Needing some reassurance

Hay.. I'm new to this.. I am currently waiting for my operation date.. and I'm so scared.. I'm doing this for my son to be healthy and I'm just so scared I'm not Gunna wake up from the operation.. please send me some reassurance and your experience of this xx

Do it for you. First and foremost...

And then take a deep breath and try to relax. Being worried and nervous is normal to a point, but you should also be feeling excited and ready to take on a new you!

While the idea of surgery is scary, the actual statistics of you not waking up from this surgery are very slim. As you get closer to your surgery date, take your doctor's orders to heart. Whether they have you on a liquid diet for 2 weeks or 2 days. Follow their plan to a T. They have their plans in place to make you the healthiest you can be before surgery so you can come out on the other side ready to begin your new life.

My experiences have been fantastic. I've been reading here and posting here for months prior to my surgery. I learned (and still do) so much by being active here and seeing how other folks have tackled this! It was worth every single bit of pain, frustration, and arguing with myself.

Get yourself educated about life after WLS, and be ready to deal with the mindset that you are changing yourself forever, not just on the inside with surgery, but you'll also have to deal with the brain trying to sabotage you. Get ready mentally so you can tackle this and look back and be proud of your accomplishments.

Wow.. thank you .. that has really made me think about things... I am excited don't get me wrong .. I just think my anxiety gets the better of me at times but thank you so much that was very helpful

I woke up after surgery, as did everyone in this site who is post op. That should be a huge reassurance!

And after waking up, you get to redesign your life, in ways you likely shrugged off from ever being possible for you.

It's a lot at stake if you do- but far, far more if you don't.

Very true ...thank you for your response x

Doing this for you is the most important thing. I understand about doing it for your kids but in the long run if you are happy so is everyone else.

I woke up from surgery and felt great. I asked the doctor if he did anything when he was in there.

One day at a time.

Oh god yeah I get that... And I am doing it for myself as well .... I'm so fed up the way I am.. I can't wait to be the happy confident person I once was... And I am so thankful that I got this opportunity you know I am just so scared.. xx

Change is scary. But my life is so much better now.

We all think that. It's similar to what many think when boarding a plane.

the mortality rate for RNY is 0.3%. It's even lower for VSG. That means you have a 99.7% chance of doing just fine. Those are phenomenal odds. It's one of the safest surgeries out there - safer than hip replacement surgery, and they do those every day. People have died having their tonsils removed. But seriously, how likely is that to happen? Same with weight loss surgery. It's not the same surgery it was 20 or 30 years ago. It's much safer and has become a more-or-less routine surgery. My surgeon has never lost a patient in the 20+ years he's been doing this. Most haven't. I wouldn't worry about that *at all*.