So many people are being placed on a 2 week liquid diet, but I am not. I am being placed on a 12 day 1000 calorie diet and then a 2 day liquid diet. Funny how different things can be from one doctor to another. Best of luck to you Tonya!

Hi Tonya, My date is the 20 of November as well, however my surgery is taking place in Connecticut. This is both an exciting and stressful time for the both of us. Enjoy the journey, I know I am!

Hi, Looks like we both going in on the same day! Wishing you many blessing and a successful procedure!

My husband is very worried, too much so I think. Of course it's normal for spouses to be worried, it's normal for us to be somewhat worried too. But my DH is so worried he doesn't want to talk about the surgery at all. I thought it would help him to know everything about what will happen from the minute I walk into the hospital to the minute I leave the hospital; but when I tried to tell him about it he just changed the subject. He told me he's too worried to hear about everything, and he's afraid his worry will rub off on me and make me way more nervous than I am... I wish he was more supportive but there's nothing I can do about it... I hope yours is not quite as bad as mine... -Flo

Cathy, It is pretty common for a spouse to worry about it. It only seems natural for them to be concerned with the thought of having to raise kids on their own. The statistics show that while these proceedures are getting better, they certainly do have legitimate elements of risk. The recent study that came out just a month or two ago shows that obese people who don't have the surgery versus those who do have the same general risk during that first 12 months. The ones who have the surgery have higher risk around the surgery date and the non-surgery person has generally constant risk for that entire year. When graphed, the risk lines cross at that point and the post-op surgery person's risks go way down in comparison after that first year. This is a hurdle that pre-opers need to get past to enjoy the fruits of this great tool. My best advice is to sit back and enjoy this journey right from the start. I'm so glad I did this. We were at a football game tonight and I actually raced my daughter back to the car on a full run. Once we were in the car, she said, "Dad, you are fun like you used to be when I was little." This is a true and very recent story. Yeah, I guess I am lot more fun now. John