How did you deal with the anxiety leading up to surgery?
I am so glad I found this thread and this forum. My surgery date is 3/9 - next Wed and I almost talked myself into cancelling this morning from fear. The page on leaks REALLY SCARED me. I'm going to pray about it.
I think almost everyone would agree that they were nervous during the days leading up to surgery. The thing that helped me the most was to focus on 2-3 people on the OH board who were near my pre-surgery weight and I kept looking at their posts and their pictures and it was so inspiring to see their amazing results. Now it is 19 months later and I am one of those success stories and you will be also! It is the greatest thing I have EVER done for myself and if I had to go through the surgery every single year to keep the results, I would do it. If you follow your surgeon's plan (to the letter and faithfully) then you should not have any problems. Best of luck to you!