me yet! LOL.