Just got the call - 12/19/11... very emotional - anyone else feel like this?

Ok. So I am now officially 3 weeks out. The doc's office was great - set me up for another appt. with the surgeon etc. I have to start a more firm carb restriction on 12/5 (have been on low carbs for a while and lost a bit :)  My husband and daughter asked if I was excited. I feel a lot of things but I'm not sure excited is one of them. In fact I'm really surprised at what I'm feeling. Suddenly a little nervous and having second thoughts, and in general feeling very emotional. Anyone else feeling differently then you expected when you got the news?

I, for one, absolutely had second thoughts!  As soon as my surgery was scheduled I immediately started thinking, "Am I doing the right thing?  Am I ready to change my eating habits for the rest of my life?"  I came down pretty hard on myself for thinking that way but if you think about it, you're about to make a MAJOR change.  I would think it's pretty normal to go over it and over it in your head before it actually happens.

Hang in there!!!

-Vicki

I never had second thoughts, but I did get emotional while I was waiting for them to take me to surgery.  The first time I cried was because I was worried about leaving my children without a mother.  The second time I cried was because I felt sooo embarrassed that I had let myself get to the point where I had to have my stomach removed.

Everything worked out fine, and it was without question the best decision of my life!!  I just can't even begin to describe how happy I am with my sleeve!!

I had a lot of second thoughts.  I was worried about so many things, including complications, and was pretty much anxious until about 3 days before surgery.  Then I got really calm, felt so positive and breezed through it.  It was a great decision!!

I had similar fears.  I was afraid to leave my family & cause them heartache.  Then a day or so before the surgery, I found myself explaining the procedure to my daughter (she's 25) -- I said you know how some people have to have their gall bladders removed, or their appendix gets infected?  They have surgery to save their life.  Well, I have to have part of my stomach removed, because the excess weight is killing me.  The day of the surgery, I had this strange sort of calmness about me, and I knew I'd be OK.   

HW 283/SW 275/CW 244

 Congratulations first of all!! I'll be on the table two days after you, and yes, the range of emotions is absolutely strange. I got the unofficial word last Monday that I was scheduled for 12/21, but the insurance had approved RnY, not VSG. I didn't hear back from the surgeon's office last week with the holiday, but while I was on the phone disputing a double-billed claim with the insurance today, I asked about my status and the rep told me I was DENIED. I was floored, and when I got off the phone with the insurance I had a mini (ok, not that mini) freak out hissy fit. I called the surgeon's office, and the insurance coordinator told me the insurance rep was wrong, because she was looking at an approval and authorization number with my name on it for VSG on 12/21. She called the insurance and straightened out the miscommunication between their benefits and pre-cert departments. After I got off the phone with the confirmation of my surgery, I got hit with this, "WTF are you DOING to yourself?" moment. It was sheer panic and fear. And then I laughed - 10 minutes earlier, I was freaking out MAD because the insurance said I couldn't have the surgery, and when I found out I was approved, I started getting nervous. I mean... I know I've been off birth control for 2 weeks now, but I didn't think my hormones would get that out of control in such a short time. 

Emotional is such a good word for it, though! I had just spent the last week planning out my preop liquid diet, stocking up on broths and jello to get me through the holiday parties, and busting my butt with my paperwork to make sure I leave work all caught up on the 20th. It was like, I've prepared so much for the pre-op stuff that I didn't have time to focus on the actual surgery, and now that that confirmation is here, it's like...it's not fit snugly into my little OCD planning status. :) 

It sounds like your husband and daughter are both excited for you, so I'm sure the excitement will start to build for you as it gets closer. Good luck!!