I know we are all probably a bit scared of something around this surgery - whether it be the pre op, the surgery itself, or the future that lies ahead.

My biggest fear is dying on the operating table. Nothing else, I think that I will be able to handle that stuff, but petrified of dying on the table!

So far, my journey with the insurance company has been so easy, it is scary. I have not had the waiting times, the 6 month diets, the hoops to jump through....so, my fear is that I am this close, and something will go wrong and they won't approve me.

Even though I talked to one of the insurance coordinators at my Ins. Co last week and she said "It looks like all we need is certification from your surgeon, and you should be good to go." I still will be so relieved when I get the approval!

I fear loose skin. I worry that at 40 my skin won't bounce back like it did when I was younger. I don't want to wear long sleeves or pants forever. I have super large calves and thighs, the thought flapping skin while walking scares me. There is not a chance of having plastic surgery without winning boat loads of money.

I am dreading to wake up to a lot of pain. But looking forward to getting it done also.

I have a low tolerance to pain, and it scares me to think about it . lol

My biggest fear too... was failure and still is.. we put time and effort into this and it doesn't always succeed. Im taking each day as it comes and as long as im losing and not putting on.. its a success!

Failure. Keeping my head up and eye on the prize!

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I'm scareed of a lot of the things that the rest of you have already pointed out--I'm afraid of all the loose skin after I lose the weight, I'm afraid of =complications down the line, I'm afraid of failure--but I'm also afraid of success. I just actually wrote a long blog about it. See, I didn't get to be this big for no reason. Being fat is a saftey net for me. I'm afraid of losing all the weight and being skinny and realizing that nothing has changed. I'm afraid of learning that the fat was just the symptom and not the problem. Because if that's the case, then what?

I am afraid of doing all the work and putting the weight back on -AGAIN! I get so mad at myself when I eat unhealthy and make poor choices. I mean good grief, I had to have WLS for goodness sake.

You know what I am afraid of more - being an old fat lady that has to ride around the wal-mart in a buggy and I was rapidly headed there. My last trip to Disney I had to ride in a buggy becasue that much walking would have killed my legs and back.

So, a day at a time - a fill at a time. Each step is a journey for me and this time I can say it is one I have not take yet becasue this band should help.

Glad too hear that there is other people in their 50's doing this. A lot of people said that I am too old. I am 56 years old and tired of being over weight. So why can't I do it right.

Cant wait to get my surgery. Yippey