Im scheduled for surgery on the 11th of October. I was excited but now Im so scared. Being in the medical field has got me terrified of the possible complications. Any one out there had the band and really having a difficult time afterwards. Any regret.

I'm so nervous I misspelled scared.

I too was scared and excited and just about every emotion possible! Prior to surgery I made up my mind to relax and just go with it and really did not think about the procedure. I became involved in a great book and my surgery went without a hitch, no complications, almost no gas with no gas pain to speak of.

Please don't focus on the negative and remain positive, you will be great!

You did not start this process without thought....you had already made up your mind you needed help! You will be in good hands if you reachered your surgeon being in the industry I am sure you may have!

I literally forced myself to not think about the surgery until I was in the waiting area. I knew if I thought about it, I would drift to all of the worst case scenarios and I didn't want to go down that road. I knew I needed help, and so I knew I needed to get on that table, so to speak.

Keep your mind occupied and don't drive yourself crazy with what-ifs.