is it normal to be so anxious?

My surgery date is 9-24-03.I live pretty far from the hospital and have to go the day before my surgery for more tests(ie: type and cross match.) I have to leave my 3 year old son a whole day sooner than I had planned on. I am trying to prepare his things for the 5 days that he will be away from home, and I am trying to clean out closets and drawers and just doing things to my home that really does not matter. Things that you do only for spring cleaning or times that company may be coming for a visit. What's wrong with me????

I have to say that there is NOTHING wrong with YOU!!! I have one day left, and it has been spring cleaning day at my house, going through things, throwing them away, and vacuuming the corners by the walls!!! All of this is accompanied with the occasional tightening in my chest and stomach.... I so understand where you are at, but am also so excited!! What a great thing you have decided to do for YOU.... Not the wrong you the RIGHT YOU!! Take it easy, do some deep breathing ((at least that's what my surgeons office says will work!! LOL)) and know that there are tons of people here feeling the same thing and willing to support you when you need them! Best wishes!!

There's nothing wrong with you!!! Most of us, if not all, get anxious and for different reasons and respond differently. I'm just anxious to get the other side to do all the things, that I can't do now or are difficult to do....especially just getting a good night sleep (praying sleep apnea will be gone for good). I have a 7 yr old and she will be with my mom (but she's used to it) for those few days in the hospital, but I'm not anxious about leaving her....#1) she has many planned activities those few days so she will be so pre-occupied to miss me (or barely) AND #2) we (WLS patients) are so much better (healthier, happier and more physically fit) afterwards that our kids will enjoy us even more, so for them and us to sacrifice a couple days will pay off big in the long run. Good luck and God bless.

Hello Shawna.. No, there is nothing wrong with you or what you are doing or what you are going through. I too am "spring cleaning". My surgery is set for Wednesday, the 17th. I'm nervuos, anxious, and alittle scared, but that goes with having any kind of surgery and the BIGGEST life style change I will ever have to make in my life. I keep myself in a positive frame of mind by KNOWING that this time next year I will be much healthier, happier, and thinner. Sit down and think of all the things that you will be able to do with your son next Summer, that you could'nt do (without getting worn out) this summer. My prayers are with you, Be Blessed