anyone change their mind and cancel at the last minute?

You should never have any kind of surgery if you're not 100% ok with it.

I self payed and knew this was the answer to all my years of yo-yo dieting and spending countless amount of energy, time and money on diets that would work at first but then fail me after 3 months.

No regrets going in and definately no regrets now!

My aunt changed her mind on the operating table just before they got ready to put her under. Yes, she regrets it. She is now about 75 lbs bigger then she was. My uncle changed thier insurance (very costly) just so she could get the surgery. Now she wants to get it done and my uncle told her she would have to figure out how to pay for it herself. He has since changed the insurance which does not cover the surgery.
Oh Well.

There have been a few people who post her that backed out before surgery and then later had the surgery when they were ready. Anyone who has that many doubts should wait until they either decide to go ahead, or not.

I had my surgery cancelled the day before I was scheduled, due to a tumor found in my pre-op lab. I needed surgery to remove the tumor...which gave me a couple of months to reevaluate whether I wanted to have my VSG surgery. I did go back and forth, thinking about the $$ I had prepaid as I was a self pay. I did decide to go forward and 3 1/2 weeks after my tumor removal, I had VSG surgery. The first month was rough, but after that it's been a godsend. I'm very happy I decided to go through with the surgery.

I agree with making sure that you are 100% ready. However, in my opinion that does not mean that you will not have doubts the day of surgery. I was scared to death--not in a hyper way. However, I convinced myself that my nervousness could be a premonition and that there was a significant chance that I would not make it through the surgery. I reassured myself that my doctor told me that I had a very small chance of actual death I believe it was a fraction of 1%).

To this day I still struggle a little bit with the fact that I was not able to accomplish the weight loss on my own--at least not permanently. However, I am also thankful for the increased quality of life that this surgery has brought to me. I still have 32 lbs until I hit my goal weight--BUT the person that I look at in the mirror now actually seems to be me. When I was heavier I just couldn't believe that that person looking back at me was actually truly me.

I will say that my surgeon/nut required a 10 day liquid diet prior to surgery. Despite the fact that that week was challenging, I was glad to go through it. In a way it helped me prove to myself how committed I was to this process. That liquid diet was in addition to working with a nutritionist for 6 months.


Good luck with your surgery!!

 I almost canceled my surgery when I got back into pre-op.  While I had certainly done my research, gone to support group meetings, was seeing an eating disorder therapist, etc., the finality of the surgery really hit me back in pre-op.  I didn't panic, but just thought about how bizarre it was that soon most of my stomach would be removed.  I talked with my sister, my brother, and my god-sister (each individually) back in the pre-op, and they reassured me that I was making the right decision and that everything would be okay.  I had already made my decision, just had a very bad case of cold feet.  I did ask to see the surgeon back in pre-op and spoke with him again about the bougie size just to reassure myself. 

I was having those thoughts BIG TIME last week and realized it was just the food addict in me not wanting to take all the good meals out of my life as far as how I used to eat them.  No more three and four plates of food and I admit, tht makes me sad.  But, I am now trying to focus on what I will be able to do after the surgery.

 Yes, the food addict in my wants to stay in the driver's seat!  I go back and forth, in and out of denial.  I have 90lbs to lose and I have lost 100lbs on 3 separate occassions in my life.  Surprise, surprise, I have gained it back everytime within 3 or 4 years.  Part of me wants to believe that I can lose the weight myself, without a surgical aid, but even if I could do it again, I have no track record to make me believe that I could keep it off. 
Sometimes I think I can pull it together and make the necessary lifestyle changes, at other times I am certain that I am a hard core food addict...since childhood.  While I realize the surgery won't cure my food addiction, it will force me to shift my behaviours with food and develop different coping strategies.  If an alcoholic could have an operation that would only let him drink a little alcohol at one time, and thus, reduce the harms and costs associated with his drinking, won't most people think this was a good step to take?

Absolutely it is the same as any other life saving surgery. would you have these thoughts if it was heart surgery or another that was going to improve your health nd keep it getting bad?

It is normal for some people to be nervous,but I wasn't ,not a bit. I was self pay in Mexico because there was an exclusion on my insurance for any weight loss surgery. I wanted the surgery bad enough to save and borrow the money to get it done. I couldn't WAIT to get on the surgery table and they didn't have to ask me twice,lol.

I would have the surgery every month if that is what it took to lose weight and KEEP IT OFF
It is a hard decision sometimes,but you will make the right one for yourself...just listen to your gut.

Good luck and keep us posted,
Holly

I had no intention of canceling, yet in the back of my mind, I kept the possibility open, right up until I was wheeled into the OR and knocked out.  After that it was too late, LOL!

Seriously, so far this is the best thing I've ever done for myself.  Very little post-op pain after Day 1, no nausea or vomiting, no food intolerances, tastes didn't change, no funny pains or twinges, no incision issues, no major stalls.  Knock on wood, things have been great, and I would do it again in a hot minute.

So the downside.  I just ordered my first size 14 pants online, and they're a little big.  Also, I would like to wear more open-neck things, but for some reason I have a lot more freckles, moles and skin tags than I did last time I lost weight, so my neck area doesn't look very pretty. Life sucks, yannow? But as major problems, I'll take em.

I cancelled my survey for RNY ok Sept 8th.
I just couldn't see having surgery electively and f something happened. I was petrified