Re: .what do I do next-TO ALL YO...

[Guest guest]

Ann - thanks SO much for your incites into the Pre-op desires for weight loss! As I read over the posts daily, I am always wondering how many people are doing this for health reasons as opposed to the desire to be "beautiful" again. This is such a drastic change and I can't imagine actually wanting to re-arrange my entire inner-landscape on purpose just to look pretty. It's really a tough thing to put your body through and very risky.

I know there are people who go to extremes to get the surgery, including out and out lieing and adding weights to their clothing when they weigh in at the doctors office just to make the weight minimum. I really wonder how they are going to handle the changes in their lives. It's bad enough knowing that I don't have much choice in this matter. I've got brittle Diabetes and uncontrollable high blood pressure so about the only option I have at this point is to get the surgery. I'd sort of like to live to see some grandkids someday.

I really hope that all the pre-ops out there consider their decision for WLS carefully. It's major, it's permanent and it's not a quick fix.

Whew! I'm done now!

Thanks for listening,

in Cupertino

Pre-op and nervous!

[Guest guest]

Ann - thanks SO much for your incites into the Pre-op desires for weight loss! As I read over the posts daily, I am always wondering how many people are doing this for health reasons as opposed to the desire to be "beautiful" again. This is such a drastic change and I can't imagine actually wanting to re-arrange my entire inner-landscape on purpose just to look pretty. It's really a tough thing to put your body through and very risky.

I know there are people who go to extremes to get the surgery, including out and out lieing and adding weights to their clothing when they weigh in at the doctors office just to make the weight minimum. I really wonder how they are going to handle the changes in their lives. It's bad enough knowing that I don't have much choice in this matter. I've got brittle Diabetes and uncontrollable high blood pressure so about the only option I have at this point is to get the surgery. I'd sort of like to live to see some grandkids someday.

I really hope that all the pre-ops out there consider their decision for WLS carefully. It's major, it's permanent and it's not a quick fix.

Whew! I'm done now!

Thanks for listening,

in Cupertino

Pre-op and nervous!

[Guest guest]

-Hi . It's alright to be nervous, in fact, I'd be worried if you

weren't. I agree that all of us carry a lot of baggage from being

heavy our whole lives, and I can't imagine anyone who's fat like me

not having looked at all those images in the public eye and dreamed

of having that look and figure that attracts all that attention. And

now that I'm older and wiser I realize that those stupid diets I went

on in the past just made the problem worse.(you know those-that same

diet that our bariatric center requires of us preop after telling us

diets don't work) But sadly I am aware that although I can be a

healthier smaller person, I will never ever be like those images. I

am looking forward though to being able to just stop at any store and

buy clothes, furniture and products like bikes/kayaks/excercise

equipment that have weight limits. I want to be able to share a 2-man

vehicle (bike/kayak/canoe/amusement park ride) with my husband. These

are the little demons in my head I carry that I hope aren't altering

my vision. I've been heavy forever, but its only been since my health

has started deteriorating that I very seriously considered such a

drastic step.

I am instead focusing on how the pain will diminish, the constant

knot of reflux may go away, I may be able to sleep without waking 20

times a night, I may be able to fit into things and go farther

without getting fatigued. I hope to be avoiding future

hospitalizations and surgeries with this one. I will be trading a

future of daily diabetis meds and complications for a future of daily

supplements(but without the diabetic complications-the big plus). I

have read up on this surgery and I realize that the maintenance is a

monumental undertaking, not even considering potential unexpected

complications. I am very " nervous " about the future also, and I know

I will mourn the loss of food, one of my best friends since

childhood. I just want to be sure that others out there are gathering

knowlege also and making sure it is the right decision for them and

not having impossible expectations and then being miserable later

with their choice. Anne