Nervous and jerky!!!!!

O.K. Guys, I am having a rough night. My date is on the 22nd I know I want to do this, but I have this knot in the pit of my stomach that won't go away!!! I feel like I'm going in circles, making sure I have everything for when I get home, making sure I know what to do, how to eat correctly, and all of that. I don't know why this i****ting me now. I have been doing well up until now. I need to calm down!! I guess I'm just hoping that someone will see this and tell me they felt the same way, and that it all worked out in the end,and that I'm freaking out over nothing. Well I hope all of you are doing well, and I don't cause anyone else to go as nuts as I am! Have a good night all Hillary

I went through the same thing. When I found myself scrubbing my bathtub at 2am in the morning before surgery, I knew I had better just go get the surgery done and stop worrying about it. I think that it would be nuts to not be nervous and scared. This is a big deal. I had my surgery on 3/14, and all I can say is just think positive. The horror stories you hear are the extreme ones, not the everyday one. I am sure by now, you know someone who had the surgery previously. Ask them if they regret it now. Then ask them if they regretted it or wondered if they had made the right decision immediately after surgery and for a few weeks after. Better to be nervous and prepared then to be surprised... Hope all goes well. I will be watching for updates. KC

Hillary, I'm 12 days post op, and I felt the same way you did, I was very nervous, worried something was going to go wrong, worried about when I got home, you name it, I worried about it. I went crazy buying all the stuff they tell you to buy, sippy cups, baby spoons, protein powder (I returned the sippy cups and baby spoons to the store, and have not used the protein powder at all) I now know I wasted all that worry for nothing. My surgery went very smooth, the only thing that happened to me is that I got a little sick to my stomach from the medication I was getting in the hospital. Once I got home I felt really good. I'm now on the pureed food stage, and I'm eating things like mashed potatoes, eggs, string cheese, puddings, yogurt, ect. I haven't gotten sick at all, no food has bothered me, and I've lost about 21 pounds. When I first got home I had a very very slight pain around my incisions, but that went away after a few days. I found that I didn't need sippy cups or baby spoons, and instead of protein powder, I use the Atkins Protein Shakes (which have 20 grams of protein and taste pretty good to me) You will do fine !! I think the anxiety is normal, the waiting is difficult. I'm thinking this is the best thing I ever did for myself, and I know you will feel the same way......Good luck, will be looking for updates, Karen

Hillary, I missed seeing you are having surgery on the 22nd also! I think we are all about in this same boat - I am waiting for the calm to come over me that so many have talked about in their profiles. I have found that if I read more of these amazing profiles it helps with the knot in the stomach and reinforces why we are going thru with this surgery. So many people have such beautiful profiles - spend some time doing that and see if that helps. Best wishes for Tuesday and I will look forward to hearing from you post-op. Take care, Marty

Thank you, everyone that responded, I decided last night that I would go back over the binder that my nutritionist gave to me. This helped me more than I can say. She really knows how to break everything down and make it seem so simple. Everytime I go over it the butterflies settle. Plus I read through a private journal that I keep in addition to my profile here. that helped me a ton. hearing from all of you here was wonderful! I hope everyone continues to do well and Marty, I will be looking for you here after the 22nd!!! Have a great day! Hillary