Surgery tommorrow...scared....

Oh my goodness!!! My surgery is tommorrow and I am a nervous wreck. I haven't been sleeping, my heart is going a mile a minute and sometimes I feel on the verge of a panic attack. Did anyone else go through this? I hate feeling this way. I just want everything to go well and I have certain people that like to put ideas into my head, asking "are you sure you want to go throught with this? " and similar things... Help!!! Thanks in advance my OH angels...

Hi Bonnie, I know exactly what you are going through! I did the same thing myself!!! I was SSSOOOOO nervous the day of my surgery, which was originally 11/8. But after I was wheeled into the OR, the drs discovered my potassium level was below what was needed to safely put me under anesthesia. So I got a dress rehearsal for free!!!! My surgery date was rescheduled to 11/14. On that date, I was not the least bit nervous because I knew exactly what would take place. It was awesome!!!! Being emotional and nervous and anxious is all a big part of it. Just ask the Lord to help calm you and I promise He will. I will keep you in my prayers and wish you the best for an uneventful surgery! Take care, Deidrah

I was the same way too! I don't think it can be helped, but just know you didn't end up at this place on a whim, you made an informed decision. Take care and try to breathe and we will see you on the other side....

I'm right there with you! My surgery is tomorrow as well and I am having mixed feelings. I have had surgery before - 4 of them actually, so am no stranger to much of the process - but it still makes me nervous. My doc gave me a script for valium if I needed - do you have anything?

You will be in my prayers as well as everyone else! I know that it is easier said than done, but try to say calm and give everything to our Lord, he will wrap his arms around you and you will be just fine. It is really normal to have the feeling that you are having, I certainly did. chrisy

Thanks everyone! And no I don't have valium. I was given sleeping pills that I can take tonight and then after surgery though. I know it my heart that everything will be ok I'm just having a hard time convincing myself of it...lol. Also to everyone else have surgery tommorrow and in the days to come...good luck and speedy recovery and to all those that have gone before us thanks for the support!!! Hugs, Bonnie PS See you all on the losing side

Hey Bonnie, Good luck and don't worry imagination is usually far worse than reality. I have a question though, did your doctor give you those sleeping pills ? Because if he didn't you better double check with him/her before you take them. You don't want any problems with your anesthesia. Feel good lady.

You will do fine.... I got a lot of the same question the night before... and then while I was waiting to go in, everyone said how nervous I looked... I didn't think so, but I guess I did.... All will go fine and you will realize that you made the best decision for you and a new healthy life. Good LUck to you..... Shawn M.

Hey Bonnie~~ I had surgery on the 13th and I was freaking out the last few days before I went in. I couldn't sleep and I was always fidgety and nervous. When I got to the hospital my blood pressure was sky high because I was soooo scared. But everyone was so nice and comforting and when they anesthesilogist gave me something to relax I was fine. Don't focus on everyone else...just focus on yourself. Even when they question your decision just remind yourself that you're doing this for YOU and no one else. Yes, there are risks and it is a little scary but you're doing something for yourself and your health and that's more than anyone else can do for you. Just try to relax and put yourself above it all, focus on yourself and go get a pedicure or something that gets your mind off of the surgery for a few minutes. By tomorrow it will all be over and you'll be on your way to better health! Lots of ((((hugs)))) and prayers going your way.

Hi - I haven't really posted much here yet, but I have been reading it. I think it is perfectly normal to be nervous. I was actually a bit concerned about why I wasn't more nervous! I had only ever had one surgery before in my life, and I was so nervous for that one (on my wrist) that I made myself sick all day the day before. This time, I was so busy up through the day before trying to get everything done at work before I left, I don't think I had time to get nervous - and then my surgery was first thing in the morning, and I had to check in at 5:30, so I didn't have too much time to worry about it then either. I was fortunate in that most of the people that I had told ahead of time were very supportive, but I had a few who said, gee, you have lost so much weight already, why do you need to go ahead with the surgery? I think we just need to kind of ignore those who question our decisions, as most of them don't understand where we are coming from and what brought us to this decision in the first place. This isn't a decision that any of us make lightly, or without doing our homework. I will say that nothing I worried about came to be - my surgery went extremely smoothly (in spite of me getting more than I bargained for - when they got in there, they discovered a hiatal hernia, which they repaired, and some lesions on my liver which they biopsied and found benign). Due to the additional work they did, a couple of my incisions were slightly larger than they would have been otherwise, and I was a little more sore, but other than that it didn't really have an impact. I am a week and a half out, and other than low energy (the level to be expected) I have had no problems at all. Just trust in your surgeon, trust in God, and you will do fine We will all be praying for you! Lori