Revision approved: Fear sets in

Congrats on the approval, I so know how u feel. Difference tho my family ..doesn't seem to phase them, I doubt anyone will even worry about me on the table. Sometimes sucks the extreme other side.

Thank you for putting things in perspective for me.I'm sorry to hear that about your family...we care!

I just got off the phone with one of my best friends...She's in the hospital waiting for an upper GI.  They think her band has slipped.  She can't even keep water down.  She throws up so much on a fairly regular basis that she's damaged herself.  You'll be so much better off with that thing GONE.

I am so sorry to hear about your friend.  I was in her shoes and know how painful and scary that is.  I did not seek medical help until I started vomiting blood daily as I was so ashamed of what I viewed as a personal failure.   I ended up having the band completely unfilled.  Loosing the tool, even a bad tool was scary, but I decided I would rather die than refill my band.  I did gain 9 lbs and then sucked it up and joined Weigh****chers, went the the gym etc. to loose it.  I needed to prove to myself that I could live and loose weight without a tool, besides I wanted to allow my inside to heal while I explored my options.  Send your friend my best wishes.

Tell them to think of it this way---you're going to have a scheduled surgery, and you have the luxury of taking all the time you need for pre-op testing. The doctor will know if there's ANYTHING he needs to take into account in order to make things as safe as possible for you.

Now, if you don't have this surgery, the odds are good that some time pretty soon you're going to have to have some sort of EMERGENCY surgery, done by a doc who's never seen you before, and who doesn't work on SMO people every day.

The risks of NOT having this surgery are scary!

You are so right...Everyone in my family over the age of 40 is a heavy type II diabetic....I just told them I was choosing when and what part of my body I wanted to amputate.

Oh that was awesome! lol