having surgery on March 20th and scared to death

Hi, I am having my open gastric bypass soon, and I scared of dying, I need to get this wt. off I have diab. now and can't breath with I do just little things, I had 2 back fusions and gained over 150 pounds I have never been heavy and I don't like it. I have made food my bestfriend and my friend is killing me. Please if you have a min and can comfort me I would love to hear from you. Just hope I can find this page again. lol Thank You for your time and support Virgie N.B. Oregon

Hi Virgie. My name is Nola and I hope to have the surgery eventually. I'll keep you in my prayers. I'm sure everything will go perfectly. And I know what you mean about the food being your friend. For 40+ years I've turned to it for comfort and it's taken a toll on my body. You're in my thoughts and prayers, and know that there is always someone here on the board to talk with. Nola

Hi Virige: I had gastric bypass surgery on August 22, 2006. It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. I started out at 526 lbs on February 23, 2005. I am now down to 292 lbs, I have a very supportive husband, and he has been with me every step of the way. I workout 3-4 days a week. I too am a type 2 diabetic. had severe sleep apnea which is now gone due to the surgery. My blood surgars have gone back to normal. I have twins who are almost 11 months old, and now can enjoy seeing them grow up. feel free to e-mail me anytime, Peggy

Virgie- I read your post and got so sad...you are so close to being there! Hold on and keep only good things on your mind- focus on the positive aspects and the great results! I am going in on the 30th and will expect to get "nerves" about the week before. By then you'll be home & can write to me & calm me down, ok? I'll be counting on you!

Virgie, hang in there---before you know it you will be on the losing side and so glad you did this. My thoughts and prayers are with you and you family. Every thing will go fine. Stay on-line and keep in touch--we can give lots of support! Julia

Virgie - I know you - and I think you might know me also. I really wish you the best in this journey through weight loss. I too am approaching my my surgery date. It isn't scheduled yet, but I have jumped all of the hoops and am now waiting for OHSU to contact me and set up a date to meet with the surgeons. I would love to talk to you about this. I know you will do just fine! I have a website - http://chronicpain-byladyfrog.com or http://ladyfrog-vintage-jewelry.com I keep a running blog. I also have a chat room on my site and a forum all about chronic pain. We lived in North Bend for many years and I had a beauty salon there. Gayla Gesch