The_Jeff

I'm 35, 6' tall, and weigh 380. I've been overweight my whole life. This past year or so has been rough. I received diagnoses of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and I'm on meds for the blood pressure and the diabetes. There's been a few cases of heart disease in my family, so this kind of scared me. I've struggled to maintain a healthier lifestyle before, and slip into old habits slowly over time. I'm ready for a drastic change in my life, and I feel like this is the best way to achieve that.
I imagine it's because of the diagnoses I received this year, but getting covered by my insurance and getting a date set with my surgeon, Dr. Veninga in Carrollton, TX, took maybe a month. Some of this was just because of everyone rushing to get things done before the end of the year.
I visit the hospital tomorrow for some preliminary stuff, like an endoscopy, and then surgery on Friday.
Everyone's mileage varies. I'd be happy to lose a hundred pounds, but I hope that I'll be able to push it further than that.
I'll report back soon, if anyone is curious how it goes. If there's anyone out there that had a similar build prior to surgery, I'd be curious to hear about your progress and experience.
Wish me luck!

I just got my date today too! I go in on January 8. Good luck fellow sleevers!

Thanks for the responses, everyone. It sounds like I don't need to worry quite as much as I am. Everything has been ridiculously easy up to now, so I think I had just been waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Truly, thanks everyone! Not too much longer until my day!