HELP!!! I NEED HONEST ADVICE...SCARED TO DEATH!!!!

I am scheduled to have gastric bypass surgery in 3 weeks. I feel like I should be so excited about the surgery, but I am SCARED TO DEATH!! All day yesterday and today I feel that I don't even want the surgery. I know I will drop the weight, but I don't know if I can live without the foods I enjoy. I worry about complications and being unhappier than I was if I had just STAYED FAT!!! At least I am happy and in a good mood. Even when I try to cut out the junk food, I get grumpy and irritated easily. Will my mood be like this once I can no longer have these foods? I'm 36, no health problems, except my obsity. Do I really need this surgery? I keep asking myself, why can't I just lose the weight like everyone else? What is wrong with me that I have to resort to these drastic measures? Have these thoughts went through anyone elses mind before surgery? How did you deal with them? How did you finally make a decision that was right for you? Anyone regret the surgery? Thank you so much for any advice and/or help you can give!

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