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Six years ago I went through all the steps towards WLS. The day before my surgery I cancelled it. I was afraid. I was thinking that I’m crazy to let someone remove most of stomach. I thought “yeah I’m a big dude but I’m not THAT big”. (I’m “only” 300 pounds). Well six years later, I weigh the same, still on BP meds, sleep apnea etc. I’m so nervous about doing the process again but then cancelling again out of fear. Any advice on taking the final plunge? Any advice on how to get through those final hours or days or minutes before surgery?

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Write a pros and cons list....hopefully for you the pros far out-weigh (no pun intended!) the cons. Remind yourself every single day of the pros.

Have you thought about some counselling with a bariatric related counsellor or therapist? Hopefully they may help you work through some of your anxieties.

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On 10/27/2020 at 2:03 AM, tomd74 said:

Six years ago I went through all the steps towards WLS. The day before my surgery I cancelled it. I was afraid. I was thinking that I’m crazy to let someone remove most of stomach. I thought “yeah I’m a big dude but I’m not THAT big”. (I’m “only” 300 pounds). Well six years later, I weigh the same, still on BP meds, sleep apnea etc. I’m so nervous about doing the process again but then cancelling again out of fear. Any advice on taking the final plunge? Any advice on how to get through those final hours or days or minutes before surgery?

My WLS is on the 31st Oct, this saturday!

I am nervous and anxious but thats normal. I expect there to be pain and other stuff but if you read here in the forum, everyone has been through it. Speak to your surgeon maybe, ask for a phone call to alleviate your worries.

One thing that helps is looking at the before and after photos thread here, everyone looks so different and no one regrets it.

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