HEY LADIES I AM VERY PROUD OF ALL OF US AND IM SORRY THAT I DIDNT CATCH UPBUT I,M NOT GOING TO LIE I WAS STRUGGLING IM PROUD OF ALL U .. LOVE ALL  OF  YOU ALSO.. HOPE YOULL BE JOINING MY FATHER AND I ON THE 25TH FOR .OBESITY I BELIEVE BROOKE AND BETH ARE THE LEADERS

thrilled to see the REAL you!  You look much more relaxed!  :)

OMG this is really happening.  Tuesday morning is coming fast and furious.  Over the past few days I have been getting prepared with clothes, supplements, bathroom scale, food scale, small containers, medical card, hospital bag, documents, broth, jello, protein drinks, etc. 

Now if I could just wrap my head around what is about to happen.  All that other stuff is superficial compared to getting myself prepared mentally.  I mean, this is truly a lifestyle change and I have been analyzing it over and over again to make sure that I am making the right decision.  I know many say that they go through emotions "after" the surgery but I have run the gammut of emotions just in the last week. 

I wish there was a crystal ball that I could look into and see that it is the right decision and that everything will be ok and see the results of all that has led up to this point in time.  I think I am worrying that I am "choosing" to have this surgery and "choosing" to alter my body as opposed to having surgery to correct something terribly wrong such as an appendix that needs to come out, etc.  Since 7/4 and also since the pre-op liquid diet 9/1 I have lost 25.5 lbs but I can't do that for the rest of my life and I am second guessing my efforts.

What is your input?  Did you experience any of these feelings as you were within days / hours of surgery?

 Sorry about you getting bounced around. I had Dr. Mun in '07 for my lap band. It didn't work for me and he was very hard to work with on top of it. And yes his daughter died and they relocated.

Lap band was removed in '/09 when I had my RNY
at MGH with Dr. Pratt. I am very happy with the result.

Remember, the biggest risk of any surgery is the anesthesia and you have to have it either way.

Best, Jude

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