1 wk pre-op and nervous

I had my pre-op lab and EKG on Monday and now I am 1 wk away. My date is 1-29-04 and I am getting more nervous and anxious everyday. I still know I am doing the right thing but it is like everytime I eat something I think about not being able to eat it later. Is this normal? Anyone else having surgery on the 29th?? Anyone at CMC in Nashville. Thanks for the support this group gives. Pat

Hey Pat, yes ive been thinking about the stuff i wont be able to eat after surgery, but eating all this stuff is what made me look the way i do today. I just think about being so unhappy with myself and it makes me kinda look forward to surgery on the 29th. We've got 7 more days to go!! Were going to be fine, think good thoughts! HUGGS...Sandi....

Thanks for the support. I will keep you in my prayers. Pat

Hello Pat: My name is Linda and I just joined this group. I will be having my surgery on Jan. 29th also. I will be in St. Margarats Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. I am nervous also. If we weren't nervous then there would be something wrong. Don't think of it as never being able to eat it again. I said that to my doctor and he told me you can always taste test and stop. I just think of it as my tool to a new and better life for me and my family. I am sick if being sick and tired. 2004 is going to be a new beginning for us. A friend of mine who had the surgery told me that starting Monday to eat foods that are easy to digest and softer foods so that when we do our cleansing on wednesday it will be easier. God Bless you and may everything work well for you. Happy drinking.