Got a date ....
Cathy 
Hi Donna,
Just stick to the goal of why you want and need this surgery, Like me I couldnt lose the weight with just execrise and eating right, I ate to much and caved in and ate the wrong foods and then said to myself oh well then i messed up guess I Dont need to work out and that was month after month year after year for me... you will kick your self after you have this surgery thinking about the possiblity of chickening out, I was scared too but it was the unknown I was scared about and now that I had it less than 2 weeks ago its not a big deal its really not, I am pretty much back to my old self and dropping a pound a day it seems. This will be the greatest thing you have done for your self at first its a adjustment with the eating I am still trying to figure all of that out. Just keep focused and remember you come first... its time we all do. you can do this. and Congrats at your date.. a valentines gift to yourself.. : ))
Beth
It is pretty scary when you don't know what to expect. I had never had surgery before so for me it was really the unknown - especially being out to sleep. Heck I wasn't sure if I was really going to let them put me to sleep lol!! Anyway when the time came I just bit the bullet and soon it was all over. I would do it again in a heart beat. It was so worth a few days of discomfort....
You have just over 2 months to get used to it. You can do it. We are all here to support you!
Jackie
Congrat's Donna!!!
I'm two weeks out today and I know it's going to be by far the best thing I have ever done for myself!!! I am lucky my surgery was a breeze and my hospital stay was great
at Fair Oaks. I'm also dropping at least a pound a day too, so much like your last responder. I was scared too. I am sure all of us were or are. I had such confidence in my Dr., that really helped me to go through with it!! It also really helped me to attend the staple club meetings (support group run by my dietitian.) I attended three meetings before my surgery and I will continue to go. I also got the name and phone number of anyone that was connected to anyone I know, that had done the surgery and they were very helpful to talk to me. Not a single person that I had spoken with had said they were sorry.They all said it was the best thing they had ever done. That doesn't mean WLS surgery is a piece of cake, but I am sure getting through the first few months is the hardest and it seems to get easier from there, from what I am told. I used to sell gourmet food to the top Wash. restaurants and caterers and bakeries( I even went to Chocolate School with a French chef) as part of my job. I am working on trying to rechannel my love affair with food into healthier food choices and other activities like swimming and ther hobbies. I hope my thoughts are helpfull! I was so thrilled to get my approval and feel like it was a gift I was given to get my life on a healthier track! Please stay in touch!
Ann aka. A. Mclean
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