Okay, surgery is getting close - within 6 weeks or so...

and I'm scared to death! I read each and every profile of those on the memorial page - BIG mistake. It seems a huge amount of people dying from pulmonary embollisms (sp?). One person dying because they didn't get their protein in...and on and on. I'm 29, relatively healthy, BMI between 45-46. I have surgery with BTC soon. I need reassurances! I have a beautiful 3 year old boy and a husband that loves me dearly. I don't want to make a choice that could leave them without me. Is this a purely selfish decision - to have surgery? I want to feel better and be able to do more with my son, and encourage my hubby to lose weight, too...but there's this other part of me that wants to lose weight to show off to people I know and see if they treat me differently. How high school is that??

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