Hi Ray, I will probably feel the same way when my turn comes, as everyone does. It's a big step and it takes much courage! But I look at it this way...if I don't have the surgery, I could die young or have more and more medical problems...can hardly walk the way it is! And whatever your co-morbidities are, they aren't going away without this lifesaving surgery! So, as my Dad used to say, "You pays your money and you takes yer chances!" I think your odds are GOOD on doing well in surgery and starting a new wonderful life......you'll find out who you were meant to be. God bless your surgeon and you. Let us hear from you from the other side! HUGS! Carol Percel