On the long (mental) road for surgery finally
Your feelings sound normal. I had a totally different experience. I am bi-polar and I'm normally a very anxious person. However, I got all of my affairs taken care of prior to surgery. The most important was my relationship with my God. I'm a Roman Catholic and I had the Sacrament for the Sick (formerly known as the Last Rites). I've never been in such a peaceful state as when I went for surgery. I gathered my family around me and we held hands and said a prayer before I was taken away to surgery prep. That's the last thing I remembered until I got out of surgery. Weird, huh?
Hi Mike,
Oh you might have a gastrointestinal problem here and there, hernia surgery down the road some time, appetite disappearing OR not, but very few people have problems which outweigh the great benefits of the surgery. Best thing you can do is get yourself into shape and any problem you may have will be weather a whhhooolllle lot more easily.
It's normal to worry though. I had never had major surgery prior to RNY and was having it in a foreign country (Japan) and had very little to go on for surgeon references. Anyone *****members can tell you I was paranoid. Just get in as good a shape as possible and work out your whole body if you can several months prior to surgery.
Best Wishes,
Dave