Anyone was so concerned/scared that they almost changed their minds? I have several people in my life who are trying convinced not to do it. " just do it naturally"... "That's cheating." I even had someone tell me that they had a dream that I died from the surgery.
I already have general anxiety so I am even more nervous now... Trying not to have a full on panic attack.

Any advice on how to handle this?

All I can tell you is that my ONLY regret is that I didn't do it sooner in my life! If we were able to do it "naturally" don't you think we would. It's all we think about! It's all we dream about. This surgery helps that dream come true. I'm almost at 1 year. I'm down 60 lbs. I could have never done it any other way. I'm so happy that I did this. And you will be too!