Buckfever53

Thanks everyone currently on my last shift at work tonight starting my clear liquid diet. For anyone that is drinking the Isopure pre mixed drinks. I bought a grape Powerade zero and mixed the melon Isopure 50/50 and it tastes a hell of a lot better. Not really getting nervous more excited. Tomorrow I am gonna head out on the the four wheeler for a while take a nice relaxing ride through the woods and get mentally prepare my self for the upcoming week.
Like I said 10 times before my biggest worry with the surgery was and still is. "your not that big, I am surprised your approved, put some time in at the gym and you will be fine". I am doing this because the surgery is a tool and i know on my own i am not going to lose 60 lbs and I am happy i stuck with my decision and I just hope everything goes well Monday morning. On a funny note the other day I was on my way to my final appointment and the song "Dont fear the reaper" came on..... haha ironic..

Looking foward to monday, not really nervous just getting anxoius. Any last words of advise?

Hay people die in the shower, walking across the street and every other thing we do each day someone has died doing the same things. Life is much better and way more fun with less weight so do what you think is best and do what you need to do to enjoy life.

Feb 3 for me

I too was nervous about the anesthesia, but after discussing it with my surgeon, my PCP, and doing all of the pre-op testing along with getting myself in the best cardiovascular health possible I went in that operating room and slid onto that operating table with confidence. My point is do what you are suppose to do and leave the doubting and second guessing alone that mess will drive you crazy. Make the decision for yourself and trust your medical team! I wish nothing less than the best for you.

Buckfever --
I was in exactly the same boat -- about 260 and 5'11". I struggled over making the decision on everything from the medical stuff all the way to the social impacts. Ultimately, I convinced myself of three things, 1) that I didn't wan't to live the rest of my life carrying around all the extra weight, 2) that I couldn't reliably lose it on my own, and 3) that relative to doing nothing the surgery was safe. I was sleeved on November 25th and now I'm down to 216 and it feels amazing. Everything feels better -- clothing, sleeping, sitting, walking, breathing, on and on. I haven't felt this good since I was 25.
My surgery and recovery were basically a breeze -- two days of feeling like shit and then a very rapid recovery. I took a week off work (office job) and that was plenty. I don't eat a whole lot and that feels fine (in my new world). The social stuff (which had me freeked out) is actually simple. In group settings, no one notices. For sitdown meals, I go to a restaurant and order something small and easy to eat and enjoy it. It's actually quite liberating not obsessing about food all the time.
Clearly a very personal decision, but as a guy who was worried about many of the same things as you (in a similar lower BMI situation), my only regret is not having done this sooner....good luck.

I went through the same thing. And I'm close to the same size as you. If I told people they were shocked i was having "wieght loss surgery". Even some of the pre-op appointments for labs some of the staff was saying that to me. So on my last pre-op appointment before my surgery I told my Dr what I had been hearing. His response made me feel better. He went through the medical research with me that shows that the surgery was definately indicated for my BMI as well as BMI's that are lower than mine. He then made a comment that took it home for me. He said, the reason why people are telling you don't look big enough is because currently a large population of our society is bigger so it doesn't seem abnormal and when people think of people that need wieght loss surgery they are thinking of very large people.
But all in all you have to decide it's the right choice for yourself. No one should tell you what you need to do.
I had my sleeve Jan 7th. And do not regret it at all.

Hi,
Meeting with Doctor this wensday to set my date I am shooting for the 2nd or third week of Jan,
I wanna start the year of with a new start.