So I'm a 23 yo male that's 5'9" and weight 328.6 lbs. I've been going thru the processes with my insurance for about 3 months and I've found it to very helpful and informative.

While I'm excited about the process of becoming a new and lighter me, I'm a little afraid of what comes with that. For one I'm afraid of the actual surgery. I've never had a broken bone or anything as a child so I've never had to have a surgery of any kind

And second I'm afraid of the loose skin that comes with the weight loss ... My initial thoughts is to run the gym after healing and strength train to build muscle to prevent as much skin as possible.

If someone post up can share experience it would be much appreciated.

Everything you are concerned about is completely normal. Even those of us that have had surgery previously get nervous about surgery. The surgery is one day and recovery is fast. But the benefits of surgery are much longer so don't let one day worry you too much.

About the loose skin, not much you can do about that. It's mostly genetics. You are young so your skin might bounce back. But I would rather have loose skin than skin full of fat. Though running to the gym is not a bad idea. It'll help with the weight loss and you'll have so much more energy to work out once the weight starts coming off.

You're right Lexie... Another thing that has bothered me thru the whole process is that there is very little information for young adults going thru the surgery especially for men... I am glad I found this group tho