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crashsmash12 got a reaction from KarenLR75 in 3 days pre-op...getting jittery
Okay, guys. D minus 3 days and I'm starting to get nervous. Am I making the right choice, am I going to be able to do this, will I survive the surgery...any and every "what if" is haunting me right now. Any words of wisdom??
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from KarenLR75 in 3 days pre-op...getting jittery
Thank you so much AZ. You’re pretty awesome!
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crashsmash12 reacted to AZhiker in 3 days pre-op...getting jittery
You gotta walk through the door or you will never know what is on the other side. My surgeon gives all his patients a journal - a way to track food, weight loss, exercise, Vitamins, etc. On the front it says," As I'm getting smaller, my world is getting bigger." I never really understood it until I lost about 50-60 pounds and could be more mobile and pain free. Now my world can't be big enough! I feel no limits - only by my own mind. I believe I could hike the Grand Canyon now, or ride in the 100 + mile El Tour de Tucson (bike), or hike the 830 mile Arizona Trail, or take flying lessons. Or kayak without swamping the boat, or get on and off the floor with my grandkids, or walk up hills without being winded, or ride my mule, or buy SMALL size tops and size 12 pants. It's an unbelievable world right now for me - a world I would never know without walking through that door, scared as I was (crying in preop, wondering if I should just get up and leave.) Surgery has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. It is a whole new life!!!!!! A life I never thought I would see again. Yes, there can be complications (I got a blood clot in my leg), and yes, recovery is a bear. But there is a whole new world waiting for you on the other side of that door.
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crashsmash12 reacted to Cameo325 in 3 days pre-op...getting jittery
Just that we all went through the same thing! Don't worry too much, you will do great and will be so glad once its over!
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from big_ange in Any August 2019 people out there?
I'm August 5. Seems so far away!! I'm excited (with a touch of scared) and ready to rock this!!
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from big_ange in Any August 2019 people out there?
I'm August 5. Seems so far away!! I'm excited (with a touch of scared) and ready to rock this!!
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from debra102364 in Mental Evaluation
I'm Bipolar 2 and was cleared - my surgery is Aug. 5th. So long as you're steady and well-educated on the post-surgical risks, you should be fine.
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from big_ange in Any August 2019 people out there?
I'm August 5. Seems so far away!! I'm excited (with a touch of scared) and ready to rock this!!
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from big_ange in Any August 2019 people out there?
I'm August 5. Seems so far away!! I'm excited (with a touch of scared) and ready to rock this!!
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crashsmash12 got a reaction from big_ange in Any August 2019 people out there?
I'm August 5. Seems so far away!! I'm excited (with a touch of scared) and ready to rock this!!