We all are afraid of surgery. If I were you I'd go through more forum threads to read about successful stories of people who undergo this procedure. It's all about attitude.
I started with a whole list of foods I could never eat again and cut it down to this list:
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That is it.
I can eat anything. I just don't want much of anything because I lost my appetite and never have felt hungry again.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
you're lucky. I was hoping I'd be one of those whose hunger never came back, but N-O-O-O... :-(