Upcoming surgery

Hello everyone.   I have recently been approved for RNY and my surgery date if Nov 27.  I have been lurking the message boards and reading everything I can to get myself ready.  I am very excited and alittle scared.  I think this is normal.....   Is it normal?

Welcome to the message board!! You are totally normal for being a little scared. I think everyone gets a little nervous. I know I was. However, Dr. G is a fantastic surgeon so you are in good hands. Keep us posted on your surgery.

So completely normal!!! Welcome to the board! tonja

I think its normal to be scared a little. For some reason I am not scared at all and that worries my family. but then I dont have a surgery date yet. when I get it I am sure it will all change. I keep thinking of it as the beginning of a new life. I have had several surgeries in my life and I was not nervous about any of them.. does that mean I am abnormal? probably but that is what makes me sherrie..lol

Congrats on your date.

I'm not to the point where you are yet, but I'm sure what you're feeling is normal! Congrats on getting your approval and date! Pop in every now and then and let us know how you are doing!

Linn - Totally normal to be a little scared and excited.  However, keep in mind... 1)  You have an awesome surgeon (Dr. Gornichec) 2)  You have an awesome support group (us) 3)  You're about to have an awesome life-changing procedure. We're here for you! Cathy

Linn, I myself couldn't really believe it was going to happen-I kept waiting for something to come up, the plane to fall out of the sky, whatever.  It brought me face to face with how much I believed the surgery would work and how little I believed that I truly deserved to be thin and healthy. Be ready for an emotional rollercoaster ride, before and after, but strap on your seatbelt and enjoy it as much as possible.  The more you keep your eyes and heart open during this phase, the more oustanding things you'll discover. Opening myself up (hahaha) to the surgery also opened me up to emotions I didn't know I had, and then to people who had the same thing.  You aren't going to change who you are, you are just going to make who you are even better!