Are you as scared as i am? If so, feel free to write.

hi, i'm a 48 yo mother of 3. going through the testing phase of WLS. I was terrified of the endoscopy i had to have and it turned out to be nothing. I am looking at surgery in august because of the 6 month diet and exercise requirement of my insurance. OH GOOD! that gives me 6 extra months to have a nervous breakdown thinking about this surgery. I go through the "i'm really calm and everything will be fine" mode to the "OMG what am i thinking " mode. if you know what i'm talking about i would love to hear from you. [email protected]

Dear Bridget Hi. I am a 31 year old mother of a 1 year old daughter. I have just recently decided that I need a more permanent solution to my weight problem. I went to my first seminar on 2/21 and I'm currently in the process of filling out the surgeons's 9 page questionairre. I feel the same way you do. This subject (wls) is always on my mind and sometimes it keeps me up at night. I haven't talked about my fears to anyone. I try not to think of them to much because then I would probably freak myself out of the surgery. If you want to talk and freak out together, you and contact at [email protected]. Zenaida P.S. The endoscopies aren't so bad (had one done 3 years ago). It's the colonoscopies that are a real kicker!!!!!!

i will admit that i am somewhat scared of having this surgery but i am even more afraid of what may happen to me if i dont have the surgery. i mean i am well over the weight that i should be and i know that if i dont have this surgery and i keep the wait on that i am asking to have many unnecessary medical problems. i am 24 years old and i have no kids. i mean i want to have kids but its like i have to think about the future. if i continue to be overweight how can i play with my kids and give them the active life they want? i mean my boyfriend has a three year old son and he is a tough cookie to chase after. i just want to be healthy and fit so that i can add years onto my life than to take some off by stayin overweight. one thing i can say that all your fear can be conquered. all you have to do is pray. i wish you the best of luck with all that you do and a successful surgery, please keep in touch and let me know how things are going for you. p.s. i forgot. i have not had a date set for surgery but i finish all my tests on march 29, 2005. hopefully i will have the surgery before may!

Hi, I'm a 45 yo busy teacher and mother. I am so lucky that things moved fast for me. I made an appointment with the Bariatric Center here and talked with the lady there during my Christmas holidays. In early Jan, I had an appointment with the doctor and he gave me all the information on what I needed to do before the surgery. Two weeks later, they called and said my insurance had approved my surgery. I did some testing the middle of Jan, more the first of Feb, and then had the long frustration of waiting for my internal medicine doctor to send over results of EKG, Pulmonary, etc. I wanted to have it President's Day, but because of my regular doctor's laziness, we had to postpone. So, I had the endoscopy on 2/26 (and i dreaded that too, and it turned out to be nothing). I am happpy to say that I had Lap-Band surgery on Wed, Mar 2, which was done laproscopically. I am home recovering this week. I am so glad my insurance didn't require diet and exercise, because I have been through years of that. I also had several co-morbidities, including hypertention, PCOS, osteoarthritis, to name a few. I couldn't have exercised if I had wanted to due to a knee problem. I am trying to get the weight off before I see if I need surgery for it. So don't give up.....you will be glad you did. Stay in touch [email protected]

hey bridget .. ia m 33 years old and have no children. I am just going threw the process. i just had my endoscopy was scared crap. well it turns out that i have an ulcer..couldn't believe it . so i now have to take medication to clear it up before i can have any surgey. i am not scared there are sometimes that i wii**** could happen tommorow. i have alot of support from family and friends which helps me. I have still a couple of more test to go threw and should be done by end march. I have another endoscopy 4-7 to see if the ulcer has clearde up some...i hope so. all i can say is try not to think so hard and keep yourself focused on the positive stuff. if i can help in anyway write me...nicole