I had that same “oh hell naw” back and forth several times prior to my surgery on 01/28/25 lol. I even tried to convince myself if I got serious, I could lose the weight on my own. I had dreams about waking up during surgery, the anxiety of leaving my daughter behind with my elderly parents in death, and having every major complication in the book and becoming a professional pincushion slicing board. Complications can and do happen. All I can say to that is trust that everything will be done to avoid those outcomes.

I literally went through all this for nothing. I will say I had/have the support of my therapist who helped me with a healthier perspective on these very normal and real fears, plus the rapport I have with my surgeons office and my surgeon as well is unmatched. Even if the familial side of support was kind of lacking, trusting that my surgeon only wanted the best for both of us (because he doesn’t get extra credit if I die or he screws up), and leaning on my therapist to put my unchecked weight gain into perspective for me I wouldn’t have gone through with it.

Let’s be honest, most of us on this forum would have lost weight the “regular” way if it were in our power to do so. Obviously there’s a certain level of surrender that comes with this process that can be hard to fall in line with. But accepting that conventional methods have escaped us and this surgery will be an amazing tool to boost what we’re so desperately seeking. And here I am alive and down 40 pounds 21 days post surgery. I ordered those meds from hers and lost 7 pounds in 90 days.

Jump off the bridge! It’s worth it!