How do you know you are ready to have the surgery?

Are all the doubts and nervousness normal? I wonder if I will be able to make it, you know the liquid diet and the after diet that follows up.... I keep doubting myself, my willpower, is this normal?

Yes. Very normal.

I even thought about backing out at preop when my surgeon was hours behind schedule. Hang in there - it's a journey but the start of a new life. Good luck.

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You're very normal. If you didn't have the doubts and questions, I'd think you weren't ready. VSG saved my life and I knew I didn't have a choice except to have the surgery, but I still went through weeks of "should I?" and "shouldn't I?" questions.

You'll have (or are having) an approval process and lots of medical tests to do before hand, so you've got time to think things through. If I had known how much of a positive difference WLS would make in my life, I'd have done it 10 years earlier!

I seriously almost jumped off the table pre-op.... I had my surgery last Tuesday. I have now lost 20lbs in 2 weeks. I wouldn't change it for a thing!

Thank you guys... I'm so worry because unlike so many other people I've seen around, I don't feel this happiness and motivations, n fact, I feel so weak. That's why I'm thinking about this. Because I can't continue like this anymore. I'm sick and tired of this depression due to obesity and I feel like at this point I have nothing to lose

I think I knew I wanted to have it when I decided that living was more important than eating.

You're very normal. If you didn't have the doubts and questions, I'd think you weren't ready. VSG saved my life and I knew I didn't have a choice except to have the surgery, but I still went through weeks of "should I?" and "shouldn't I?" questions.

You'll have (or are having) an approval process and lots of medical tests to do before hand, so you've got time to think things through. If I had known how much of a positive difference WLS would make in my life, I'd have done it 10 years earlier!

I love you, Lissa! You are great!

Foul!!! I see THREE question marks there!

Since I've lost about 15# since I started all this pre-op stuff, my wife thinks i don't need it any more. I'm ignoring her. I'm ready. Get me on the table, I might be a blubbering idiot, but for now, I'm good!

My surgery date is 12/12/12. And I feel like you... a bit unsure how I'll handle it. I can say honestly I know I'm ready because 10 or even 5 years ago it would have been about "looks" now I am dedicated to be healthier and to feel better for myself, to be able to enjoy the next 30-40 years (i'll be 50 in July).... I'm creating "Pam 5.0" lol

I even thought about backing out at preop when my surgeon was hours behind schedule. Hang in there - it's a journey but the start of a new life. Good luck.

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Your from Austin? Where did you have surgery?

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Sorry that post didn't work too well - Forest Park Med Ctr in Dallas. What about you?

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