Question:
What pre-op dreams have you had about surgery?
Does everyone have a lot of dreams about surgery? I had a funny one where the surgeon was sucking the fat out of my body with a straw and a scarry one where someone was attacking me and slashing me all over with knives. — Kathy J. (posted on February 2, 2002)
February 2, 2002
I dreamed in order to have this surgery they had to change your sex but
they kept this a secret till surgery day!
— elifritz
February 2, 2002
I dreamt I was going to the hospital to have another baby. I figure that I
had this dream because I had two c-sections with my two kids so my mind was
trying to figure out what it would be like and since I didn't have really
any other surgery experience to pull from, my mind relayed the memory of
having a baby. At least that's what I think the dream meant anyways. Hope
this helps. Take care and God bless.
— Karen L.
February 2, 2002
lol....this is a good question...i had a lot of strange dreams regarding
the surgery but the one that sticks out the most is the dream i had about
bananas and peanut butter..yuk i have no clue why....
— Deanna Wise
February 2, 2002
So far only one nightmare yet. Stil have 4 months to go, though. I dreamt
that I had just got out of surgery, and I was feeling OK, but I knew that
it was because I was doped up on drugs. I had to find the doctor because I
knew that the drugs were going to wear off really soon, but I couldn't find
him, and I was so scared that I would be in unbearable pain before I found
him. I suppose my fear of pain is pretty easy to see in this dream. =}
— Jennifer Y.
February 2, 2002
I dreamt that when I got to the hospital to have my surgery, the doctor
told me that since I didn't take the written test that the surgery was
cancelled. I didn't understand and he explained that he needed to know
that I understood everything about this surgery and that I was supposed to
take a test. I was flipping out because I had to wait 8 months for this
surgery and feared something would go wrong to prevent the surgery. My
worst fear had come true, in my dreams.
— Cheri M.
February 2, 2002
It was the night before my surgery. About 15 minutes before my alarm was
due to go off, at about 4:15 a.m., I woke up hyperventilating which I had
never done before in my life and bolted straight up in the bed. I was
panting like a dog. I had dreamt there was a man dressed all in black with
a hood over his head with a big stick or cane poking me saying, "Come
with me". I kept telling him to leave me alone and he kept after me
to "come with him". I couldn't see his face. Finally, his hood
slipped off his head and he looked directly at me, and it was DEATH! A
skeleton face, evil looking! I stayed up, jumped in the shower and thought
to myself, "There is no way I'm going to let a stupid dream keep my
from having my surgery. I have come so far on this journey. I'm one hour
away from laying down on the surgery table. I'm having this surgery no
matter what." It was a trick of the devil telling me I wasn't worthy
enough to have the surgery, that I didn't deserve it. I came thru with
flying colors LAP RNY and am now 3 months postop and down 50+ lbs.
— blank first name B.
February 2, 2002
The morning that i was due to go in for my pre-op testing a few days before
surgery I had the worst dream! I dreamed I was on a stretcher in the
hallway with about 10 doctors surronding my stretcher. Then my surgeon
ripped open my gown and starting prepping me for surgery right there with
everyone watching! When I started yelling, the nurses yelled at me for
being a baby! I layed in bed for hours after convinced I was not going for
my testing but finally fell asleep and woke up feeling slightly better. I'm
happy to say I did it and have now lost 36lbs!!1
— barbie R.
February 2, 2002
My surgeon's name is Dr. Newhook and before our first appt I dreamed that
he was very scary with a hooklike device he wanted to cut me open with. It
turns out he wasn't scary at all..just really handsome!
— KCAllen77
February 3, 2002
Lisa, change your sex??? lol. Been there, done that. :)
I dreamed that I was ether on a bus or train (I think a train) and could
walk around just fine without my big fat butt hitting any seats to my left
or right. It was wonderful to be able to get on and off that train as a
lightweight. It was another 9 months or so of fighting my insurance company
before I could get the surgery but I kept remembering that stupid dream
about the train. It helped keep me going as strange as it sounds. :)
— Danmark
February 3, 2002
I haven't had any dreams yet,but my best friend did. She dreamed that I
came to her house all dressed in white and my hair was cut short and I was
glowing. She said I had lost all the weight that I needed to and that i was
there to go through her closet for clothes. She likes to analize dreams.
She says either I'm going to die or I'm going to look fabulous. I choose to
believe the later. By the way I am new to this web site and I love it. I am
going for my first consult on Feb.14,2002. Wish me luck.
— dhogue
February 25, 2002
I haven't had any dreams myself, but about a year before I even began
researching WLS my sister in another state told me she had a dream about me
having lost all my weight and that I looked so skinny. (She said she hated
me for that dream for a day or two afterward - because she is about 30 lbs
heavier then I am right now). I'm hoping that was a premonition more then
just a dream, because at the time she told me about it I hadn't even heard
of WLS yet. (Pre-op, waiting for Consult)
— [Anonymous]
October 23, 2002
I am pre-op, and have had two dreams relating to my upcoming surgery.
First, I was in a hospital bed after surgery. A tall beautiful woman
wearing a black negligee, was sitting on the bed comforting me. I thought
this was a very positive dream.
The second one was a little more bizarre but also very positve. I was at
the home of a famous female talk show host. I needed to use the bathroom.
Afterwards, I not only felt relief, but I felt like I told this person what
I really think.
— Jonathan F.
March 27, 2004
I had a dream that I took a big bite of something and it got stuck and I
was gonna die. Thats been the only dream so far. My surgery date is May
10th 2003
— Kateriee
March 27, 2004
I had a crazy dream that I was late for my surgery...I couldn't find the
admissions office and I wandered the hospital for hours and hours but just
couldn't find it...oh...I was too late and I cried all day as I was
searching the hospital...it was awful! The good news is....that was one
year and one week ago and I made it!!! I am down 140lbs and below goal!!!!
WOOHOOO!!!! Best of luck :0)
— denisel
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