Scared and thinking about changing my mind no support

My date is 12-22.  The thing that gives me the most strength not to chicken out is thinking about all the things I want to do that I can't right now because my weight gets in the way ... small things like walking (hip arthritis), cimbing stairs, putting on my socks without a struggle, buying clothes in a normal store, enjoying exercising and being more active.  The list could really go on and on and on.  The point is that you need to have a very strong reason to want the surgery, and then the potential discomforts are easier to overcome.

So before you change your mind, think about what caused you to make the decision in the first place.  And if you do change your mind -- it's perfectly ok as well.  It IS a huge life changing event that shouldn't be gone into lightly.

Meanwhile, keep on reading and asking lots of questions!

Wow 

this is the shorten version of my pm.


Nicely put!

i think you are reading and thinking too much. all i can tell you is ,it was the best most important thing ive done in my adult life . i had 4 comorbidites starting with blood suger, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep apnea taking 9 pills every morning and 5 at bedtime . i now take no meds at all i dont even snore anymore just do it stop re-thinking it just do it you would not have gotton this close if you really did not need it so agian i say just do it . it will change your life for the better im sure good luck & god bless frank

Hi, I understand your reservations and questions, and only you can decide what's best for you, but at 4 and a half years out, if I had it to do all over again  I would. My health is so much better now, and I met a a former friend college with his wife who did a double take because he said it it wasn't for my smile, he would not have recognized me because I look "like a whole different person." Well I've lost a whole person, so I see his point, but it was another real wow moment. So, like I said only you know where you wanna go and be.