Good Afternoon Everyone;

Next week at this time I will be in the hospital being banded. I have hardly given it a thought. I have done all my evals, had blood work and EKG. Tomorrow is my Pre-admit visit with the anathesiologist. Tomorrow I start my pre-op diet. With all of this, I don't feel the least bit anxious. I have done my research and I understand the whole process. I realize there will be some pain, gas, hungar, perhaps nausia.

I am aware that this is a life changing proceedure. A good change, but one that will take away some liberties from me. In exhange I will gain a full measure of health.

Some may say "Hal, What's your point?" I don't know, I just feel strange having so little emotion about this surgery next thursday.

I have read many posts of people who were nervous, or even terrified about this trip. Are there any like me? If you're out there please let' hear from you.

Regards

Hal

HAL, I'm not nervous at all....just really really excited. Of course I don't have my date yet so things still have a chance to change...

Keep us posted on how things go!!

Good Afternoon Everyone;

Next week at this time I will be in the hospital being banded. I have hardly given it a thought. I have done all my evals, had blood work and EKG. Tomorrow is my Pre-admit visit with the anathesiologist. Tomorrow I start my pre-op diet. With all of this, I don't feel the least bit anxious. I have done my research and I understand the whole process. I realize there will be some pain, gas, hungar, perhaps nausia.

I am aware that this is a life changing proceedure. A good change, but one that will take away some liberties from me. In exhange I will gain a full measure of health.

Some may say "Hal, What's your point?" I don't know, I just feel strange having so little emotion about this surgery next thursday.

I have read many posts of people who were nervous, or even terrified about this trip. Are there any like me? If you're out there please let' hear from you.

Regards

Hal

I was exactly like you. Just had my surgery two days ago. Was totally cool and relaxed the entire time.

Even as I was on the operating table and they were getting me ready I wasn't at all nervous. The doctors and nurses kept on commenting on how calm I seemed so I guess it is somewhat unusual.

Like you I did all my research and came to the conclusion that I wanted to take control of my bad eating habits, improve my quality of life, and that having the lapband was the best way to do this.

Now I'm two days post-op, feeling great, and down 33lbs since I started my liquid diet.

So yes, there are others like you. Keep up your positive attitude and you will do fine. Best of luck with your surgery!

I wasn't nervous at all. My husband was a little freaked out but I wasn't phased by it one bit. I was more uncomfortable than I had expected the day of and day after the surgery though. It's been a month and it's all a distant memory. Things are sailing right along.

Good luck!

Hi Hal,

I was like you too. I wasn't the least bit nervous. I was more anxious in getting the surgery done because I had to do the 6 months of supervised diet before the surgery. The day of the surgery I was very calm.

My mom and I were both banded a week ago and neither of us were nervous. I did hours of research before hand and knew it was what I wanted to do. The only nerves I had at all were when I was waiting for my approval from insurance.

I was banded last week (June 14th) and wasn't nervous either. I thought I'd get a bit antsy the weekend before, but it never hit.

My recovery has been INCREDIBLY easy and I have not had one minute of "bander's remorse." :biggrin:

Best of luck to you!

kagead