I'm a 36yr old Aussie living in Kuwait (Middle East) and over the last 6 years i've managed to pack on the kg's due to emotional eating (4 D&C's, 2 family deaths back home, starting out fresh in two new countries, a sister who tried committing suicide back home - dealing with all this solo while trying to maintain a happy exterior for new friends and my son ... food became my comfort). We looked at lipo and a tummy tuck as a 'head start' because the healthy eating and 4 gym visits a week where only moving 100-200g a week. A fantastic doctor referred me to another surgeon (i'll forever be grateful he was honest and didn't just see dollar signs when I visited him). It was suggested a gastric sleeve is my best option to regain my life & health. I'm scared... i've heard that there'll be no more going out to dinner because i just won't be able to finish an order, no more being able to drink a cup of water in one go because i simply won't have the room (i've been drinking 3L of water daily since I was 12 so this scares me) and that lifestyle changes will be so drastic i'll regret the surgery. I keep telling myself what i lose (literally over half my stomach) is much better than staying the way i am and losing a healthy life, being able to run around with my son, think sexy instead of crying when I look in the mirror. We've booked in for October 1st.... please help me put my mind at ease... will my social life/normality really be over for the rest of my life?(currently 163cm/5"4 & 109kg/240pd)