I am also having surgery on May 13. I am very nervous as well. I have never had surgery of any kind. I just joined this website today, but I will try and get a picture up soon. My birthday is August 14 and I will be 40 years old. I have been dreading this birthday, but maybe with losing weight I won't dread it as much. Good luck to you both! I would love to keep in touch with anyone having surgery around this time.

I'm not on a liquid diet YET, but I have to see the nurse practioner on Monday. My surgery/revision is the result of excessive vomiting, so I haven't had to go through the same stuff I did before my first surgery. In fact, I'm not sure I will be asked to do that at all...lucky me....but I am not looking forward to the bowel prep part! I'm sure THAT part hasn't changed. I am fighting feelings of failure from the first operation. I entered in my weight history for the last 20 years and it's awful to see just how bad the yo yo thing has been...even after the VBG. I'll post again after my visit on Monday...maybe I'll be joining you in liquid land. Take care!

Hey, I'm having surgery on May 13. I was all set on the lap-band, but my surgeon really wants me to have rou-en-y gastric bypass. (my insurance company and surgeon only do these two types) I also have been overweight all my life and have about 115 to lose to be where the "charts" say I should be. *****ally is anymore? I have type II diabetes and was told the gastric bypass is much more effective at getting rid of it (or at least under really good control). I'm still debating. I am so afraid of surgery (I have never had any type of surgery). My sister had gastric bypass about 4 years ago (I'm not sure which kind) and lost a lot of weight, but now has turned to alcohol instead of food! That can be a problem with some people so watch out! (or excessive shopping, gambling, sex addictions, drugs, etc.) I wish they would concentrate on some of the emotional issues as well as the medical side when treating obesity. I think they should include counseling. I am a little bit excited, but mostly afraid. I am nervous about change of any kind, and I'm sure this will be big! (especially if I go with gastric bypass, the weight loss is faster and usually you lose more). I would be happy with losing 60-75 lbs. and keeping it off permanently. I am so used to being fat now (I will be 40 years old in August) I'm not sure how it would feel to be thinner. I have 3 kids I want to be around for. My dad died from diabetes at only 64 years of age and I was only 20 at the time.

May 15th is my day as well, I am both scared & excited all at the same time! May 15th is going to be a great day...

Hey Aaron, I know just what you mean. I keep telling myself everything is going to be fine, but then there's another part of me that says "WHAT THE HEY ARE YOU ABOUT TO DO TO YOURSELF" I want and need to lose weight so bad, I can't remember when I felt good, so that is what keeps me going. Just know that this surgery is going to help me regain my life and feel better.