Sometimes I panic because I have a DS.

Interesting about living in the future if your anxious.  I am a big worrier and over think everything.  Certainly the DS has been one of the best things in my life.  I wonder if it isn't really a fear of failure.  I do worry and worry about regain.  Oh well, that's life I guess.  

You are not alone.  I have had a cold and could not take my vitamins and get enough protein in and that scares me.  What if I am sick for a long period of time?  I am worried because I am having trouble getting everything in now.  My DS was toward the end of July.  I thought by now I could do the water, protein, vitamins and food.  The vitamins water and protein don't leave much room for food.  It worries me that it will always be like this or return to being like this when I am older, or if I get sick again.

If you're sick for a long time, you will get TPN and/or a peg tube.

When I've been so stressed as you get sometimes, I find it really helps to just go running down the road with my shirtail
on fire.

Actually, by the time I find myself picturing myself in this image, it makes me laugh and the tension goes away!!

Just stay in tune with your body, to avoid ignoring any REAL problems, and you'll do fine.

Best wishes,

Hang in there, kid, just stay

I panic because I'm not fat and fat defines me.  I panic because I'm losing too much weight and it doesn't stop when I eat ****  I panic because men look at me and women look at me and it isn't in disgust.

Mostly I panic because I've utterly changed. The DS is the surgery that is reversible which is why i had it done. The panic comes from the massive change we've made.  I get it though....totally!  Will I be the one to have massive adhesion's that choke me to death....maybe. I was also going to die from my immobility and super morbid obesity.

Dunno....you find a happy place in time and panic turns to acceptance. I'll let you know when that happens in my case.

Thanks everyone.  It's nice to see I'm not alone.  

Gonna look at the good and not borrow trouble.  Kirmy, you are right - I was definitely going to die from my fat. The surgery saved my life.

Maybe you worry because you have consciously done something to your body that has produced changes to your interior, whereas before you thought you were normal or okay because that's how you came into the world.  Basically, you arrived in that body so everything must be normal, right? And now you've gone and changed up a few things.  Yikes!

As a pre-op, I worry more and more that the deep belly fat is crushing my organs and I don't know what will happen if I don't do something to get rid of that fat.  I carry nearly all of my weight in my abdomen and I sorta have become a ticking time bomb in my mind.  Something has to be done whether it's surgery or divine intervention.

Do I worry about the consequences of having the surgery, yes, of course I will worry about my new interior design.  Then again, I've had my wisdom teeth out, my gall bladder out, so I don't see it as being that big of a deal to remove a couple more things (my appendix and part of my stomach). 
I guess you could say I see it as, less really is more.

Ok, so you develop a deficiency. So what? You adjust your vitamin dosages and deal with it. Have your blood rechecked three months later to make sure it is working.

You have terrible abdominal pain that may be an obstruction or twisted intestines. You go to the ER or call an ambulance if you can't get there on your own right away, you INSIST on a CT scan WITH contrast. They find the problem and fix it.

This is nothing that you can't handle.

If there is a situation that frightens you and you don't know how you would deal it, post it here. Someone can probably help you.

 I have a severe panic/anxiety disorder and I constantly worry about anything and everything that can go wrong with anything.  If I'm not worried about something, I worry about wth I FORGOT to worry about (which is a concern, because I have really bad short term memory..LOL)  There is def medication for that, I have to take plenty.  If you don't already, please see someone about this...its' very serious at times and can cause you no end of problems.  Bless your heart.....good luck!

I think that's natural to a degree.  I had moments during the few months to a year after my DS when I felt very fragile and panicky about new feelings, new foods . . . any feelings in my body, foods, drinks, everything.  It began to subside bit by bit.  But I think when you deal with anything major, that will happen.  Having just dealt with a major PE scare and DVT's I have strong moments when I am really afraid of my next breath and anything that I feel, fatigue, chill . . . anything, even if it's normal for me.  Hopefully, with each day, that will subside too.