I am sitting in my doctors office waiting on his P.A. for my pre op and cant help but think I am crazy!!! This is way too extreme! I can be fat and happy... but I have high cholesterol and am infertile and surgery will fix that but still ... They are cutting out my stomach! What am I doing?! OMG!!! I am freaking out!

Take a deep breath, you can do this! I felt the same way sitting in a Mexican hospital by myself thinking what am I doing! It turned out to be the best decision. You will LOVE your sleeve I promise!!

I wish you well

When you say pre-op, which stage are you referring to? I felt the same way a few months ago when I had my 1st surgical appt. But things have opened my eyes along the way since then. I still feel it's radical, but I know now that I cannot do it alone.

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I felt the same way and the next thing I knew I was in recovery, still groggy and thinking i had better hurry up and decide if I was going to do it or not.

I am 5 weeks out today and down 30 pounds! I know this weight is NEVER coming back this time. You can call it off and walk out, I thought about it too but then I thought that I would look back at all the people having the surgery and where their progress was vs. mine and I would be so sad I didn't take this opportunity to start a new life! I am glad I didn't back out. Good Luck to you!

Going to my pre op in one hour I can't wait to say goodbye to my stomach no turning back now LOL" good luck God makes a path for all of us!!!

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I think we all feel that way at some point, and it's totally natural and normal. I felt it. But 7 months out and close to goal, able to eat almost anything, and not one regret.

Take a deep breath... you will be fine.

Good luck!

I have my pre-op tomorrow. It's how you know it's real. Next step is the surgery.

I agree that you can be fat and happy but will you remain happy the next 30 years of your life? Will you continue to have new weight related conditions that pop up during that time? To feel good enough to stay happy means you have to get that weight off. It's only a matter of time before bad things happen if you don't.

You need to read people's stories on here. Make a list of the pros and cons. And really take a serious look at your goals.

It IS a serious surgery. And it should NOT be taken lightly. Most of us are thrilled about the outcome. Many of us have had setbacks. You need to be positive and know that you'll be ok and that if set backs happen, then you will handle them as best you can. YOU need to make this decision for yourself, not for anyone else.

Good luck!

Do the pre-opt and learn every thing you can about this surgery. Keep yourself informed and weight the pro's and con's of having the surgery. Remember that a very few percentage of weight loss surgeries have complications. If you have a complication, then you deal with it when it happens. We have all been in your shoes prior to surgery and we all chose to walk this path. I love my sleeve and would do it over in a heart beat.

Emily, I know exactly what you mean. I have felt very confident that this was the right decision. However, when I was in PATT Friday going over everything for surgery this Wednesday ... stuff got real! But I'm still confident ... there is just this little voice going off in my head now.

Thank you everyone... the P.A. actually made me feel so good and confident in my decision. I am at the hospital now for my blood work and ekg... its just so real. I look forward to the new me!

This is so funny, because I was thinking the exact same thing. I thought: Maybe this is way too radical...But when I look at the pros and cons, I know this is the best route to go. This weight will NEVER come off any other way. I'm realistic of the potential challenges, but Im so ready to get this going, and move on with my life. You will be fine! I have 9 more days to go!! Yay!

This is so funny, because I was thinking the exact same thing. I thought: Maybe this is way too radical...But when I look at the pros and cons, I know this is the best route to go. This weight will NEVER come off any other way. I'm realistic of the potential challenges, but Im so ready to get this going, and move on with my life. You will be fine! I have 9 more days to go!! Yay!

I have my surg sch for dec 3rd-trust me I am scared to death. Not of the surgery but of still being "me"...plus i am considered a lightweight and i think am I insane???? But i have been the "big girl" so long!!! I will be alone at my surg and i have just been doing everything i can to mentally prepare myself...hang in there i think we will both be ok!

I'm just finishing up my EKG chest X-ray PFT and Abg! I was thinking the same thing as they stuck me 5 times to do the Abg! But I want tj start my new life and I don't want to rob myself of the pleasures of life. I want children and my weight has hindered that from happening. I'm happy for the new changes it's a wake up call for bad decisions. It's extreme but necessary when you are 100lbs overweight