What Do You Fear Most?

[Brandywine 74]

Stupid, but my breasts going to nothing! Like I'm so afraid, and can't have gross saggy ones either.... Just don't want anymore surgeries....

[SweetnCurvy 112]

Mine is hair loss so I'm preparing

Being denied or being approved, having surgery and the weight wont come off

[MsThickSlimSexy 65]

As I said before, drink h2o, eat right & exercise. Appeal denial. Any comorbidities? Bmi & weight?

[iggychic 1,405]

Iggy let me ask you why you had the sleeve done?

If I remember right it was to lose weight...the same reason most have it.

[fyre_storm 1,412]

Midgets! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' />

Me too!

[sunshyneqtie 73]

Death and complications. Also that I will lose this weight and still have all the pain that I have now. As I get closer to my surgery date, I get more nervous and second guess my decision. I don't want to leave my kids without their Mommy. But then, I also don't want to leave them with a Mommy that can't play with them and falls asleep every time she gets home from work. Sigh. I gotta do it and hope for the best, and pray I don't die.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

Death and complications. Also that I will lose this weight and still have all the pain that I have now. As I get closer to my surgery date' date=' I get more nervous and second guess my decision. I don't want to leave my kids without their Mommy. But then, I also don't want to leave them with a Mommy that can't play with them and falls asleep every time she gets home from work. Sigh. I gotta do it and hope for the best, and pray I don't die.[/quote']

I feel the exact same way. A gamble either way and completely scary. But, statistically, the benefits outweigh the risks by a landslide.

Amanda Rae

[Sannah 258]

Leaks and blood clots.

Any complication that would prevent me from attending my final examination (student) about 3weeks after surgery. I am two classes away from graduating so missing this exam is not an option.

I remained a college student thru pregnancy an labor and delivery. I maintained my honors GPA. I hope i can do it through surgery.

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[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Living a long unhealthy life and being miserable the whole time.

Having my kids remember me as the fat guy that sat on the couch all the time.

Passing my unhealthy habits onto my children.

[mwrarr 244]

My fear (once I finally get through the pre-op hoops...IF?!?) is that...

1) I won't wake up

2) I will be a miserable wench during recovery

3) it won't work

4) the sisters will be tube socks filled w/rocks & they won't be able to lift them--instead of just shrinking to nothing (my sister is dealing w/this now--said they'd have to remove her nipples bc there is no volume to work with anymore... & a lift would kill the tissue. WHAT?!?! I have never heard/read/thought abt that being a possibility)

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[teri w 0]

I just got started on this journey Oct. 5th so I have lots of fears, mainly failure once again, I always gain the weight back, but whats up with the hair loss im reading? Yikes!

[SusieK710 130]

I was amazed when I realized that I was more afraid of who/what to tell coworkers (I'm a nurse) and friends, than of the surgery itself! I wasn't comfortable with half-truths and people finding out later, so I just told them I was taking time off and why.

Now it's worring about complications...

[ArcusX 216]

As of now, my biggest fear is approval. Then if I get approved it will be complications. Then if I'm complications free it will be hair loss. And then it will be my saggy skin.

You're going to have a rough, stressful go... good luck!

[ArcusX 216]

My fear (once I finally get through the pre-op hoops...IF?!?) is that...

2) I will be a miserable wench during recovery

Don't worry... I'm sure you won't be miserable!

[ArcusX 216]

I'm not sure it qualifies as a "fear," but I am concerned about loose, flappy, slappy, excess skin.

I'm not a big "skin-care" kind of guy, but I suspect I will be once I have the surgery. "Preparation H" anyone?