A little advice

Never look at the memorial page 15 days out from surgery. *shudder*

(((Hugs))) Yeah that is not a good idea. I did that two months ago and it scared me bad. But then if you really look at it most people didn't die from the weightloss surgery. There are lots that died from car accidents, scary. There are a few awful stories on there, but that probably won't happen to you. Well don't go look at it again. If you are having surgery this month it is time to be in a postive state of mind. Good luck and Love to us May Re-Births. My surgery is May 15th.

Jim, don't go there. All research should be done before going forward with the surgery. Once you decide, go full throttle. You are so close to being a loser. You are going to do great and be so much healthier and have a whole new life. Look up and out, not back. Robbin

I agree I made that mistake a few weeks ago but am back on track with all positive thoughts! Stay focused and remember where you are coming from. Picture yourself in a year from now. Keep all of us posted and see you on the losing side. Julie

The most dangerous part of WLS is driving to the hospital!!

Wow, I just the page and am a little jarred...I am trying to stay positive. It does make me think that I should do a living will. Did anyone else do that?

OMG!!! Jim I did not even know that was on here until I read your post so of course I had to go and read it. I like you am a bit taken back by it. But you have to remain positive and put you faith in your God and you medical team. (Just be sure to remind me of that later this month). Just look at it this way, if we don't control our weight problem how much longer do we have anyway. Each is scary to do it or not to. I am a single mom of a 5 yr old and believe me, every night I lay in bed thinking about the what if's. It is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, but I feel really confident in my surgeon and my decision. So I just look at the pros and keep pushing the cons out of my head. --Angela p.s. I would not recommend to anyone to read that page within a coulple months of surgery. Yikes.

Hi Jim I read those pages a few weeks ago while I was up late one night recouping from my acid reflux--I had had a bad attack that night. When I read the pages they did scare me but the memorials also made me think. Even though I did my reseach on my surgeon and the procedure--I realized that I needed to ask more questions because I was not as confident as I wanted to be before going into surgery. I had to ask myself why am I so scared? For me, it was because I still needed a few questions answered. Now that I have had a second meeting with my surgeon I am ready to go. I am also ready to accept the consequences of my actions for the good or bad. Good Luck to you, Mary