Well Well tomorrow is finally upon me and I am to report to the hospital at 10am Monday. I am currently on my 2nd day of liquid diet and I am a diabetic so I had to stop the glipizide per my doctor. I currently take Metformin and juanivia. I was told immediately following the surgery I will discontinue my diabetic medication all together. Am I nervous? Not the way I thought I would be Im just concerned how well the anesthesia hits me. I was told they will introduce meds first to relax me make me drowsy and memory loss so as to i would not even remember why im in the hospital to begin with. Then they will introduce the general anesthesia later on. But I feel fully confident in the hospital and surgeon. From what I understand they do these surgery's on a daily routine basis. The first week upon discharge I will be with family for support and encouragement. How I feel about this process is that I am having the procedure to save my life. Being that I am on medication for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, GERD. So I will have this procedure now so I can keep my toes arms and legs from amputation. Because that's what eventually will happen. So I am getting the tool needed for a new lease on life with the implementation of permanent dietary lifestyle changes that will include exercise. I want to be able to purchase those clothes that because of my weight had to pass up constantly for many years. So yes I am saving whats left of my life at 47 years old.

thank you

All my positive thoughts are with you. Each day will get better and better. Let us know how you get on.

Hope your surgery went well. I am 16 days post surgery. Everyday gets a bit better. Sitting here at my 2 week apt. Hoping to get news about advancing my diet but not sure how that will go.

thank you for your feedback its greatly appreciated.