3 Weeks and counting!!

Hi everyone...

I am excited that I am 3 weeks away from going in for my surgery on the 27th, BUT have been a complete empotional mess. I have been crying a lot and just not sure where the emotions are coming from or WHY? I know this is the right decision for me, but I have also had a lot of termoil in my home that I think has really added to my emotions. I wish time would pass faster, but I do have a wonderful weekend set up right before I go in for surgery. My BFF and I are going to a conference at my church and enjoying the whole weekend together. Fri the 24th we are going to a pottery place and making small plates we can eat off of (she had WLS 1 1/2 years ago). The Sat is the confrence and we are staying in a hotel that night to stay up and have girl chat all night. Sun I get  to that the MOM and prep myself for surgery.

Thank you all for the wonderful support you give and I am blessed to have meet each and everyone of you...

it sounds great that you are keeping busy but in case you are an emotional eater, deal with what ever termoil you have now before you use it as a crutch after surgery. Maybe its your nerves. I hope I didnt come off rude, I wish you the best and God bless.

Cali,

Thank you for the in site and by no means did you come off rude. I realize I have been an emotional eater and these turmoils I have been through lately have helped me realize that it needed to be dealt with in a different manor now. I have actually started counsel with my therapist and am seeking alternatives. I think this waiting process has been good for me since it has allowed me to discover new areas to address before surgery and give me tools to continue working on post surgery as well.

Again thank you for your blunt honesty.

it sounds like you have a great game plan. I think you will do great!

3 weeks away, wow it is just around the corner! The waiting is hard though. You know being emotional before surgery is normal and to have turmoil going on just adds to it. So remember you are just like everyone else. You will be emontional after surgery too. You hang in there and keep us posted. We will be here for you!

You are going to do wonderfully and it's wonderful to have some great things planned to keep you busy too.  I think sometimes prior to sugery our heads play games with us with worrying about things.  My father used to have a saying, "half of the things you  worry about NEVER happen, the other half you can't control."  Relax and have faith and everything else will fall in place. 

You are in my thoughts and prayers, and you know we can't wait to see you at the luncheon and Apple Hill!!!  We're gonna have fun, fun, fun!!!

Hugs,
Barb

I was just where you were almost 4 weeks ago.  I was such a cry baby, telling my kids & husband how much I love them.  Also relaying my wishes for their futures, getting all my beneficiary stuff in order.  That was until about 2 days  prior to surgery, all of a sudden this calm came over me. I think I had to go thru the process & get it all out.

You will do fine, just keep yourself busy & the time will fly by.

You will be posting that you can't believe you are going to the hospital tomorrow for the surgery before you know it!!
Trust me!!
I came on here the day I got my date and I was a wreck.  It was a month away and I couldn't even identify if I was crying for joy, fear, frustration or what!  Probably a little bit of all of it that's why its so hard to understand the emotions.  It's tears for everything the good bad and the ugly.  It is going to fly by so get everything at home in order so you can relax when you get home.

Cheers!
Debbie