How are your emotions?

Hi everyone. I speak a lot with Erin Obrien and we talk a lot about our emotions. We have less than a week to go . We are excited one minute, scared one minute, can't wait the next and then we want to hide . How are all of you feeling? I do have to say I have a sense of peace lately. I am not worried about the surgery itself but about complications later . How are your emotions today? J.

Actually J I am feeling like I have to throw up....My husband just got laid off today. I found out about a 1/2 hour ago. I am s***ting twinkies! I am in a panic over our finances and with the upcoming surgery I am more nervous and panicky than ever. I feel so sick to my stomach and I just want to crawl in a hole and hide. When do things get better for me and my family? Anyways, I am trying so hard to keep positive and I pray the rosary twice a day. So why do bad things keep happening to me? *sigh* I am going to go cry for a while. Erin

I am so sorry Erin!!! I am very excited to get the WLS over with but in the back of my head, I keep wondering how my family would do if the worst happened and I passed on..... -christa

Despite my financial and emotional crisis right now, please try to stay focused on the positive aspects of WLS. Yes, I know that bad things can happen but that will just add to your anxieties. Because WE are not going to pass on. WE are going to make it through surgery with flying colors and we are going to live a happy healthy life. Life we always dreamed of. I will be able to play with my kids and not be out of breath or cutting the play time short because I am having difficulties...To walk stairs and not be huffy puffy by the time I get to the top. To do housework without feeling like I lifted 600lbs. Say bye bye to my back, neck and knee pains....My asthma will most likely get under control again. I can't wait to eventually feel good about my body where relations with my husband will be improved ten fold......To fit into normal clothes, to be able to fit in a carnival seat ride without being told I can't because I am too fat to be on it......To beat my Food Addiction....Eat to Live not Live to Eat........Can you think of more???? The negatives are a possibility but they are only chances. It could happen 50/50 it might not....What other positives about this can you think about and post? WE are going to do just AWESOME!!! For that I am positive of. Erin

Erin, you are one great big breath of fresh air!!! "bow: I am awed at your ability to accentuate the positive.............and it sure will stand you in good stead as you continue down this crazy road with the rest of us nuts. I will now not only be praying for your successful surgery, but for your husband's quickness in finding a new job.....one that he loves and gets up in the morning anxious to go to. Wouldn't that just be a grand thing? As to emotions, I feel just like that rolling emoticon over here one minute, over there the next......... whew, come on Wednesday..let the games begin. Wesie

Right now I am feeling great. I am ready to get this done and over with. I am ready to start my new life. I hide my emmotions well so unless I really sit and ponder over everything I will be fine. I am glad that my immediate family will be there to see me off. It helps to know that my baby girl will be in good hands while I am not there. Shannon

I didn't think I was all that nervous, but today I caught myself clenching my teeth. Go figure. Today my son told me he's been having nightmares that I'm going to die. I think this is very traumatic for him because his dad died this year (not that they had any kind of relationship, but...) and I think he worries that he'll lose me too. It really upset me that he's having nightmares. He's got an appointment w/ his therapist on 9/2 (the night before my surgery) so hopefully he can find some comfort. I keep telling him that I'm going to be fine, but he's worried... and I guess that's just natural.

I am sooo psyched!!! I can hardly wait!! Only 6 more days!! Like the other poster, Erin I think, things have been hard lately. My mother died 8 weeks ago and my sister died three days ago on Tuesday. I won't go all into that, but as far as the surgery, I would do it right now if I could!!

I'm nervous, anxious & excited. Yesterday it finally hit me what a big surgery this is. My stomach is full of butterflies off and on. Can't wait for the next 10 days to pass. My date is 9/7, but my pre-op isn't until 9/2. My doc must be confident that everything will go smoothly to have the pre-op so close to surgery, but I still have questions for him, so I'm looking forward to that appointment. I, too, worry occasionally about how my family would do if something went seriously wrong, but I'm focusing on thinking positive and seeing myself as sailing through this.

Interesting. I was nervous and scared for the longest (just because I'm a worrier and was afraid that something would happen to me or I'd fail at this too) but then after some meditation and quiet time I've got a real sense of stillness and peace and tranquility. I've been "nesting" lately. Getting things prepared, cleaning the house thoroughly, changing sheets in our guest room for my mom-in-law comes while we're away to stay with my baby (a 6 year old Great Dane). Just stuff like that.