OMG! I'm Scared!!

I woke up this morning and it occured to me - this time next week I will be at GBMC having surgery. MAJOR, LIFECHANGING surgery!!!I've been shaking and on the verge of tears every since. What the heck am I doing? Am I really ready? What if I fail? What if something goes wrong? Is this just the usual pre-surgery jitters that I've read about, or something more?!? OMG...OMG...I'm freaking out!!!! -Antoinette

AND OMG, WHAT IF ZOO ANIMALS, TIRED OF BEING IN CAGES, BREAK OUT AND TERRORIZE THE CITY??????   Sorry, Antoinette, had to add some levity here!!!  But you get the point!!  I am an expert player at the game of What If? and I can tell you it serves no purpose other than to make you nuts.   Take a deep breath - of course, everything you're feeling is perfectly normal.  If you didn't feel those things, I'd wonder if you'd been abducted!!!!  You know as well as I do that there are no guarantees in life.  We're grownups, we know the risks involved in any type of surgery, but what about the long-term risks of being obese?  They're deadly, too!!   Yes, you're really ready.  You've done your homework, you've researched, you've prepared, there's really nothing more that you can do except wait, post here and asked to be yanked off the ledge.  I'm happy to yank, as are all your other friends.  We are with you!!! Need to coordinate with you and Cira about your transportation!!!  Do you have a surgery time yet? Big hugs, Tia

OK OK If you're going to ruin a perfectly good ledge moment by bringing the poor  zoo animals into the whole thing then just forget it! I'm climbing back inside now. I've breathed. And the good news is the Xanax has finally kicked in.  Of course you're right. You've said exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you so much Tia.  I think I'm fine - for now.  I called the Dr.'s office this morning and was told that the surgery is scheduled for 10:30a on the 4th; they would like me to be at the hospital at 8:30

Antoinette, It is so normal to feel this way.  But remember if you was not ready for this life change you would have quit way before getting this close!! Remember like Tia said you have done your H.W. researched it and this is something you deserve to do for *you*!! I can't wait until the 4th gets here Yay!!!!!! By the way how far do you live from GBMC? Hugs

Hi Cira, I live roughly 15 minutes away from GBMC.

I mapped everything out.  :-)

Cira, you are awesome....and organized  - I love it.  Have a great day! I'll talk to you soon. -Antoinette

Have a great day too!    I look forward hearing from you.  

and the good news is that you have almost zero chance of your surgery being cancelled because of a snow storm...... (Don't laugh..i so thought mine would be... It did snow the day afterwards though...) Well that and after adding up all the life insurance money my dh would get if i didn't make through surgery...i decided he wasn't that lucky...... I was safe....

Hijack* Girl you look fantastic I had to take a double look!  I almost didn't recognize you! How are you doing?