oh lordy!!!!!!

almost 7 more days till my surgery and so many people are trying their best to talk me out of this.........they just don't realize how i feel.....god i wish i had some support.i'm gonna be dropped off at the hospital in weston an hour and half away from my home.. then picked up after my 3 days..kinda a lonley trip.but boy i think its worth it..i wish my mom was here ..sorry i'm just feeling gosh i don't know ...alll kinds of stuff!!!!! happy sad crazy very scared! EXCITED!!!!!.diana

You'll be in my prayers! Keep your head up and if this surgery is what you've decided then have faith and go forward!! I wish you the best of luck! Keke

thanks so much and good luck to you on your journey!!!!!!!!!take care.diana

i happen to live in weston and i had my surgery with rosenthal.... let me know if you want any visitors alexa ( 954 651 2115 )

Diana: Remember why you made the decision to have surgery in the beginning. We all had people trying to talk us out of it. I did not have a good support system prior to surgery. I thought I would have to take myself to the hospital but it all worked out. Then my family ralleyed around me and supported me afterwards. It will be worth it all. I have never regretted having this surgery.

Hi Diana, My heart goes out to you, it sounds like you feel so alone in all of this. But you must see that you are not....really, or you would not have come here knowing we would support you in your decision. What else I hear you saying is, that you are committed and that you are courageous and are ready to do what ever it takes to reclaim your life, even if you must get yourself the hospital. I applaud you. There are those with much less opposition who let this gift slip through their fingers, and even though you are afraid and feel alone you are continuing to walk forward. This is your decision, you are making it happen, and you will reap the rewards. I truly look forward to following your journey. I'm sure you will be a miracle! HooooRaaaay for you!!! Sharon

Diana, I'm not saying you made a mistake or anything, but the only reason why I didn't have all kinds of people trying to talk me out of having surgery is because I only told 2 people!! And one was my "angel" who had WLS a month before me!!! I didn't even tell my family until the evening after surgery. Who are these people that think they have the right to comment on YOUR healthcare decisions??? Like you said, these people don't walk in your body and try to get around and live your life every day. I know EXACTLY how you feel because I've been there! I know the co-morbidities and the pain and the edema in your feet and legs and the fatigue you feel as we all do on this board. Your emotional soup is totally normal. I'm sure you're excited and scared and anxious and calm and upset and happy and confused all at the same time. And don't be surprised if you wake up post-op and wonder what you were thinking to have the surgery done. Lots of people go through that emotion also! Speaking for myself, all I needed post-op was the nurses. I didn't really want visitors or support because every time they gave me pain meds, I fell back asleep anyway. You're going to be fine!!!! And you're in for the best year of your life! Jan

Diana you do have support, you have good friends who care about you and are probably afraid of what they don't know and what they think they do know about WLS. This board is great for support, from both posting as well as meeting up with others.... It's funny I read this tonight, just this morning I remembered when my ex decided to have WLS-I was doing Atkins at the time and losing inches like crazy. He had come over (we were still friendly) to tell me what he was doing, and I freaked out for him. He had all kinds of co-morbidities and was a self-pay, at a hospital that I had not researched or knew anything about. I still can't belive I did it, but I told him to try lo-carb, and then proceeded to try and convince him that at 5'8" and 360lbs, he wasn't "that" heavy to need WLS!! And I knew better, but I couldn't stop myself from saying it anyway!!! It's insane. I can laugh now, he had his surgery and is just fine-last I heard. So even brilliant, wonderful and talented people like me (hahah!) mess up and say dumb stuff when we panic and get scared... My husband and I are both having surgery- and telling no one. We have a small handful of friends, I figure why do they need to know? They won't know a thing until they see us skinny-n-smilin one day post-op! Best wishes, Lisa

Hang tough Diana, don't listen to anyone. Follow your heart and your decision and you will be fine! I met a lady when I was in the hospital for my surgery (Mercy Hospital Miami), who lives in West Palm Beach. Her daughter stayed until she was out of surgery, then had to go back home, and then picked her up 4 days later when she was released. She was here all alone! No visitors or anything! I felt so bad for her. We became buddies pretty quick and walked the halls together as much as we could. We keep in touch now by phone and she's doing pretty well. Moral of the story........... it probably wasn't the most pleasant hospital stay but she told me she'd have gone through anything to get her surgery! I'll bet you'll meet someone in the hospital who is also post op RNY! Do you have a laptop you can take by any chance? Then you'd have US at your fingertips and we're MAJOR support!!! In any case - good luck to you and please remember we are all here routing for you! Please let us know when you get home! Much love, Carol V

thanks so much....i'm having my surgery come hell or hi water!!!lol.ive learned to try to be strong the hard way and i can do this!!! i wish i had a lap top!! maybe i can borrow some ones at work,i never thought about it.if not i wont be on for a while ,home pc has virus! but will go post when i can get out and move around! thanks again!!!!!diana