Problems from doctors?

So, I change my mind about 20 times a day about getting the surgery or not. UGH

Anyway are some of the problems I am reading about caused by the doctor during surgery like being kinked, blind loop syndrome (not sure if this is the same thing or not)? Or is it something that just happens?

I have never had surgery and am so freaked out about having problems!

Sometimes things like that happen.  There are complications that can occur.  I suggest asking your surgeon what his rate of complications are and what the most common complications he sees are.  How many of his patients develop leaks?  How man get bowel obstructions?  And so on.  I think you'll feel better when hear that while those things can happen, they are very rare.  For instance, less than 1% should develop leaks.  And then ask him how many of his patients have died as a result of complications.  Ask him how he handles complications.  If you develop a leak, how will he catch that and how will he treat it?  You'll feel better if you get real facts.

I did ask him some of these question. He said no deaths, he has done 2500 of these surgeries.  He does a leak test at the end of surgery.  I wish I had asked him more! But, he did tell he has had very few complications.

They don't have a crystal ball to know who will have complications and who won't. It doesn't always happen immediately either. I do know people from my support group who needed a surgery because of the kinked intestine down the road. It was a blip on the screen and didn't change at all how happy they were about having the surgery. That complication doesn't happen during surgery but as you lose the weight somehow it moves and twists. The chances of it happening are still really small. Being unsure or scared is natural. Are you also freaking out about the medical problems that will absolutely happen if you don't lose weight?  :) Take a deep breath.