People asking if I am nervous about my upcoming surgery?

Does everyone ask us "are we nervous about the surgery?"  I can honestly say that I am not nervous about the surgery itself.  More so about the after life and what foods I am going to be able to withstand after the surgery.    I am very calm and at peace with my decision to have the surgery because I know it I work the tool and use it to my advantage it is only bring good things in my life. 

What does everyone think?

Jenn

I was the same way! Totally at peace with my decision!

Thanks Liz.  And have been looking at your receipes and can't wait to come out and join one of your monthly cooking meetings real soon.

I was gong to tell you you are welcome as a pre-op but see your surgery is next week and so is the cooking class!! ALl the best to you and I look forward to meeting you!

The only time I was nervous about my surgery was when I was telling people closest to me I was having it, and that's because I wasn't sure what their reactions were going to be. Thankfully most of them were positive and supportive, but I was never nervous about the surgery itself.

Well, at least it didn't seem that way - the morning of my surgery I was very quiet which is very unusual for me, and I was edgy. My husband took a wrong turn on the way to Barix and I almost bit his head off! Thank goodness he knew it was because I was thinking about the surgery - I didn't get nervous in the way you do if you think something will go wrong - I guess it was just the whole process - but I also knew it was the right and only decision for me.

Everyone handles it differently - some people with small children tend to be more nervous about the 'what-ifs' and I totally understand that, but for me it was the right thing to do and I never had one regret or second thought about it.

Best of luck to you on your journey!

Kathy

I totally agree...I am not nervous at all about the surgery..I am more nervous about the life style change.  I have set my mind to it and I think I'll do great.  I am SO ready for May 15th!!!

Don't be nervous about the lifestyle change -- its not as hard as you think because your pouch is only going to let you do so much, and its like learning all over again - you are basically starting from scratch. And you'll find head hunger is far worse than real hunger, and as the pounds start melting away food will become something you need to have more than want to have. Enjoy that feeling while it lasts during the 'honeymoon' phase (about a year) because as you progress in your journey you can eat more, but by that time you'll have learned what you can and can't tolerate, and the excess weight being gone is going to feel so much better than anything could taste!

If you're ready for the surgery, you're ready for all the changes that come with it - I won't lie and say you might not hit some bumps in the road along the way, but that's what learning is all about, right?

Kathy

I am much like you.  I am not nervous bout the surgery but more about life after surgery.  I am not even sure that I am worried about the foods I can withstand as much as I am the changes that my body will go through.  In the past when I have lost weight and someone notices it was a trigger to start gaining weight back as not to be noticed.

But this is about you.  It seems like you have made the decision for the right reasons.  Not everyone gets nervous about things such as this.  As long as you are at peace with your decision all will fall into place as it should.

Best wishes and I will be looking for your progress.

Hey Guys!  I was nervous when I was first given a date for surgery, but as the day gets closer (and my original date came and went) I feel better.
As you know, I was actually on the gurney a week ago today, iv's in place, heperin shot given and ready to get rolled into surgery when it was cancelled.
That morning I was surprising calm, but I too yelled during the drive there (my Dad was taking his good old time drinking me there)!

However, I think that we have gone through all the nervousness when we first started thinking about , learning about the surgery.    Its been such a long process and we are so educated about it at this point, that it makes a big change. 

My sister in law and I were joking-  she has had a few surgeries and never had time to "prepare" in advance.   I think all the preparations are good b/c they prepare us, but also give ample time to worry!

Most people probably assume we are worrying only, but we know the road in store and are "ready".  :)

I was a nervous wreck but I tend to be about medical thngs anyway. The life after is certainly more of a challenge than the surgery itself. Good luck and see my post to newbies. I think it is advice that has been helpful to me and my clients