7 day count down...
Seven day count down til my surgery on the 9th. This has been the longest 2 weeks for me. It seems like the 2 weeks should have been over 2 weeks ago...LOL.
I am beginning to get more nervous, anxious, and petrified all at the same time. Wondering: I am doing the right thing... I know it is normal to have doubts, fears, and second thoughts, but I am down right scared to death.
I know I will be thankful that I did this when the weight starts coming off, but that doesn't change the fact that I am terrified of what I first have to go through.
I have read the horror stories on here, and thought to myself... I can do this, that won't happen to me... I have been through surgery before and everything worked out fine...
I just try to keep telling myself these things.
Sorry, I had to blow off some steam and release some of the anxiety.
Does anyone have any advise of how to overcome these feelings?
Thanks,
DeborahL.
I just had surgery 2 weeks ago, and I never got nervous... well, I think once I had to come here because I was nervous that I hadn't done the 1 week pre-op diet right, and was nervous that they were going to have to cut my belly open because my liver would be too big!!!!
All I did to remain calm was, get things together! Instead of wondering about all the things that could go wrong, I focused on the posivtive, like 3 weeks into my WL journey I've lost 26 lbs, which is CRAZY to me!!! I tried to get a plan together about my vitamins with all the rules of taking iron 2 hours later then calcium and both of those 2 hours away from my multui-vitamin. I made sure I had a small amount of soft foods, broth, protein powder, isopure and whatever else I thought I was going to need. I pack my bag for the hospital, spent time with family discussing the procedure and rules after and before surgery! Trying to mostly calm them. I'm fairly young, so all of them were really worried... worried enough where I didn't need to be!!
And most of all I prayed. I gave it all to God. I knew he would take care of me and wouldn't let me go through with this unless he knew I could get through everything... even the hard times. If you do what your Dr. says and follow the rules a close as you can then everything will go as it is suppossed to. We will all be here praying for a fast recovery, and helping you with questions, and just giving you support!!!!
This will ALL be worth it!!! I can tell you that only 2 weeks post op and I think this is the best decision I've ever made in my life. Sure I have feelings some times that I'm not doing the right things... not drinking enough and not getting enough protein, etc. but then I come here, ask questions and everyone points you in the right direction!!!!
Everything is going to be GREAT and you will be so happen once the procedure is over!
I pray alot and ask the Lord to take care of me and give my surgeons steady hands.
I will continue to pray until they put me to sleep to do my surgery.
Thanks,
DeborahL
I honestly think that if the Lord didn't want you to have this surgery then you wouldn't be having it in 7 days!
Keep your eye on the prize! You will more healthy, active, and you will be able to do things with you sons that maybe you haven't been able to do for a long time due to your weight....
I have been so worried to take my nephew to six flags for fear that I might not fit on a ride and they would make me get off in front of everyone. I have witnessed this happen to someone else and I don't want this to happen to me... so I'm just waiting for the end of the summer when I am more comfortable and can take him out there again!!! This is positive for you!!! We will all be praying for you!!!
