Surgery Date

wayoflife · 05-06-2008, 07:12 PM

OK, this is going to sound crazy!!! Today I did my my pre-admission blood work surgery scheduled for thursday 05/08 and now I am scared out of my mind. I have been so excited about getting this surgery done now that it is here I have butterflys, or I am just a big chicken! Any words of wisdom and experience would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

Thanks!
Michele

Lana24 · 05-06-2008, 07:37 PM

Good day Wayoflife!
Congrats on your surgery date! It must be nerve racking for you right now... that is pretty normal...you were so excited before that you did not give yourself a chance to even be nervous. So now that it's down to the last few days, hours, minutes you feel it... its normal. There would be something really wrong with you if there was no nervousness. But let me tell you, I have had laproscopic surgery before and its a breeze. Go to sleep and wake up that is the the amount of your actual responsibility at the time of surgery !!! And then your new life starts ! Good luck
Lana

summertime1199 · 05-06-2008, 07:41 PM

Michelle- I think we all go thru this at this stage. I wanted the surgery so bad but as the time got closer and closer the more scared I got. We all have doubts about maybe never being able to eat our favorite foods again, or have a drink or a coke. Or worst yet, what if it doesn't work for me. All my friends and family will be know I failed again. Well, I decided just one more try and went for it. I am sooo glad I did. I am down 20 lbs. in six weeks. I haven't thrown up to date (another big fear) but my band lets me know in a big way if I have eaten too much or too fast. Hang in there Michelle!!! My only regret is that I didn't have the surgery years ago! I had doubts up to the time I was being wheeled into the surgery room. Good Luck!!

Laura_MD · 05-06-2008, 08:00 PM

WayOfLife, your name says it all. You are about to embark an a whole new way of life, of course you are nervous. Like Lana24 said, I'd be more worried if you weren't nervous and scared. It really is a very minor surgery, but I suspect that it isn't the procedure that has you anxious. If you are like most of us you are a little bit concerned about the surgery and scared out of your mind of your life with the band! That's normal too.

About a week before my surgery, I started getting really nervous and watching the "Super Obese" series on Discovery Channel and thinking that I should be able to do this myself, why should I have this surgery, what's wrong with me that I can't lose this weight on my own.

Then I decided to stop second guessing myself and realized that I NEEDED this procedure because I had tried in the past and I just couldn't do it on my own. Then I went a step further and realized that I deserved this surgery. I deserved to be healthy, and I deserved to LIVE!

Most of our lives we have been told that we just need to get off our butts and do some exercises and eat better or eat less and we could lose the weight if we really wanted to. The secret code was that we were choosing to be fat and unhealthy and we weren't deserving people because of it. Well, guess what, it was all a big fat lie! You are worth the effort and you do deserve to be healthy and happy and if this is they vehicle that gets you down that road then jump on board baby and let's ride!

Getting banded was the best decision I have ever made for myself in my entire life! I have never regretted it for a single moment, and I will bet that you won't either. Just repeat after me, then repeat until they put you under:

I DESERVE THIS &

I AM WORTH IT!

:biggrin2::scared2 :

coltorismom · 05-06-2008, 08:07 PM

Honey, relax! What you are going through is VERY NORMAL. I was very nervous, but then just a few short days beforehand, I really calmed down & was VERY EXCITED.

You will be fine. I am now 13 days post-op & I feel wonderful. You will too. I don't know where you live or who your surgeon is, but the hospital staff where I went were absolutely WONDERFUL. I live in KY.
I'll pray for you that God will give you PEACE & a CALM SPIRIT. All of us who are BANDED, went through the same thing you are now.

hugs & prayers
coltorismom

moder · 05-06-2008, 08:15 PM

Hi, I know just how you feel. I was so excited to get the band but the night before surgery I had a panic attack. We had driven 500 miles to get the job done & didn't dare go home without it. Luckly my daughter was with me and the night before in the hotel she talked all night until I went to sleep. The next morning I was fine and ready to go. I am only a week into my adventure but do not regret it. Hang in there. You will be thankful you did.

wayoflife · 05-06-2008, 08:33 PM

Thank You ALL for replying! This message board thing really is GREAT! My blood pressure for the first time in my life was off the hook today the nurse said it was probably just my nerves...Even My chest is killing me today when I breath in deep. I know I am making the right decision I can't wait to buy "cute clothes" again and just feel good abt myself!!! Again Thank you all for your support it means ALot to Me!

Michele

Lap_dancer · 05-06-2008, 08:35 PM

Wayoflife I'm hoping by now you see others felt the same way. I can't say that I did but that's only because I fought like a banshee to get insurance to pay...which they didn't...so by the time I was in my hospital gown, and minutes from being rolled in, it was do or die for me. I was dieted to death and still fat.

I wish you the best experience and enjoy the journey.

gone 4 ever · 05-06-2008, 09:24 PM

no it does'nt sound crazy. I feel the same way. I go the 8th for pre-registration and blood work and surgery is on the 13th. I am getting petrified! so I understand. I think it perfectly normal. good luck!

AngelBuddy · 05-06-2008, 10:48 PM

I am on for tomorrow. 7:30 am. Kinda nurvious and yet I just want to get it started. Good luck on the 8th.