Question:
I am a little under 3 weeks before surgery and seem to be getting obsessive..
I can not do anything without thinking about the upcoming WLS and changes in my life! I go thru all the normal daily activities, but really seem to be only interested in WLS. I check all the various regualr sites several times a day and just want to be done with the surgery so I can start losing. Is this normal to be completely obsessed with the surgery? Help!! — Leslie M. (posted on January 2, 2002)
January 2, 2002
You sound alot like me right now! I have my appointment tomarrow with Dr.
Nazarian in CA. All I have done in the past month is research research and
research. My husband is sick of hearing about every little detail I learn
(he listens patiently though!). I think it is normal. We are about to
change our lives forever and it is a major decision. If I didn't think
about it this much there would probably be something wrong with me! Good
Luck.
— M. S.
January 2, 2002
I was the same way. :)
— Danmark
January 2, 2002
Perfectly normal! The journey to the other side is a huge change and for
most of us a change for the better.. I couldn't wait and am still
"giddy" about it 3 1/2 wks post op.
— Elizabeth D.
January 2, 2002
Don't worry...you are perfectly normal! Not only do I obsessively check
(and re-check) all the different WLS sites, but I also DREAM about it
practically every night!! I'm hoping to have surgery within the next couple
of months.
— Vanessa L.
January 2, 2002
Hi, you are definitely normal. I have surgery in five days and it is all
that I think about, night and day. Good luck
— Elizabeth P.
January 2, 2002
My surgery is 2/11/02 and I am TOTALLY fixated on this. counting the days.
Today I started making a list of all the things I need to do before
surgery, etc...
It's all I talk about and think about.
— Brenda S.
January 2, 2002
Bless your heart! My husband said I talked about NOTHING but my WLS for
months before I had it!! If you look at my profile, you can see that I
kept a daily count-down journal from being approved, through waiting for a
surgery date, to the date of my surgery. I thought about little else and
LIVED on this board. I think you are excited - as I was - and anxious for
this life-changing surgery. I wish you a safe surgery and a rapid
recovery. All the best to you. Open RNY 7/17/01.
— blee01
January 2, 2002
I haven't even gotten to my PCP yet for a referal and I'm obsessing! You're
not alone in this. Much love!
— Carolynn J.
January 2, 2002
I too, like one of the other post, am looking everyday i have a appointment
in Feb. and can not wait. So i am looking everyday to see whats new, so
that if i have any questions i can ask the dr. I am so glad for this
website.
— Tina B.
January 2, 2002
I'm one week from surgery and definitely obsessed! This is the biggest
change in my life in decades. It's going to redirect the entire second
half of my life. Of course, I'm obsessed! I just try to control it by
limiting my web research to evenings and by talking to a therapist about
it. I keep a journal, look for protein drinks, etc., trying to use the
time productively. But I'm not being too hard on myself. I think we're
perfectly normal to be so focussed at this stage.
— Kathy J.
January 2, 2002
Hi again! Thought you might get a chuckle out of one of my recent WLS
dreams. I dreampt that the surgeon put a big straw in me and sucked out
all the fat!!! LOL !!!
— Kathy J.
January 2, 2002
OMG, No Way are you alone! I'm so obsessed with my surgery in 3 weeks, that
I could probably do it surgery myself if I could hold the mirror! I have
researched for a year and a half solid! The best dream I had was that my
'postop' aunt took me to the side on Christmas to warn me of the WLS secret
that in order to have the surgery they had to also give you a sex change!!
I Ran out of the room crying because I didn't want to deny my husband sex
for the rest of our lives just so that I could be thin!! I try to limit my
time researching now in order to remain calm! It seems to help. I guess the
best cure for obsessive behaviour over this is the surgery itself! (my
daughter says I should just post it on a billboard somewhere) *laugh* good
luck!!
— elifritz
January 2, 2002
You are so perfectly normal it isn't even funny! :) I obsessed so bad that
I went into a deep depression while waiting for approval! lol... it seems
funny now, but it wasn't then! After approval, I could hardly see straight
until they gave me a shot to ease my nerves the morning of surgery! I had
so many wild dreams, talked constantly about it to everyone that knew, and
was completely obsessed!! Now, I am down 54 lbs in just over two weeks and
relaxing a bit! lol Good luck, many prayers and lots of hugs!
— Sharon H.
January 2, 2002
I am my surgery the same day and find my doing the same thing. Good
Luck!!!!!
— Lisa S.
January 3, 2002
I found myself obsessing too! Now I limit the time I spend on obesityhelp
& Spotlight b/c if I didn't I'd drive both my family and myself nuts!I
had my consult on Dec 5th, my EGD is on Jan 23rd, I meet with the surgeon
again a week later and we'll schedule my other tests from there. It is
taking so long and I am SSSOOOOOOOO impatient!
— KCAllen77
January 3, 2002
You're lucky. I'm 2 weeks post-op and scared to death mainly. A touch
excited. I've been journalling a lot. Good luck to you!
— Janice P.
January 4, 2002
OMG, Me too, I am totally obsessing with this WLS. Mine is next Wednesday
in San Diego and I can't stop telling people.. even strangers... geez....
thats a little much.. But I am totally looking forward to my surgery.. its
my time and I know that I will do well. I can see it in my head that
everything runs smoothly and that I fly back hom to my family and two
little girls.. My older girl will be with me.. so that is comforting.. and
my mom and sister.. but I just will want to come home soon... I can see my
self thin.. I look HOT!!! :) Wish me luck, and please say a prayer.. God
Bless You all.. Tricia..:)
— Tricia V.
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