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Surgery in one week, I'm getting anxious and need some support



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I am having surgery next Friday the 21st in Mexico. I start my preop diet tomorrow and I am both nervous and excited for this journey. When ever I start to doubt this decision I think forward to the future and how happy I will be six months to a year from now. I am turning 40 this year and have a four year old son and a three month old daughter. I just try to remind myself that I want to be able to ski, hike, ride motorcycles etc. with my wife and kids in ten more years. With that being said, I still have a bit of doubt that I am making the right decision and that mostly comes down to selfish reasons like not being able to eat huge meals or socially drink much.

I would love to hear some positive comments on how this surgery has helped change your life. I even in encourage the negatives ones if you have any, I want to be fully informed before I get on that table.

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Having the VSG completely changed my life. I am a very healthy woman today! I have lost a lot of weight, I wear much smaller clothes... I am super confident in myself whereas I cannot say this before my surgery. I always felt held back...

But my life has meaning. I don't think I needed a WLS to finally realize this, but was the path destined to get me here. Life's good, like I always say. All this said, it's your journey and your decision. It's normal to have cold feet. Absolutely! The only thing I'll recommend is while it's good to have a positive outlook for your longtime future - please don't dismiss your everyday positive battles and outcomes. Don't be too eager to lose really fast. Just take each pound and Celebrate them individually and proudly.

Best wishes! :)

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I am 3 months out yesterday. My life has changed in so many ways - FOR THE BETTER.

Your apprehension is normal. I waffled back and forth during my waiting period and almost backed out the day before surgery and the day of surgery. I was scared to death!!!!!! If I had known then what I know now, I would have saved a lot of anxiety.

First, the big meal thing...I loved to sit down to a big steak dinner with all the sides like a loaded baked potato. Give me a pizza and I was in heaven. And, I loved my sweets.

Now, I can still have steak, I just eat much, much less. I might have a couple of bites of potato. I can have pizza, just not 2 or 3 large slices (my favorite pizza is one I make with a tortilla shell). Sweets - I really don't want them any more, but if I do have something, it's a couple of bites.

I, like you, thought I was going to feel deprived - not so. After 3 months, I'm back to being fairly normal, can eat out at a restaurant and eat the same things my family does, just in much smaller quantities.

It's not all sunshine and lollipops...I get frustrated that I can't eat faster. Sometimes my brain wants more food than my tiny tummy can handle. But, the energy I have, the pain I don't have and the increased quality of life, totally trump that other stuff.

Best of luck to you!

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