I'm not really that fearful of the surgery itself.

I'm worried about:

The surgery not "working"--I don't feel full, eat through my pouch, don't lose enough weight

The drinking only apart from food. I can't imagine eating without a sip of Water.

Excited for:

Being able to walk into a normal store and buy clothes off the rack

Being able to walk without huffing and puffing

Fearful about:

• Post-op pain
• Being able to return to work quickly enough (I've arranged for 1 week off. I'm a contractor and if I don't work, I don't get paid.)
• Being able to eat without drinking
• Getting through the adjustment period with my diabetes meds without a significant incident
• CAN I DO THIS?

Excited about:

• Being able to put on shoes and socks without so much pain and struggle, not getting out of breath
• Going up stairs (short ones)
• Getting rid of/reducing pain (back, hips, ankles, neuropathy)
• Not having to pull up my undershorts a thousand times a day
• Not feeling self-conscious 24x7, particularly in professional situations

Worried about:

• Complications from surgery
• Complications, illness or disease after surgery as a result of having the surgery done (malnutrition, etc.)

Excited about:

• Gaining my life back
• More energy
• Getting rid of the CPAP and BP meds
• Getting to things I had stopped doing (as an earlier post wrote - somewhere along the way, just not sure when) like going to amusement parks, riding rides, walking around, not worried about stairs or a large mall to walk around, fitting in seats at sporting events, etc.
• Shopping in any store I want to - not having to run all over town for the stores that have plus sizes
• Crossing my legs
• Putting on pantyhose......well, maybe
• Not running out of breath from the least little exertion
• Not worried about being able to do activities my office does for special outing days

I am sure there are more!