May 7th surgery here

Hello everyone I"m Kelly and the rest is in my profile, but I wanted to join you guys. I'm having the Lap (or so I hope) RNY done soon. I have to say I am so excited and nervous that my face has broken out into terrible acne.. is anybody else this EXCITED??!!!!!! I can barely sleep at night!!! Kelly

Hi Kelly I am also a May 7th Girl. Yes I am excited but I am also getting very nervous. ] Hope all goes well with you.

OOH yeah!!!!! So have you done anything to prepare yourself?? Are u nervous?? I'm not nervous about the process, I'm nervous about the surgery. . . I have this big major fear in my brain that i"ll go to sleep and not wake up. Crazy I know, but that's my biggest fear with this surgery. What about u??

Mine is on Wed also and I'm having the same fear. It sucks. I wi**** would go away, but it doesn't. I guess I'm just going to put my faith in God's hands and whatever is his will, will be. It's about all we can do at this point......and pray that we wake up, lol.

Hi Kelly Welcome to OH.com. This is such a great and friendly place. Wls on may 2. Man am I scared. I think I might be excited, but not sure. I feel like I want to . I am also having the Lap RNY. Good luck and best wishes Dianna

Hey Kelly!!! Congrats to you girl! I'm just as excited. I have my surgery scheduled for May 27th and I am counting the days.. although at this point 4 weeks seems like 4 years to me! I'm a nervous wreck and I've kept a headache. This is one decision that neither of us will regret though. I think all of the anxiety comes from us knowing that it's finally going to happen and our lives are about to drastically change for the better. Plus, if your like me it's taken a while to finally get insurance that will approve it etc etc.. Best of luck to ya girl!

Hey Dianne...everything will go great and you'll be through it before you know it!!!! I'm not scared for the surgery or the change I'm scared I'll go into surgery and won't wake up. That's my biggest fear I must say. Hey Rita! Girl it has taken me since Nov the 10th to get this SHOW on the ROAD!!!!!! May 27 LORD I'd be falling OVER!! LoL.. I got my news on April 22nd that I"d be going in May 7th. I told the dr assisting my dr (dr tran--who by the way is a TOTAL BABE LOL...u didn't hear that from me) that I was tired of waiting and I wanted the soonest date possible! He came in and said May 7th at the time its was just short of two weeks. I swear I thought the time was CRAWLING and I've kept myself busy, gone to bed early every night and I've been whipping out newborn crocheted baby hats like crazy LOL (I'm not even expecting anytime soon...but all my neighbors baby's head will surely be covered LOL) The anticipation is killing me and like I said I feel like a kid at Christmas!!! HEY GIRLS It's Christmas in MAY!!!!!!!!! LOL That should be our motto LOL . . . but think by the time Christmas comes.. OH BOY Look out shopping malls here we come!!! Lots of love and if y'all wanna chat feel free to email me anytime. . . . . I have some time to pass if u know what I mean lol..

The fear of not waking up is also normal, right along with all the rest of the emotions the MAY FOLKS are feeling. i am scheduled for May 12. I am a believer that our attitudes determine our outcomes. I have used mental imaging and relaxation techniques during the stressing times. Can you picture yourself waking up and hearing your loved ones telling you that the surgery is over--maybe it is the voice of someone in the recovery room first--then your loved one. I also remind myself that once we wake up recover has already begun and weight lose and our new life is before us. Lets go to the center and visualize the positive and practice the new life we are about to receive.....just a suggestion....it may help with the fear...worth a try.

Jackie, I wanted to tell you what you wrote brought me to tears. I'm crying right now. UGh.. I can visualize my family and I'm so thankful for them supporting me through all this. I love them all so much the pain of never waking up to see my kids again almost kills me, but I KNOW this is something I have to do or they're going to lose me to something a lot more devastating like a heart attack. I guess my love for others and not myself is the driving force behind my fear. . . correct that I know its the driving force behind my fear. I feel we'll both make it through this just fine and we'll be laughing about our new journey very shortly. ACK I'm still crying.. Lord my emotions are on a one way roller coaster going 300mph lol. Lots of love