6 days and counting

My surgery date is March 29th. I am more scared then when I had breast cancer surgery. My stomach is tied up in one giant knot. I keep wondering if I will wake up afterwards or not. Stupid huh? I have had major stomach surgery before, just not bariatric. I am not afraid of pain, maybe of dying or complications or the unknown. Well I am not going to back out, I am going thru with this. Wish me luck and prayers. Pat G

Hi Pat, Well my surgery is for the 30th and I felt the same way as you do now. I posted this a week ago and many people told me they went through the same thing and everything turned out fine. I to had abdominal surgery in the past but it was under and emergency condition. It seems the fact that this is something you want to do has made your think different about it. The DR.s are proffesional and do these all of the time, I am afraid of the anastesia but as someone pointed out to me they work on overwieght people all of the time and now exactly how much to give you. So do not worry about it just think about all of the positives that will happen after the surgery is over. How healthy you will be, how you will be able to buy the great cloths off any rack in any store plus the fact that you will begin to live that long life that you deserve.Rely in tha hands of your surgeon and your faith in god to bring you through this. After all he gave you the strength to start this process in the first place now it is up to you to finish what was started. Good luck and God bless. Joel D.

my surgery is March 29, 2005 as well. My name is Lauren Bell and Irgau is my surgeon. I will be praying with you. I have had the same thoughts but my belief in Jesus Christ is more than my fear. We will get throught this. I believe and so should you. Call me at 302-598-3348 and we can talk and hopefully meet before the procedure. God Bless A friend for life Lauren A Bell

Hi Patricia My surgery is on the 29th also. I too have had the same thoughts. Yesterday I went to the hospital to preaddmissions and a nutricional class and I was around other people who are getting or have gotten the WLS everyone was so positive that after awhile I felt comfortable with my decision. Just know that there is a greater power watching over us and loves us. God wants us to have a good life and he gave the surgeons the skill and wisdom to perform these operations that change so many peoples lives. Lets give thanks to the lord and ask him to protect us and bring us through the surgery. And believe that he will! Think about how blessed we are...there is someone somewhere who can't get this surgery because of finances and etc. And think how miserable they must be. Patricia I believe we will both come through this with prayer.