6 days to go!!!!!

I am surprisingly calm today, not to say tomorrow I will be. A friend of mine had her surgery on 8-3, and is making it look really easy. She told me to tell my self what I expect out of this, and it will help it to happen, Speak it as though it were. So I keep telling myself I will have a safe surgery and a quick uncomplicated recovery, To all of you having surgery this month, I am praying for you, please post what you guys are doing to keep your sanity, just curious??God bless, and and for all of us, new or almost loosers!!!

Howdy, I know I had, what I called the "Pre-Wedding Nerves", the weekend before surgery. The ol' am I making the right choice, is this really what I want for the rest of my life? I just told myself that I took 2 years of on-again, off-again, thinking/researching before making the decision and that a longer, healthier life was definitely worth any risk. 2 weeks post-op and I have no regrets, as I'm off blood pressure medicine already, plantar facilitis seems to be at bay and I already have a huge bag of clothes to swap at the next support meeting. Just keep thinking of what outcomes you want that may you chose the surgery and you'll do fine. God Bless! Dawn

Hi - I have six days to go too. Thanks to this website, I am no longer terrified. I am excited and filled with anticipation. I am nervous, and I am HUNGRY. I was out of town last weekend, so the dr. had me start the liquid diet today. I don't particularly like Instant Breakfast, but it has become my best friend in the last few hours! I told my husband that I may just sleep this week away (not an option) but a good idea. I am not hungry when I sleep! I just keep concentrating on the fact that I have chosen to have the surgery to get healthy. I have two children - son, 15, and daughter 12 1/2. They deserve to have their mom for more than 5 more years. As an added bonus, I will lose weight and look GREAT! (My daughter is already planning a shopping trip. She says I will never wear "fat" clothes again!) I am spending some time on the website for encouragement, because I can't talk to friends about it - no one can know except family - so the message board has become my support group - and they are WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! Best wishes to you. You will be in my prayers for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. Feel free to write if you just want to talk! Hugs, Laura

Hi Everyone- I have one more day to go. My day is Wednesday 8/17. For what ever reason I am not nervous. I just can't wait for it to be done so I can recover and join the losers club. I feel more like I am going on a fun filled adventure instead of to surgery. Call me crazy as I am sure when I wake up & have pain I probably won't be thinking that way anymore. Oh well....I am going to try to remain positive and keep my spirts high. It can only help the recovery process. Best to luck to everyone, Lynne