Surgery A Week Away And Terrified!

HI Yvette and Deanna, I too am having surgery 12/27/04 @ Baptist in Nashville, TN. Please remember me in you prayers as I will you both. I keep thinking "this time next week...."

HI RITA, I WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH A SPEEDY RECOVERY. I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING THE SAME THING. KEEP IN TOUCH AND GOD BLESS. YVETTE

HI GWENNETTA, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE FEELING OK AND THANKS FOR GETTING IN TOUCH. ONE OF MY FEARS IS GOING UNDER AND NOT WAKING UP TOO. MY HUSBAND DIED LAST YEAR AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO DEPENDS ON ME AND I WOULD HATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO ME AND THEN SHE WOULD BE WITHOUT EITHER PARENT. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PRAY AND BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL GUIDE THE SURGEON'S HANDS AND I WILL COME THROUGH THIS SUCCESSFULLY. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME IN YOUR PRAYERS BECAUSE GOD KNOW I NEED ALL THE PRAYERS I CAN GET. MY FRIENDS ARE SUPPORTING ME EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SCARED FOR ME AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS, BUT I'M SO TIRED OF LIVING IN THIS BODY THE WAY IT IS. I'M PRAYING TO MAKE PEACE WITH ALL THESE FEELING I'M FEELING AND HOPEFULLY BY MONDAY MORNING ALL WILL BE WELL WITH ME. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. YVETTE

PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SURGERY, SO IF YOU NEED ANY MORE PRAYERS I WILL SEND THEM YOUR WAY. MAY GOD WATCH OVER YOU.

I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH AND I LIVE IN THE BRONX. PLEASE SEND ME ALL THE PRAYERS YOU'VE GOT. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER YOU TOO. YVETTE

You have received so much sound advice right here. Put you trust in God and he will make your paths straight. Fear is not of the Lord. That means the enemy is trying to pull you down. Don't let him. God will take care of you. The public has put so much hype in this procedure though they have not presented the true statistics. How many a day are having this surgery and do fine and do come home. Keep your eyes focused on the results. I am also having my surgery on 12-28-04 and I will not let anyone pull me down. People keep asking me, "Are you nervous?" "Are you scared?" I have told them at this time, I am not. I may feel a little, ok a little more than a little intimidated when I have to walk into the operating room, but I will get through. Soon enough they will give me a pre-op coctail and I will be very happy. I have prayed already for you. GodBless! Shannon

HI SHANNON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND YOU ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT THE ENEMY, BECAUSE THE ENEMY IS TRULY BUSY. I WILL TRY MY BEST TO KEEP FOCUSED ON MY NEW HEALTHIER LIFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU. YVETTE

When my surgery was a week away I also had second thoughts. Whenever I would get them I remembered that without the surgery my daughter would not have me around for very much longer anyway and with a low quality of life. When I was wheeled into surgery triage I was crying so hard I could barely breathe and the hospital staff had me laughing and looking forward to my new life. I am now 5 days pre-op and I am happy for me and my daughter because now we can do "fun stuff" and she won't have "the fattest mommy" in school. She got into a fight in kindergarten trying to stand up for me - is that a way to live? It is very normal to be nervous. I will be praying for you.

HI LORI, CONGRATULATIONS! AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEELING OK. I TOO HAVE A DAUGHTER AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY QUALITY OF LIFE. MY FEARS ARE NOT WAKING UP AND NOT LIKING THE SHAPE OF MY NEW BODY. ONCE THIS IS ALL OVER AND I DON'T LIKE MY NEW BODY THERE IS NO TURNING BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS BECAUSE, I NEED ALL THE PRAYERS I CAN GET. TAKE CARE AND THANKS AGAIN. YVETTE

YVETTE I FEEL YOU. MY SURGERY IS 12/29/04 (LAPBAND). JUST BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, PRAY ABOUT THIS AND TRUST THAT GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH. I WILL PRAY THAT ALL GOES WELL FOR YOU. GOD BLESS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO STARTING THE NEW YEAR OUT HEALTHIER. FROM YVETTE F.