what do u think?

Do any of u get scared that we are doing this so young and they dont know the LONG term effects - that we may reach 50 or 60 and have serious problems?

Absolutely!!! I am scared out of my mind most of the time for one reason or another. I worry about the long term effects as well as the short term. As I move farther along in this process I have become more and more aware of the sucess rate of this surgery... the fact that I might not even make it through the WLS. I wonder if at this age, if I am ready to take such a HUGE risk. With all of this said, I also consider the fact that if I do not do something, will I live long enough to see 50 or 60 years of age... and if I am soooo lucky to see it, what would it be like... if at the age of 25, I can't fit in my car to drive, and I can't put on my shoes, and I can't go up a few stairs or walk through a grocery store, then what will my life be like??? This is an elective surgery with GIGANTIC short and long term risks and I have decided that at this point God is my, "Go TO GUY!." I put my life in his hands and I believe that if WLS is right for me, then he will continue to open these doors and allow this procedure to take place with little or no major complications, and if this is not for me, then he will put obstacles in my way that I cannot overcome. Until those obstacles arise I am determined to stay positive and keep on rolling with the punches.

I absolutely have the same fears. I'm not even close to a surgery date, but I think about it daily. I try to think of the positive, that if complications do arise that much later in life, there will be more technology, more research and experience to deal with it, and everything will be okay. The idea of not surviving the surgery scares the crap out of me, but I reason that there are people that are much older, sicker, and fatter than me that come out of it everyday. Hopefully, we'll all be so lucky. This is a major surgery, and I'm sure people who have emergency procedures, like open heart surgery, feel the exact same thing, only they aren't thinking about it for months to years at a time.

My surgeons have been doing this so long that they have 30yrs of research behind them that dont show any health problems from having this. It does scare me thinking that we may age different and stuff like that, but it also scared me that I wouldnt make it to 60 if I didnt have this surgery. As long as you eat healthy, take your vitamins, and exercise, our body shouldnt know the difference. I just met someone last night that had her operation done 30yrs ago! She has kept all the weight off and is doing fine!

Hello All, I know what your talking about I dont know anyone who has had the surgery personally I have heard through somone about someone who had the surgery back in the 80's but unfortunatley she isnt doing so good but when I brought it up to a few people who had the surgury they said back then they didnt have the technology they have now wich I find contradicting. well I guess thats enough of my babling Daria

For sure!!! If you don't think about those kinds things then you are not prepaired to have the surgery to begin with.....you have to weigh all the cons and pro's and the "I don't knows". My kids are 3 and 10 and need me right now...I had no doubt about my decision to have this surgery!