Heading to Tijuana on Thursday (7/21/16) for my surgery on 7/22. I'm 31 years old, 5'6" SW was 180 (BMI 29), now 171 (BMI 27.6) after being almost done with the HELL that is pre-op. I am so nervous/excited that I literally can't sleep. Any tips on falling asleep with pre surgery jitters?

After lurking on this site for about a month, I guess I'm obligated to explain why I'm getting the surgery with such a low BMI.

So, here's my rationale: I'm a typical yo-yo dieter, up 40, down 20, up 45, down 15...and the ups kept getting higher and unfortunately so did the lows. Done every diet in the book, diet pills, personal trainers, orange theory, etc. My entire family is obese; family history includes diabetes, bilateral knee replacements from being too heavy, hypertension, stents... So I figured I could do the surgery as a still (relatively) healthy person, or wait until I gained enough that insurance covered me and I was pre-diabetic. I chose the former.

I've learned a ton from the knowledgable, brave sleevers on this forum! But, I have a few questions that I hope someone has some experience with:

Did anyone take a long flight right after their surgery? I'm flying home to south FL after surgery on 7/25 from San Diego. I'm nervous about pain/nausea on this flight. Anyone experience this? Any tips?

Are there any veteran low BMI sleevers, 3 years out minimum, that would agree that the risk and the long-term side effects of the surgery were worth it? As I get closer to the surgery date, I keep second guessing my decision.

How were your first few nights of sleep after surgery?

How bad is the scarring on your belly?

Just to motivate myself to follow this post up with an after shot, here's a before shot at my SW:

Thanks for any info and support!!

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Thank you all for sharing your tips & pics!! Tomorrow I fly out. Sleeved the 22nd. Anxious as hell lol

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