I'm so nervous..Are you???

Hi..As my surgery date of Jan. 12th approaches, I am so nervous I'm having a hard time sleeping. Anyone else or am abnormal???? Hugs..MJ

HI MARY JANE, MY SURGERY IS ON THE 13th. I DO GET NERVOUS THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'M READING THE POST, WHERE EVERYONE IS LOSING WEIGHT, AND I THINK THIS IS ONLY A DREAM . AM I REALLY GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT LIKE THEM, AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE SURGERY IN LESS THAN A MONTH? yes!!!!!!! i get nervous!!!!!!!!!

Hi! You bet I am!! But each day I get a little more excited also. My surgery date is the same as yours. Having a hard time falling asleep at night. As soon as you lay down and it's quiet, the wheels in the head start turning. I'm sure, not sure. Good idea, not good idea. Yes, No......and on and on!! As I go to the hosp. on the a.m. of the 12th. I will be thinking of you. GOOD LUCK!! Jan

Hi Mary -Yes, yes yes!!! I am nervous, too! i'm trying not to be... I notice that I feel more quiet than usual, & I am having a hard time sleeping, which I uaually never do! im having my surgery done in San Fran with Dr. Robert Rabkin, & am having a lap DS. We're in great hands! Take care- Susie

Hi! My surgery is on the 12th also. I am nervous and excited at the same time. Sometimes I have doubts, but then something happens that reminds me why I am doing this...like going to lunch and having to squeeze into a booth, or dropping something a struggling to reach down and pick it up. I also try and think of all the fun clothes I am going to be able to buy and wear! Kim

Hello everyone! Yes I am nervous too. but I just keep reminding myself why I am doing this. I can barely fit in my pants again and I be damned if I have to by a size up again. So after Jan 8th The only new pair of pants I will be buying is a size down for when I need it. Hang in there. I will be worth it.

Yes... I was calm, cool and collected until I got off the phone with BTC and had a date scheduled then it was like..."OH MY GOD". Now it's pretty much all I think about and I do have a great deal of nervousness but like pretty much everyone else has said am reminded every day why I want to do this and it helps immensely. Jan. 14th, 2004 is my surgery day.

Mary Jane, My date is the 6th... I'm nervous as well.... having a VGB with sleeve gastrectomy done in Northern VA with Dr Hazem Elariny... laprascopically... My sleep apnea causes most of my sleep problems but I have been ahving some mighty annoying nightmares about stuff..... I dont think the reality of how permanent this is ha**** me yet.... I don't think it will until I finally am done with the whole baby food stage of my recovery and am back to "normal" foods.... I'm scared that day will come and I'll freak out.... then again... I know I can control my emotions... at least when it comes to cravings... well... craving anything but food.. *lauigh* I quit smoking cold turkey a couple yrs ago... I figure I can quit quantaties too.... mmmm 2 ozs of le big mac *laugh* sounds great to me.... I can't wait to be able to hold up my now size 60 waist jeans and say HOLY Sh*T..... Never again and I'm heading to the salvation army with these!!!! Sure I'm nervous... we all are... but we'll all get through it and live awesome lives !!!! Ross

My date is Jan 15th ... you bet, I'm nervous -- moreso, about everything after the surgery rather than before. I'm drinking shakes and already they are becoming tiresome. I need to find some creative ways of getting through the next two months. Right now, I've kept myself busy with working out, creating a plan for the three phases: post op, intermediate and maintenance. I've already tried out different shakes, protein bars and checked labels from here to Nantucket to make sure they are going to work for me. My family and friends have been great and they've been planning their visits when I'm in the hospital. Somehow (even though I've never been married) it feels like I'm planning a wedding. Some ceremony though. But it's a new beginning and why not? Weight loss through WLS has better survival chances than most marriages. But hey! Why not make a big deal out of it and have fun with it! I think doing that takes away a lot of the nerves. And then again, I'm taking kava kava ... that helps a lot too! Hugs, Di

Hi Mary Jane, I had someone that I went to church with die suddenly and that has really hit me hard. I could't go to the funeral. The what if's keep popping up in my head. I have had a rough day today, but called a friend that has had the surgery on Dec. 18th and she says it's normal. I am keeping busy and waiting on these days to pass. We will be fine, it's just the wait! Good Luck on your surgery, and God Bless. Wanda