I just had surgery on the 6th. I too was very anxious the morning of the surgery. Most notably because the weekend prior to my surgery, I shared my plans to get surgery with extended family. 100% of them told me to just diet and exercise and try such-and-such diet, etc.. but they all insisted I should not do it. My immediate family was supportive and all for it, and had known since the beginning of this journey. The reason I went ahead and did it is because I *knew* if I didn't do it, I would never succeed with long term weight loss. The yo-yo cycle had to end.
This surgery was suggested to me by a family friend when I was 30, and I shrugged it off - confident that I could diet and exercise and lose the weight without resorting to something so drastic. I was wrong. I should have done it then. I'm happy I decided to go ahead and do it. Of course, it is an adjustment, and it's definitely not "easy". But I believe it was the best choice for me.

I am 56 years old. I have been super morbidly obese since I was 6 years old. I tried everything. I would lose a lot of weight, just to gain it back. I started thinking last year that my only hope to help me stick with a diet was to try the only tool I had never used. Weight loss surgery. I picked up the phone and called the Bariatric Clinic. They sent me a packet to fill out and my first appointment was in February. I was 432 pounds. I went through all the protocol to get approved for surgery. I went to nutritionist, physical therapy, psychologist and doctor appointments for 6 months. Was approved at the end of July. I had surgery September 21st for a gastric sleeve. I am now 350 pounds. Let me tell you, it is the BEST thing I ever did. I can only eat a half a cup of food at each meal. Honestly, I am never hungry. I have to remind myself to eat when it is time. I would do it over again in a heart beat. I came out of surgery ready to jump out of bed and start walking. My doctor saw me walking the halls the day after surgery and he looked at me and said, "You are out of here cause you are doing fantastic." It has been 26 days since surgery and I have lost 20 pounds in that time. I am 82 pounds lighter than when I started this journey. As my doctor says, "You only get out of it what you are willing to put into it." He is right. I hope this makes you feel a little better in deciding what you want to do.