I have a surgery date....July 16!

My surgery date is July 16! I am so excited! It seems to be all I think about lately. Wish me luck, and keep me in your prayers. Anyone else with the same date....how are you handling the anxiety / nervousness? I find myself constantly on the web looking at before and after pictures thinking to myself "that is going to be me pretty soon...". I am having open VBG.

My date is July 15th and I feel the same way as you do! I live in Pennsylvania. I'm not really nervous but I am extremely anxious! I keep on gazing at those before and after pictures too! I can't even believe the same thing is going to happen to me! It is a miracle and a blessing that I could be so fortunate to have this experience happen to me! I do think about my date every day! It's like the final countdown! Good Luck to you and you along with others will be in my prayers! Cathy Skorochod

My date is also July 16th. I am not suffering from any nervousness....yet. I am sure it will come as the date gets closer. I have only looked at the before and after photos a couple of times. I have been so involved in the approval process I have not thought about what I will look like much at all. I know that probably sounds crazy but I just want my quality of life back. I am sick and tired of being ill. It will be exactly one year since I was "officially" diagnosed at the time of my surgery. Not to mention the numerous spinal taps, kidney stones from the meds I have to take and two surgerys all in the past year. I guess with a year like that looks are the last thing on my mind. I consider looking healthier a side-effect of the surgery. Besides I will probably end up with saggy everthing! LOL! As long as I feel better I will have no problem with that! Good luck to all! See you on the losing side!

Hi Desiree...I almost feel we share NEW BIRTHDAYS together as I too am having my wls on July 16th. I live on Long Island New York and the heat here the last two days has been awful and all I can think about is Not having to suffer from that in the future. I am very excited I am hoping to be able to do all the things I have had to put aside like my motorcycle, Geez I cannot wait till next summer See you on the other side Terry Thompson Calverton NY ps keep in touch

Desiree, I also have July 16 as a surgery date. I feel really excited most of the time and I too spend alot of time looking at the before & after pictures. My main goal at this time is to stay as busy as possible to make the time go by faster. It really is exciting to think next year at this time I will be a normal size. Best of luck to you. My prayers are with you. Carolyn Skinner