PRE-SURGERY JITTERS

Hey Vicki:

Thanks so much for asking about me.

Got busy this afternoon, so the time passed quickly.  This evening, I'm starting to get the butterflies again.

How are you doing? Same goes here, if  you need me, call me at work tomorrow 405-235-7641.  We're in this together

I know how you feel.  When I was still on the fence trying to decide if surgery was for me I was so nervous.  I didn't know what the right thing to do was.  But I finally prayed HARD and asked God to take over and if this was meant to be for me to let it happen and see me through it.  After that I never had a second thought about having the surgery.  It was like I got on the boat and floated down stream and I'm still floating!  I love it! 
There are some downs to it though.  If you have done your research you have to know you are going to miss food.  I did really bad at first.  And there are days when I really miss it.  I had some buyers remorse, which I think most of us do!  But I didn't have it for long.  looking back I can't believe I was ever upset.  But when Food is your best friend its like losing someone. 
You have lots of support here so post often and I wish you all the best!
Hugs
Kim J!

Thanks, Kim.  I really appreciate everything you said.  I believe this is what is meant for me, and I know this is a change for life.  I have done my research, asked my questions, and said my prayers. 

I agree, this is a great place to find support.  That's why I posted.  I felt I just needed a little "pep talk."

Thanks.

Jitters are perfectly normal at this point.  This is a big decision- one that you have made with well chosen information and a lot of thought.  You did not make a casual decision to have WLS.  There is obviously some major reasons you chose this path.  Keep your eye on the prize and know that your surgeon and the staff will do everything in their power to take the best possible care of you.  hang in there- life on the other side is WONDERFUL!!

Thanks, Happycat.  I hope I am as successful as you! 

CC

I fought a long battle to get my approval and I was great till the night before I was a nervous wreck. Bad but the next morning I woke up strangely calm and never had a twitch that morning. I pray that you get that same calm I did.

Ahhh, thanks MommaHen.  I hope I will be as calm as you.  Thanks for the encouraging words.

CC

I was really nervous right before my surgery too!  I had never had major surgery and I was really scared.  I too asked everyone here to help calm my worries and as I sat at the computer waiting for replays, I asked God to give me some sort of sign that having surgery was His will, not just my own. 

I had no sooner got that thought finished when I got an IM from a friend who I hadn't talked to in about 3 years!  And she's one that I always talk about God with.  I took it as my sign that I had asked for.

Another thing that calmed me a lot was the wonderful staff at the hospital.  The ladies in pre-op were wonderful as well as the floor nurses and aides.  Sorry about post-op nurses because I was so out of it, I barely remember being there.  They were all very supportive and attentive while there and it's really a comfortable hospital.  The room had a couch and 2 recliners and my husband stayed there with me.  (He was very attentive too!)

The only bad experience I've had was the iv pain meds made me sick and I felt miserable for a couple of hours.  But let me just state that I had not ever taken any pain meds that strong and did not know how I'd react to them.  As soon as they wore off though, I was given percocet and it worked like a charm. 

It's been 2 months today since my surgery and I've lost a total of 72 lbs (33 pre op).  I am so glad I had this done and all the worrying I did was all for nothing because you have a wonderful doctor and you will be cared for very well in the hospital.  You will probably also get to meet Cricket!

Good luck and I hope this helped you some.  I'll be thinking about you tomorrow!
Jen

YOU ARE GOING TO BE GREAT. YOU HAVE THE BEST SURGEONS OPERATING ON YOU AND THE BEST SUPPORT STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF YOU!! I'M GOING TO TELL YOU TO RELAX BUT I KNOW YOU WON'T TIL IT'S OVER. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US POSTED!