The Fear...

So I saw the surgeon yesterday, dispite being referred wrong by the GP. He's told me to go away and research what I want doing.  The gastric band they tell me doesnt work long term, it moves or breaks after a bit of time. Other options are Gastric bypass or Gastric sleave, each one has risks, including a 1 in 400 risk or death, which isnt dying on the table, but later if the staples break, which will infect my body and kill me, or blood clotting.
The 1 in 400 is quiet a low number, which is scary. The surgeon said I was quiet healthy dispite being over weight and there shouldnt be a problem for me.
Both the gastric bypass and the sleave are preminent and cannot be reversed, which again is scary.
The surgeon is now writting back to the GP to refer me propley, and from start to finish its about 18 weeks. During that time I will see a phycologist, dietitian and go through pre operation tests.  All very scary stuff.

Waiting for doctor

I'm waiting in the doctors for my first appointment with the surgeon, I'm a little nervous, but excited on the start of my new life of thin, although I know there is a long road ahead, this is the start line.
It's amazing how people have tried to talk me out of doing this, but when I explain they tend to see this massive moment as a good thing. Life will be so Different at the end of this journey,  a journey of not only a change in life style but a complete change in me and everything which I have been for 39 years. This time next year I will be a totally different person, hopefully for the better.