Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum but very glad to be here. I've been reading some of the posts and I'm sure that I'll be spending a great deal of time here in the future. I have RYGB scheduled for 12/17 and I'm on the 2 week preop liquid diet which, honestly is getting pretty old. I can't wait to eat some yogurt or juice or anything other than shakes and jello/pudding.

I've been having a lot of last minute doubts this weekend but I'm confident that I'm making the right move. Part of my doubts comes from the feeling that at 305 pounds, there are a lot of people much more deserving than I am that should be having this surgery and they are not. I kind of feel like I don't deserve it. When I've told people everyone has been supportive but they all say the same thing, 'you're not that big'. I guess that's a compliment but it somewhat undermines my confidence a bit. I've been overweight my entire life and I'm excited to be on the other side of the coin for once. I've been losing a good amount of weight being on the practice diet that the nutritionist prescribed. I'm down to 260 already so I'm excited to see what I can do after the surgery. In the past, though, I been able to lose weight, but have always gained it back and then some.

I'm excited to get started on my journey and I look forward to getting to new you all in the future.

Mike

Hi there! welcome to the site! It looks like you might be from Minnesota? I am as well.

You are definitely deserving of getting yourself healthy and that is how you need to thing about it. The yo yo diet thing got most if not all of us to this point. We always end up gaining it back and then some.

I am excited for you!

Where are you having your surgery done if you don't mind my asking? I had mine done at Methodist hospital.

Hello Djmohr,

It's nice to see another Minnesotan eh. Lol. I'm having my surgery done at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Thanks for encouragement. You're right, I always think about doing this for my kids and my family but most of all I really need this for me. If I take care of myself, everything else will take care of itself, right?

Thanks again!

Hi Mike

I hope you have a smooth recovery from surgery..

I am almost eleven months post op. I had the ryn last February. Let me know if you have any questions, I'm here to help.