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Tomorrow morning I will have my bypass surgery. That will begin my physical journey. 7 months ago it began mentally when I decided to live life instead of just existing in life. People keep asking me if I'm scared. How can I be afraid of living life again? The next few days will be difficult and I am sure I will have setbacks ahead but thinking about just watching life go by and not participating in it is much worse. Time to say goodbye to diabetes and a handful of pills each day and hello to a better life.

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Welcome Tileman. You have gone through the worst already. Getting the mind and body to work together is the hard part. You have already gotten on the horse. Now just grab the reigns and enjoy the ride. You wont believe what you find along the way of this lifetime of better health life. Good luck and keep posting.

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25 minutes ago, Tileman said:

Tomorrow morning I will have my bypass surgery. That will begin my physical journey. 7 months ago it began mentally when I decided to live life instead of just existing in life. People keep asking me if I'm scared. How can I be afraid of living life again? The next few days will be difficult and I am sure I will have setbacks ahead but thinking about just watching life go by and not participating in it is much worse. Time to say goodbye to diabetes and a handful of pills each day and hello to a better life.

Awesome attitude. You're setting yourself up for success!

Best wishes for a smooth surgery and a speedy recovery!

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51 minutes ago, Tileman said:

Tomorrow morning I will have my bypass surgery. That will begin my physical journey. 7 months ago it began mentally when I decided to live life instead of just existing in life. People keep asking me if I'm scared. How can I be afraid of living life again? The next few days will be difficult and I am sure I will have setbacks ahead but thinking about just watching life go by and not participating in it is much worse. Time to say goodbye to diabetes and a handful of pills each day and hello to a better life.

Congrats man! That whole mentality was a driving factor for myself as well, My labs and everything were good, even if I was over 320 lbs, and sure I was "medically healthy" but clearly that wouldn't last forever. I had to weigh out the risks of surgery vs the risks of not having the surgery. Pretty much a no-brainer!

Good Luck on your surgery and moving forwards!

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Good luck to you! It will all be worth it. I’m only 1 week post op and so happy I made this decision. Don’t get me wrong I had buyers remorse the first few days but that is to be expected

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Congrats on the journey you’re about to begin! It’s an amazing ride— good luck tomorrow!

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And I hope all of the above posters are doing well with their pist-surgery lives! Happy campers make Camp Bariatric more fun, don't you think?🎪

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