December 19th anyone want to join me....

Hello all my surgery date is for December 19th of course i am terrified and happy at the same time.....How do you do that? PROZAC.........jk..But anyway is there anyone out there that is having their surgery on or around this date? If so let me know we could be in the hospital together maybe even sharing the same room........

Hi Judy, My RNY surgery is also scheduled for December 19th. At my interview with Dr. Graber, the office staff said they were already booking surgery for late February and March, 2004. I thought I would have to wait months. When I received my letter it said December 19. I was shocked. Then I thought, how many people want to have any kind of surger let alone weight loss surgery one week before Christmas. I figured that was a tough time for them to book. But I'm okay with it. The sooner the better, I said. Today was my appointment with the cardiologist to get clearance for the surgery. I was a bit apprehensive. After all these years maybe It's too late, I thought. I'm no youngster, I thought. But the EKG and Echocardiogram were good, and he gave me clearance. Things are moving along much more rapidly than I ever imagined, especially since a short time ago I wasn't even considering surgery. I had lost 48 pounds on ATKINS and was thinking I had found the answer. Then I regained over half the weight back in a few weeks after it took 2 months to lose it. After all these years I knew it was over. I couldn't do it any more. After 30 years of diets I was the biggest I had ever been, and I finally knew it was never going to happen for me if I didn't have the surgery. Dr. Graber asked me: "How many 400 lb. 65 year olds do you see walking around?" That question sent such a chill down my spine. I went to my car and thought about being a 400 lb. 56 year old, and I cried and cried. I cried for all the lost years. I cried because I didn't want to die. I'm crying right now, as I write. I will have my surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in Utica. I would be a great roomie, but I don't think it would be allowed. Ken Alexander