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I'm having the surgery done in a few months and I can tell you, it was a long and thoroughly thought through decision. I have a genetic predisposition to gain weight and I was packing on pounds. My grandmother died of a heart attack and I have a history of diabetes in my family and I did not want to go through that. I am happy with the hospital that I'm with. They have me seeing a psychologist, nutritionist and someone to help me find exercise activities that are right for me. We also have monthly support sessions with others who have had the surgery and a doctor on call for 24 hours if something should happen. I have personally started to get in the habit of removing sugar and fat from my diet. I'm also starting to acclimate myself to eating pureed foods because I know I will be only able to eat those kinds of foods for the first six weeks after. It's not for everyone. I didn't want to have it done at first because I felt like I would be deemed a failure because I didn't do it on my own. Even though I will have surgery, I still have an uphill battle before me. I just try to keep the faith and pray everything goes well.
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