Jbringgs10 #1

[Jbringgs10]

So after going through this process since January, I finally received a surgery date of May 31st at 9:30AM. I am so excited and nervous and have been thinking about everything, from what can go wrong to the main reasons why I am doing this. I am fairly young, will turn 23 this June...but I've been overweight all of my life and I now am pre-diabetic and some other issues...but my mind is made up...

Anyway, every morning since I found out about my date I've been having dreams of actually going through the surgery, and then in my dreams I wake up like I will after going through surgery...and then I actually wake up and think that I had the surgery but I realize its a dream. I think its just because I'm looking forward to the surgery but I am just scared generally because its my first time having any kind of surgery done...has anyone else experience this or is it just me?

[ElizabethNYC]

I had a few of these dreams before surgery. Good luck with everything, you're going to do fine!

[Papillon Princess]

I'm in a similar situation, just turned 23, been overweight forever...blah blah blah...but I'm the same way with dreams! If something is on my mind, I'm constantly dreaming about it. Sometimes it's not so fun and I recently had one where I woke up and had to make myself realize it wasn't true. So when you are anxious/excited/nervous etc about something it is very common to have those dreams.

I hope that you don't continue being scared about it. I've had so many surgeries in my 23 years of life (20-25 surgeries to narrow it down!) and they really aren't terrible. I used to dread them but then I realized if you just don't think about it, you'll get through it just fine. I now look forward to my talks with my mom as we wait for me to go back into the O.R. Take someone that is calm with you that you can laugh and have a good time with before surgery and you'll go in there just fine. If you have questions, ask them! The nurses are usually amazing people that will help you get through the day.

[Jbringgs10]

Papillon Princess, on May 2, 2011 - 6:02 PM, said:

I'm in a similar situation, just turned 23, been overweight forever...blah blah blah...but I'm the same way with dreams! If something is on my mind, I'm constantly dreaming about it. Sometimes it's not so fun and I recently had one where I woke up and had to make myself realize it wasn't true. So when you are anxious/excited/nervous etc about something it is very common to have those dreams.

I hope that you don't continue being scared about it. I've had so many surgeries in my 23 years of life (20-25 surgeries to narrow it down!) and they really aren't terrible. I used to dread them but then I realized if you just don't think about it, you'll get through it just fine. I now look forward to my talks with my mom as we wait for me to go back into the O.R. Take someone that is calm with you that you can laugh and have a good time with before surgery and you'll go in there just fine. If you have questions, ask them! The nurses are usually amazing people that will help you get through the day.

Thanks for your reply! I was banded on the 31st of May and I have to say, for my first surgery it went well. I don't even remember a thing. It felt like I took a long deep nap, and when I woke up I was so doped up I couldn't really feel anything but soreness. But I hope that your journey is going well! Right now, I am about 8 days post op and I have been cleared to go to Stage 3 of food, which is mushies, for the rest of the month until my first fill on July 6 ( would have been earlier if it wasn't for the holiday)...but either way..I'm looking forward to losing! Nice to see someone else my age on the same path. Keep in touch!

[Papillon Princess]

I'm glad it went well, surgery isn't really that scary. I'm on mushies now also and that's going alright, my first fill is 6/22! I'm super excited. My pain is finally starting to get a little better (I'm 16 days post op). I've been losing steadily to my surprise, I read that a lot of people stall during the first 4 weeks, but I'm averaging about 4 lbs a week at the moment. So if that keeps up, I'll be really happy. I'm hoping to get back to the gym soon, right now I walk a lot at work and I've been a little too sore to go. It's great that you're doing well!

Jbringgs10, on June 8, 2011 - 10:14 AM, said:

Thanks for your reply! I was banded on the 31st of May and I have to say, for my first surgery it went well. I don't even remember a thing. It felt like I took a long deep nap, and when I woke up I was so doped up I couldn't really feel anything but soreness. But I hope that your journey is going well! Right now, I am about 8 days post op and I have been cleared to go to Stage 3 of food, which is mushies, for the rest of the month until my first fill on July 6 ( would have been earlier if it wasn't for the holiday)...but either way..I'm looking forward to losing! Nice to see someone else my age on the same path. Keep in touch!