I have my date!!!!!

It is June 5 and I am nervous as heck!!!!

ok,derrick.................BREATH!!!!!!!! its gonna be just fine,,are you having laproscopic gastric bypass,i had it on april 6th, and i feel great,its not really that hard,just dedication to the program,,you will be a winner,,,go get em,,take care,,cyndee

Good for you Derrick! Just keep reading up on the surgery and asking questions. The more you know the more comfortable you will be when you have your surgery. Be well , Julio

DDS: First, it is OK to be nervous. Perfectly natural. So don't try to force those feelings away. Perhaps you might even consider embracing them as part of the journey. I have found the less I resist something, the less it persists. One thing I did just before surgery was to talk to my body and let it know what was about to happen. May sound weird, but I do feel it helped with the pre-op fear and initial recovery process. I spoke to it letting it know about the day of surgery and what the doc was going to do. As well, I THANKED my body for hanging in there all these years and not giving up on me, until I could find an answer and solution to my weight problems. And I pledged to be honorable and authentic in my recovery, promising to do whatever protocol the docs/nutritionist suggested for the best outcome and weight loss. And you will have us! The CT board! We will be here to help you along the way. Towanda

Derrick you'll be fine! I had lapband surgery on 4-17-2006. It's normal to be nervous,I was until the day of surgery and then I got excited! I'm now several weeks out and I'm almost back to normal! God bless!! Robert g

I just got my date too, June 12. I feel the same way but keep hearing it is normal. I am just so overwhelmed with all of the changes and information, but I am excited at the same time. Maybe we can be each other's support system. Feel free to email me anytime. Mousie