My day is 9/12

Congrats on your upcoming surgery.   By the way, although we are a significant minority having this surgery I would say men are extremely successful if they follow the rules and stay positive. I didn't have the blood thinners when I had the surgery, but my surgeons (I had three) now seem to be much more likely to use blood thinners, and send patients home with thinners to self-administer.   The surgeon knows your history and your body best, so stick to her advice. After a month it will be over. Also, as far as being scared about waking up and finding a massive cut down your belly, my biggest fear prior to surgery was not waking up.   Remember to get yourself out of bed and walking.  At the hospital if they are using compression pants or boots, they are a pain, but they take them off while your walking.  I actually got out of bed and spent most of the day in the lounge to avoid my roommate and his "family".    (He was a gang member who had been stabbed twice in a two week period.  His family consisted of people devouring KFC all day long, and two FBI agents). As you lose weight, you should see your co-morbidities disappear. A little anxiety is fine and justified.  But also have fun.  You are about to embark on a most amazing journey.  Hope to see you on  the looser side next week.   Rob

Rob, I almost shot a little Ice Tea out my nose… Shared your room with Tony Sopranos Cousin? I never heard that one… I was lucky in a room alone. Duh! I’ve never even thought of folks having it any other way. Hope all is going well for you! Best Wishes- Dx

What an experience. I am glad that the whole floor at the hospital is dedicated to Bariatric surgery and they are private rooms. All of the beds, chairs and bathrooms are made for large people.  I understand they even put a sprig of parsley on your Jello when they deliver it. :)

Hello Jim and welcome. This probably doesn't help much, but anxiety is part of the process. It means we're thinking about things. Once you have your surgery, you will be so glad you did. Good, unexpected results will revitalize your life and your family's--big and little things you may not think of right now. Follow your doc's instructions and give yourself the best shot you can for a new, improved life. There are lots of great guys here who are pulling for and who have all sorts of wisdom, jokes, and advice. So check in often.

Best of luck, Jim. No worries, just do as your doc says then during recovery DRINK, DRINK, DRINK, WALK, WALK, WALK **** PISS ****

I want to thank everyone for the support. I did find out the other day that I in fact do not have Diabetes but I am so close that in a few months I would. This just confirms that I need to do this more than ever. I do find myself mourning food saying I won't ever be able to eat this stuff again and being kind of sad about it. Still I know that this food is what got me to this point in the first place. I have been told that this is pretty normal to do before surgery still I worry that I will fail due to these feelings. In a month or two from now I expect to be able to say no problem and I don't need that food. :)