I am still pre op. I am an over all healthy 35yo male. My bmi is high, but I only need to drop about 65 (only lol, I mean 60 is a lot!)

I am scared as hell. My time line is about July for the sleeve surgery

I am scared and keep going back and forth if I need it or not. I have been heavy for years and have bad sleep apnea. My blood work is so so

Everything else is normal.

Idk what to do, I think I need the surgery but have never had any surgery as an adult!

I hear horror stories on here and other pages. Will I regret it!? All that

I know This topic has been beat to death on here

Idk I'm worried about pain, if I'll regret it later all that. Sorry to flood this with another I'm scared thread.

Thanks for letting me vent. And I'd love advice.

This is a great page!!

Godspeed

Happy Monday!!

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I'm also pre-op and am looking at mid-June for surgery. One question I asked myself in deciding if this surgery was for me or not was, could I lose 80-90 pounds in my own and permanently keep the weight off? I answered no because I've been trying to do just that for about 20 years and have failed.

The other issue for me was BMI and life expectancy. People with a BMI of over 40 can expect to live 10 years less...that scares the hell out me a whole lot more than whatever short term complications or pain I may experience from having this surgery. I'd like to be around for my grand kids some day.

I think it would be beneficial for you to sit down and write out a pros/cons list for having the surgery and I'm almost positive the pros list will win out.

Good luck!

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Thank you!!! I will do that. I think I need it but still scared me

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