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Topic: RE: Scared :o/
You sound very normal..I look at like this..I do not want to live my life like this anymore...I want a heallthier me. I want to be here for my dd and be a good example of healthy eating and a healthy life.
You can do this..come here for support and join a support group near you.
Good luck.
Hugs,
Dori
Topic: RE: march 10th people. Get ready, get set, here we go!!!!!!
Good luck Dottie...wish you all the best.
Hugs,
Dori
Topic: RE: Scared :o/
You sound incredibly normal to me. And this was the right place to come. Only you know the answer to your question about are you really wanting to do this. But you need to make a dispassionate decision about that and revisit all the decisions you've made along the way.
I am only four days post op and still sore, but very happy. Although, the day after the surgery I experienced what is referred to on these boards as "buyer's remorse". I really REALLY wondered what the hell I had done to myself! It's normal and I am sure I will experience it again.
My method of dealing with this is to write a "T" chart of advantages and disadvantages and see where it lay.
There is no doubt that we are losing a dear friend who has comforted us and cared for us and been there when nobody else has been. That is something to mourn and deal with. What is your plan for that?
But we are also gaining health and wellness and an opportunity for some things we were apparently ready to take on. What are your "things"? Are you still desiring them? What is your plan for that?
I'm grateful that a friend forced me into counseling a couple months ago and that my counselor is aggressive in looking at these issues. Perhaps you have a significant other or friend you can sort these things out with too?
Be gentle with yourself. Looking to take care of yourself is always right.
Janice
Topic: RE: support please?
Try using the state search on the top of the page. You can scroll down to your state. Hope this helps. Dotti
Topic: march 10th people. Get ready, get set, here we go!!!!!!
Yeah it's here. Our final weekend. Hope everyone rests and has a wonderful weekend with family and friends. Can't wait for Monday afternoon. (surgery at 7:30) Had a great team prepare me for this journey and I'm really looking forward to the new me. Hope to hear from all of you after surgery. Best of luck and may God bless.
P.S. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tomorrow night. Don't want to miss our date with the surgeon. LOL Bye for now. Dotti
Topic: RE: Just an update
Dotti,
I am a Christian. I do lots of praying. It's either God take me home to you, or please God heal me.
God bless you for responding to my post. That meant the world to me.
Sandy
Topic: RE: Scared :o/
I am 3 1/2 weeks post op and I understand completely what you are going through. I actually called my surgeon's office 5 days before my surgery date to cancel. Luckily I had someone on the other end of the phone who had the surgery 9 years ago and she reminded me of all I had been through the past year to get to this point. The monthly visits to the dietian for a year, and all the tests. She told me I had already proved a commitment to myself and why would I want to give that up now. She also gave my phone number to someone who was post-op and when she called me I asked her if she felt like a normal person now and she replied "sure i do". She said it takes some time, but now she can eat almost anywhere, just much smaller portions than she use to. She really doesnt feel left out of anything. She told me it was the best decision she ever made. Actually anyone I have talked to has said the same thing.
Now 3 1/2 weeks out, i will say it has been one of the hardest challenges of my life. But now the pain is gone and just a memory and I am beginning to try some foods. They go down rather slow, it is a little hard to get use to but I am beginning to wear some clothes that I have had packed away for a very long time and I am loving that!
It is a major life change but right now I really dont miss the food. I guess your whole perspective changes after surgery. Right now I am glad I found the courage to go through with it and I know that had I cancelled I would probably be kicking myself in the hiney right now wondering how much weight I could have lost by now.
My advise to you is stick with it...you wanted this for yourself or you wouldnt have gone this far.
Topic: RE: Scared :o/
Wow - I think if all of us were honest with ourselves we'd have to admit to some fear. Committing to surgery is a definite life change, it will alter many of the things that we have become comfortable with. But....it will also give a new leash on life, the things that I have been so looking forward to will be in my reach as a result of surgery. Keep reaching out for support. Trust yourself and your decisions, you wouldn't have begun the journey if you didn't want to make some major changes in your life.
Blessings...
Becky
Topic: RE: THANK YOU JESUS...
You will be blessed. Ask and you shall receive! Praying you are recovering today from yesterdays surgery.
Blessings,
Becky
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