Cold Feet

I just found out today that I should be able to get in to see the surgeon for the gastric in May!!Woot I am excited but at the same time getting cold feet. Things keep running through my head of what the worse could be. I have a 11year old daughter and 13 year old son and they have seen me go through so much that I just don't want anything to go wrong. They need me and they don't want me to have the surgery but I am doing it for myself and my health. My son is over weight and has went from a size 46 pants to a 40 since Nov 06. He says see mom you can do it to, but he don't understand it is easier for a kid than a grown up. Son said if he could have the surgery he would have it. I told him i wouldn't let him have it because he is too young. Daughter is a little overweight too but not like son. I am really working with them. I just hope I don't back out. I have been through lots. And they are talking about after I have the gastric (if everything goes ok) that I am going to have a knee replacement due to my knee cap being about gone. Please help me and pray for me that if my insurance going through that everything will be ok. I know it is all in God's hands I just have to believe i will do fine. Thanks for listening to my babble on. Sonya

Sonya, It's quite normal to get cold feet. You are making a BIG decision, and a sometimes scary one. The reality is though, that most people come through just fine. The risks are really not that high, but they are there. I think most of us go through a period where we second guess ourself and our decision. It sounds like you have already made some positive changes with food issues, and everyone is benefitting! That's WONDERFUL! You're a step ahead of the game! Keep it up and we'll be waiting for you on the loser side! HUGS Kimberly