Just Read The Memorials

Guys...I just read EVERY SINGLE ONE of the memorials on this site. You know...I've researched this surgery for alomost 2 yrs and not till today had the reality of death REALLY hit me. I sit here with tear filled eyes as I know that my decision to have this surgery has not waviered in the slightest even after reading all the memorials. It is so sad to me that I have gotten to the point in my life that I am gonna risk death to get this weight off me. Lord knows right now if I had any other way that I thought would remotely work I'd be doing it. I can honestly say that I've tried so many ways to lose weight that I've lost count. I just pray that God has mercy on me and sees me through this thing with flying colors... I've had a real hard life since the day I took my first breath. It is time for me to start life over and kick this fat chicks a** for holding me captive for far too long...

I too read them before surgery. I think I even journaled on my profile site about reading them. It is something I would actually encourage everyone who is considering surgery to do. It is not morbid to do so but it does certainly help bring the risks into light and make one realize that this is a life threatening disease and the tool to help "cure" the disease is as risky as the disease at times. It is a decision everyone has to make for themselves and I knew that if God had brought me this far, He would not let me die that way. If He did though, I knew I was dying for a reason....I am 4 months out (on Thursday of next week), down almost 80 pounds and loving life more than I ever thought I could. I wish you the best of all things and a speedy, uneventful, minimially painful recovery if you decide to go through with the surgery. I know it is the best thing I could have ever done for my marriage, my health and my future. God bless Bryna

Thanks so much Bryna...you are so nice

I'm going to pray for you Sharon for peace & guidance I too had tears in my eyes when I read the memorials It is a reality that the risks include death yet there's also reality of having a new life again .... Try to seek the positives as to why you are wanting your surgery. Take Care Sharon & may God be with you Missy Lea

Sharon, I read the memorial page before surgery too. It scared me, and saddened me. I noticed a lot of the people who died, died from pulmonary embolus. Do exactly what they tell you to do. Get out of bed...walk walk walk!!!, even if it hurts. That's the best thing you can do to prevent that from happening. I had my surgery almost two months ago. I don't regret it at all. Don't get me wrong...sometimes I really miss food. I wish I could sit down and eat a big ole steak dinner...but you know...I can't now...and that's ok. That big ole steak dinner is what contributed to my tremendous weight gain, along with TONS of other stuff. This was the best decision I could have made for my life. ~Connie -67 #