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On 5/14/2018 at 2:15 PM, lorik402 said:

Hi, I'm new to the site. I'm scheduled for May 21st! Very Nervous!

Im May 21st as well. Im actually getting less and less apprehensive as it gets closer. Nice to read about all the other folks here who have went through what we are about to. Its reassuring and calming.

2 hours ago, Syntax_Attack said:

Definitely.

My big downhill slope started about 4 years ago when I had to have emergency surgery for a congenital heart condition I had no idea I had until one day it felt like there was a fish flopping around in my heart. I was a bit overweight but still reasonably fit up until that point, but after that surgery physical activity caused skipped heartbeats and I became very sedentary, but I neglected to change my eating habits when it happened.

It has taken a few years for my heart to adjust to the surgery but I can now exercise without that happening to much anymore but I feel like I am carrying around a 120lbs rucksack all the time, and it is just incredibly difficult on my back, knees, and hips to get moving. This is going to be the jump start I need. I simply can't wait to get back out into the bush again and do more hunting and fishing, get back in the gym and start lifting again, and I am really excited to pick up martial arts again. And the best part will be getting to do all this with my kids.

I am prior military and a military mindset is how I am approaching this, dedication and commitment to change 100%. I will not fail, it is simply not an option I am willing to accept. I have this, WE have this and we will WIN. And if anybody ever tells you that getting surgery is the easy way out and cheating remember this saying. "Always cheat, always win, the only unfair fight is the one you lose!"

Word. you said it better than I did. Im looking forward to the process as much as I am the victory here:)

Oh my, I had no idea before discovering this forum that there was so much support. I havent met another male who has had this surgery and I've learned that it makes no difference. I think we are all a bit nervous but seriously, for me that is greatly outweighed by the overwhelming feelings of excitement. My surgery is 5/21. Joy...5:30Am I need to be there.

Somewhere along the line, I decided that my life needed an overhaul. 90% dedication to work(I work for that same fruit company that Forrest Gump invested in) and 10% dedication to everything else(including my body).

I had an epiphany and Im flipping that distribution on its head. Work can take a back seat. Oh, I'll still show up and do what I need to do, but this surgery and the mindset that I've embraced will be my chance in life to create Java 2.0.

Do you folks feel that as well?

Im a noob to this forum, but I think I have found a home here. From what I've read here , everyone is a bit nervous, everyone is a bit tired of liquids:) But the common theme is that everyone seems to know in their hearts that they are becoming. Becoming confident, becoming healthy, becoming active, becoming themselves.

Darn it, I'd like to kayak. I've decided to make it so.

Cheers to all of you May Sleevers and best wishes on your journey we are sharing.

So excited for you. Im 5 days away and people keep asking me if I'm nervous or anxious....:) Nope. SO excited to start the journey.

WooHoo May Sleevers! Mine is 5/21!

First post of any kind here for me. Ill start by saying Im so excited for this journey!

Surgery is coming in 5 days:)

Im 289 lbs and thats definitely the heaviest I have ever been. Ideal weight...200 lbs.