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What was/is your greatest fear?
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I am brand new to all of this today...so this may have come up before. What was/is your greatest fear going into surgery?
I am being sleeved on 11/18. I am VERY EXCITED to take this next important step in my life. There are so many things I think (and research) about as the date draws closer and closer...but my GREATEST FEAR is that I won't like the way that I look. I know that may seem very shallow given the complexity and importance of everything else tied to the procedure...but I can't help it.
I have been big my entire life....and I actually like the way that I look (except for my torso). I just want/need to get my health under control.
Does anyone else have crazy things like this that consume their mental side of the experience?