deewill3

I am planning a similar weekend trip with my family, I don't have many ideas, so interested in what others might come up with.

My list consists of:
Canned tuna
Vienna sausages
Canned soups
Apple sauces
Jello
Soft protein bars

Scrambled eggs (for breakfast), yogurt, chili...not sure how cooking creative you are when camping, but what about taking foil packets with salmon and zucchini? If you will be using a camp stove, refried beans with cheese (maybe make fajitas for the husband). You could probably eat a hot dog or hamburger, if you chewed it very carefully.

I’m in the hospital now. I have heard no talk of shutting things down. Fingers crossed for you guys.

I think I had a lot of the fears that someone with anxiety would have.
What if I fail?
What if people know I got the surgery and judge me, especially my relatives?
What if I gain the weight back like I have every other diet I've been on?
What if I get some serious medical problem?
What if my CEO finds out and is mad I did this on his health insurance?
How am I supposed to do the laundry if I can't lift more than 15 lbs.?
I'm 10 months out and so far, none of these things have happened, knock on wood.

I think of
Possibility leads I searching leads to acceptance leads to further motivation and commitment leads after a stated period and hard work leads to probabilities leads to a surgery and Finally success. Not always as fast as you thought it WOULD be, not as easy as You Thought it could be but Wonderfully Life- Changing and Worth It All! And we will be watching and cheering and smilng as It all happens for You Too.

All I can think about is the future possibilities ?

This was exactly my fear. Saying goodbye to my daughter before surgery was so heart wrenching. My health was so bad I thought I wouldn't survive. My Dr assured me and before I knew it I was in recovery.
OP will do great And you won't regret it! Best wishes!

This whole forum is dedicated to people handling their fears and struggles. Take some time to browse a bit and you will find a ton of information and insight. There are several threads about pre-op fears. So glad you are deciding to go ahead now with this amazing tool that will change your life - yes changes in your daily life forever. Read some threads and see what everyone is saying about the very questions you are asking.

Good luck on your WLS journey. I don't remember having any fears.

I was afraid I was going to die on the operating table, even though I knew there was a 99.7% chance I would pull through just fine. Other than that, I don't really remember any true fears. I was worried about not being able to take NSAIDs afterward because I used to get headaches all the time, but oddly, I rarely get them anymore - and Tylenol will usually knock them out.

I started the bariatric program a year and a half ago, and bailed out at the time for a handful of reasons (excuses.) Recently I decided that if I keep waiting for the right time to do this, it will never come, and I took the leap and asked to join the bariatric program again.
They called me yesterday and scheduled my nutrition class, and my support group meetings. I already did the orientation, So I don't have to take that again. I'm nervous. Not necessarily for the surgery itself, but the possibility of regain, cosmic life changes, and how it will change the way I live life daily. What is/was everyone's fears prior to surgery? If you've had the surgery, how did you handle the struggles and fears?
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