Cold Feet

 I am close to getting my surgery date but now I am getting cold feet. Is this normal? My concern is about what I can eat long term after surgery. Is it ground chicken and cottage cheese for the rest of my life?

Not at all!! I am only 2 months out and I am eating pretty decent foods... you will have limitations, of course, but it's not pureed for the rest of your life! Your tastes in certain foods may change.. for instance, I can't stand steak anymore... or chicken for that matter, and I loved both before.. but I have this new-found love for fish... LOL You think it will be that you miss the foods that you use to love but don't anymore... but in my experience, I have found that the foods I loved and no longer have a taste for do not bother me.. I have found new foods to love, so I feel noloss there...
If it's food choices that you're worried about, don't. It's not all cottage cheese and ground up meats.
And getting cold feel right before is normal... I started freaking out a week before my surgery... all the doubts people were putting in my head had a really bad affect on me... I was so nervous that there would be complications or that I wouldn't be able to control myself and I would split a seam... Believe me, my hunger was majorly curbed after surgery... I couldn't be happier with my choice and have had very little complications... and the ones I've had are to be expected as you adjust to a new lifestyle.
Ultimately, the final decision is all yours. YOU have to be comfortable with what you are doing. If you have done the research and believe this is what you need, great! If not, then take more time, do more research and don't jump into something you are not going to be happy with.
Good luck!
-CC

deff. not ground chicken and cottage cheese!! i am 19 weeks out and i can eat  most anything i want ( i dont want the stuff i know i shouldent eat) i just eat a lot less of it ... if i want some chips i have 3-4 chips not a bag... if i feel like eggs i ahve one egg not 4 ... chicken is one of the few things that i cannot eat it makes me sick every time!

i think cold feet is very normal.. just keep your mind on track and you will be ok !

dave

Cold feet is totally normal.  You will be able to eat just about anything you want, except for all the bad stuff you shouldn't.  Remember, this is just a tool, not a life sentence.  And remember, nothing tastes as good as thin feels!!!!!

Thanks for the replies. i am feeling better. I am actually pretty excited right now. I think I have done all me prelim. work and should at least have an appointment date with the surgeon next week. I am keeping my fingers crossed.