can you be too calm pre-op?

so here is my concern, I'm totally calm about my surgery on tuesday. everyone keeps asking, are you nervous, scared, excited, etc and I'm not...I think I am more concerned about the work I will be facing when I go back. I'm starting to worry that I'm too calm, that once I wake up from surgery, I'll freak out over what I did and that I'm really not as prepared for the change as I thought I as was. Anyone else go through this?

Funny cause I have been asking the same question myself. I am not nervous/scared at all and my surgery is the 18th. Everyone asks me so many times a day this question and when i reply not at all they look at me like i am nuts. I am very calm and like i tell them I am ready for this. Like you said when we wake up afterwards then it will hit us. Best wishes with your WLS and have a good holiday. Kim

Hi, Mine is the 21st and I am calm too. I think I just know it is the best thing, maybe the only thing I can do to make my life better and I am just ready. But now I have a scratchy throat and a bit of the sniffles :-l and I am scared I might have to postpone and I so don't want to. Good luck to you on your day. I can't wait to have a pouch - I have prenamed mine Gullie Puck, short for Gulliver Puck, perfect for an English teacher. Keep in touch during recovery, okay, Nancy

Dear Kerry, I had my surgery almost two weeks ago and I was in no way scared or nervous. I was like you, completely calm. I did get a headache the day before, but after some tylenol and a walk, it was gone. I slept great the night before. The morning of surgery my husband and I talked and laughed the whole way to the hospital, even preping for surgery. I was calm and relaxed. I think we get like this because we have prepared ourselves as best we could. We chose our doctors because we trusted them and because of their expierence. I want to wish you all the best of luck in the coming weeks. Joanne

Ahhhh, the beauty of the forum. I've been wondering about the same thing. I've come to the conclusion that knowledge aleviates fear. Sure, I'm apprehensive about how I'm going to get all the protein/water in me after surgery. The pain is another thing to think about. But...I'm not worried. :P Now, my wife. There's another situation. She hasn't done the reading I've done, and it shows on her nerves. We're all gonna be better-off than we are now. Merry Christmas!