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CubsWinCubsWin I think we may have the same surgery center. My surgeon is from Kane Surgery Center in Hoffman Estates!

My Surgery is next Friday, May 9th! I am doing well on my pre-op diet. But as the surgery approaches, I am getting more and more nervous. I have tried to look back at my life and see if there was anything I could have still tried to stay away from such a major surgery. Can't think of anything. I need someone to tell me that I am doing the right thing for my health. Hopefully all goes well!

Thanks for your support! May 9th is not too far either. I go back on all Protein diet on Friday. Have been doing at 2-3 protien shakes anyway so shoudn't be that hard! How is your pre-op diet going, comeflywithme?

So, I called the doctor office to get the details on pre-op testing for my surgery scheduled for April 25th. It was getting close and I had not heard back! I found out that they did not send the request over to the Hospital on time and could not get the 25th confirmed! I was already 4 days into my pre-op diet and almost adjusted to it. Now I have to stop and restart on the 25th. The new surgery date is May 9th! Everything happens for reason but still I think I have the right to be upset! GRRR!!

Hello all! I got my surgery date! I got a call on Friday and the scheduler said that they have either April 25th or May 23rd. I picked April 25th! Am I crazy? That is less than 2 weeks away! Started my pre-op diet today. I am excited but also very nervous. Am I doing the right thing? Was there any other way that I could have done this?

Hello all! I am still going through the pre-op processing. Had my first NUT appt. last weekend and have a psych eval in 2 weeks. Yesterday in my research I dared to venture on the long term results of WLS. Read much about how after 2 years it becomes really hard for food addicts like myself. I was very discouraged. Started thinking why would anyone put their body through such a major surgery to just go back to the same old weight and problems? Then I remembered that I am a Project Manager by profession, and pretty darn good at my job! I go into each project with all my research and all the risk awareness and then I create a risk mitigation plan. lol. So, here are things I cannot change: I am a food addict. Sleeve is just a tool and will not help me if I am not willing to let it help me. I will still love food and will probably feel miserable to be separated from my first love. I may have emotional issues and challenges along the way But here are the things I can change: Take control! After all it's my life! Start making changes now instead of waiting for after surgery - Eat slower, Exercise Continue reaching out to all my fellow sleevers for support Start getting psychological help to deal with my food addiction. So, today, I ate a half a sandwich and 6 cubes of tofu in 45 minutes. Magic happened! I was full! I did not gorge the food down. I also plan to exercise this evening. I can do this! We all can! We just have to know the devil and have a plan to defeat it!

All, I am new here. My initial consult is scheduled for next week. I have a question: Has anyone done the surgery without letting friends and relatives know? My husband and daughters are very supportive and ofcourse they know. But I am thinking of not telling anyone else. Scared that people will not understand my reasons, including my own brother who is a doctor. Wondering if anyone has done this. What were your reasons and have you been able to maintain your secret?

Thanks for all the suggestions, support & understanding. I am glad to know that I am not alone. I have decided to wait till I get my surgery date and then decide who to tell. I may just tell my brother, who is a Physican. I think he will understand that the choice is between this surgery or facing other major health issues in the very near future. There is no choice!

I am hoping to get to a point where I can say, "I don't care". My concern is that my extended family will act like I took the easy way out, whereas all of us know that this is no easy way out. If it was, I would have taken it 10 years ago.