July 18th I will get the Bariatric Lobotomy!

My Surgery is on Friday and I have a tornado of emotions flying around. I know it is said a million times by a million pre-ops, but, yes, I am both excited and anxious at the same time. I am having trouble concentrating on any one thing for more than a minute. Everything I do for work seems so small in comparison to the life changing event is to transpire. My roommate who is into stockmarket news comes in telling me some really facinating information, but I just looked at him and told him that I am simply not in that world right now. I am about to ungergo major surgery and I can care less about market news. He understood, but it really brings home how nothing else is in my world except the gearing up for my surgery. My year of exhaustive research has brought me to Dr. Rabkin. I have complete faith in his skills. It's like I have the Rolls Royce, I have put my seatbelt on, I will drive defensively, but there's still the unknown about the drunk drivers out there who come up from behind and take you out. I feel the odds of me having complications are the sames odd of driving in Los Angeles. Those risks won't prevent me from driving and they certainly won't prevent me from having this surgery. I have avoided drugs all my life and yet I have never looked forward more to getting the morphine high! -Mike

Congratulations Mike! I will be getting the gas on the 23rd myself. I can truely understand what you are going through, because all thoughts imaginable are running through my head. I know that this is a good decision that we are about to make that is only going to better our lives. God willing we will do fine, and I know that I will be saying a prayer for us both. Take care and keep us updated on how things are going. Michele Davisson

We feel the same! My husband & I are also the 18th! In San Diego. Good Luck to you!

HI Michael, My name is Brenda and I live in a litle town north west of Orlando. I had the WLS on Wed July 9th. I was 3rd on the list for the day and I was very anxious and scared. Like you said the great unknown is a very major factor to be confronted with. I had the surgery and did just fine. I had problems with my blood pressure being elevated after the surgery. They gave me iv drugs to lower it and when I was given pain meds that also helped to lower the dread bp. I walked just as I was told to and it was difficult at first since I was so sore. My doc came in around 6:15 pm on the first pre-op day, and said I could go home or stay till the morning. I told him I would be more comfortable at home so that is where I went. I still had 24 hours of elevated bp's and took my pain med quite regular. Today is Mon and I feel so much better. I can eat my liquids without a problem and walk without too much discomfort. I have slept the last 2 nights all the way through and to me that is amazing. I know that it is part of our nature to be frightened of what we have yet to expierence, but I know from mine that this is not as scary as I thought it was. And, yes I would do it again. I have allready lost 18 pounds. I wish you all the best, and will add you to my prayer list, as I truely believe that prayer changes things....Brenda from Apopka, FL