Actually it begins tomorrow but I think it helps to share that I’m not one bit nervous or anxious about the surgery. I’m more worried about how my life will change.

Will it put a strain on my marriage? I’ve always been the chief cook around here and perhaps after the surgery I won’t feel like cooking as much. Will he hate taking me out because I eat so slowly? At the moment he’s super supportive. Actually he’s been supportive of me as a human being since the day we met so I really don’t think that’s going to change. If I told him today that I changed my mind, he would say that my decision was the right one for me. I’m really lucky to have found him and I don’t want to lose him.

Will it affect my friendships? Will I be excluded from dinner parties because I don’t eat much? Sounds silly I know but those are the kinds of things I worry about.

We travel a lot – will I make a mistake and eat the wrong thing and throw up on a plane? I do NOT want to do this.

But do I worry about the actual surgery or any accompanying pain? No. I figure there have been hundreds of thousands of these surgeries and if it was hugely painful, I would have heard or read about it.

Please come back and check on me and if you have a moment, leave a few words of support. This is a huge change for an old broad like me.

GT – Getting Thinner

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