LETS HEAR IT FOLKS...WHAT WAS YOUR WORST FEAR A MONTH BEFORE SURGERY

I'm scared about not waking up, having some major complications and skin!

I was more worried after surgery that some horrible complication was going to occur (recur - had bad GI bleed). 

And, well, the skin is a fact of life . . . .

I just had surgery on Thursday...my biggest fear was the extra skin and failing...not losing anything =( 

Before surgery I was worried about dying...and it was the best motivator to getting me to work out...I busted my buns trying to build up my heart and lungs.

After surgery didn't think it would work for me...but it really did. I stressed about losing my hair..but it is back and pretty good again...I didn't worry about the skin but man oh man did I have skin....lost about 100 pounds in 6 months....the skin was depressing...which is why I ran off and had ps done (good choice, bad financial decision).

I did end up with some minor complications...surface blood clots (my veins didn't like all the IVs and blood draws), low potassium.....but the WLS was a breeze compared to PS...I survived, it was all worth it...one regret...didn't do sooner...

deb366

I was just afraid of dying and leaving my loved ones with all of my debt cuz I was too fat to qualify for life insurance. When I woke up I was in incredible pain, but I couldn't have been happier to have made it through!!

This is one of the best decisions I've ever made!

I've been having a freak-out for the last few weeks about a variety of things!

At first, I was freaking out about possibly being deprived of all the food I love so much (even though long term I really won't be with the DS).  Then I freaked out about whether I'd be able to follow the vitamin and supplement routine. Then I freaked out about what my new insides were going to feel like (okay, I know I'm a little neurotic!!!).  

The one thing I didn't freak out about was surviving surgery, mostly because I'm so ******g miserable with how my life is now that I really don't care about that possibility.  All my life I've feared weight loss surgery because I had a friend who died from it in 1980. So I've always said "HELL NO, NO WLS FOR ME!".  But I reached a point in my life earlier this year where the benefit finally outweighed the risk (literally!), and I committed. Since then, I've had no fear of the surgery itself!

I had my pre-op appointment yesterday morning, and the thing I've noticed since then is that the freak-out seems to be over. I now feel very calm and peaceful about my surgery and surgery choice, and am just VERY EXCITED to start my DS life!!!!!

I was terrified of pain (which turned out to be non-existant) as well as fear of failure which has not happened yet.

Kevin

I was terrified about the sagging skin.   60lbs later and it hasn't really been an issue.   The feeling I get from working out and the weight I have lost far exceeds the little bit of skin issues I do have.  

I was scared to death I would die on the table!! I also hate other people being in control of me... I am a nurse.. I would much rather be in charge of you then you of me!! LOL

Haven't had my surgery yet (have to wait until the end of April), but my fear is that I'm not going to wake up. It freaks me out to be honest.

*hugs*