1/9 surgery....YIKES!!!

Just four days out and I am excited and scared. I am trying to keep focused on the end result, a new and thinner me, but I am afraid of losing a good friend- food. Although I realize food is a false friend, it has given presents I don't like- diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint pain, low self esteem, and I am sure there is more. Good luck to everyone on this board, may January be the start of great things for all of us. Wishing everyone a uneventful surgery and an easy recovery. All the best Jeri Isaacs

Hi Jeri, I too have the 1/9 and having similar thoughts. Just keep thinking where you will be this time next year. Good luck to you and a speedy recovery. Best wishes Milania

Hi Milania, Great hearing from you. It's comforting to know I am not alone in this. I'll say my prayers for you and send good thoughts your way. Keep in touch Take Care Jeri

You two will both be fine...we are all going to be fine and become fast friends as we go through all the ups and downs. I cannot wait!!! I will be keeping everyone that we have not heard from who have already had surgery as well as those next week in my thoughts and prayers!! Anna

Hi Anna, Thanks for your support. Your thoughts anbd prayers are most welcome and will be reciprocated when your time comes later this month. I feel blessed to have such nice people to share this experience with. Keep in touch All the best Jeri

My surgery is 1/9 also!!! I'm excited and a little nervous also but my twin sister and best friend had the RNY and I'm motivated by their results. I can't wait to be a "loser"

Hi Shirley, It is great that you have such wonderful role models. I am looking forward to being a loser too, just hoping to get over the jitters. Wishing you an uneventful surgery and a fast recovery. I'm happy to be sharing the day with you. Keep in touch. All the best Jeri

Jeri, Well, 2 more days to go! You must be so excited! I'll keep you in my prayers!

Jeri and Milania, You're both going to do great! There is a mourning process as we say good bye to huge plates of foods and good bye to food as a whole for a little while. But you hit it on the head when you say it's a false friend. It's time to look at food as fuel for our bodies and not as any type of "friend." Easier said than done, I know. The hardest part for me right now is the "head hunger." I see my family eat something or see it on TV and think, "Oohh, that sounds/looks good" even though I am not the least bit hungry. That is what got me here in the first place. This is an exciting time for all of us and it's a great thing to have others to share it with! Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!! Tina

You read my mind. Mine is tomorrow and the feelings of loss sometimes have been overwhelming. Then comes the self pity and then the anger! Then I focus on the fact that food has robbed me of all those things you mentioned and I get a grip on myself once again. Thanks for expressing feelings I have been trying to escape. Maybe that's why I have a weight problem in the first place? lol! God bless and have a very successful surgery on Tuesday. Carol