Surgery Tomorrow...severe anxiety issue!

[shauna 0]

My surgery is tomorrow, last night the heart palpatation started and havent stopped. I'm freaking myself out, my family keeps telling me it's anxiety but I'm not sure. I know I am getting scared! My mom and sister had lap band done within the last three weeks, they recovered great. Maybe I know mines not going to go as well as them and that's getting me anxious too!:crying:

[Stacy160 201]

CHILL, child LOL....first, you don't know that yours isn't going to go as well. In fact, odds are in your favor -- GREATLY in your favor -- that once you're past the first week or two, things will go much more smoothly for you than they will for your mom and sister.

Visualize it...you WILL have very sore stomach muscles for a few days after surgery and you'll have to stand up slowly. You WILL have some pain at the main incision site when you sit up and/or change positions... again, that'll go away after a few days. You'll be very dry. Water won't taste very good and you won't be able to eat or drink much to start with. NOW, visualize how you're gonna deal with all that. You just do--and before you know it, you'll be feeling wonderful, and sooner than you think.

NOW, visualize not being stuffed to the point of discomfort all the time, not being bloated, not feeling like a slave to food...and that all comes within the first few days too! After that the sky's the limit. Isn't all that worth feeling a little crappy for a week or so? You might even get lucky and be one of those people (like me) who never felt crappy--just a little sore, and totally normal by a week out.

It'll be sooooo worth it in the end, just to get your life back. Are you anxious about the surgery itself? Try to relax and be interested in the process once they take you back to pre-op. I'd never had surgery before so I found the whole thing interesting, and once they slipped the sedative into my IV.... well, I don't remember much after that LOL. Next thing I knew they were waking me up in recovery. I know it's hard to imagine, but you really wake up thinking "Wow--it's done? Really?"

Just take deep breaths, know that you're doing a wonderful thing for yourself, and you'll be fine. :crying:

[Barbara278 9]

CHILL, child LOL....first, you don't know that yours isn't going to go as well. In fact, odds are in your favor -- GREATLY in your favor -- that once you're past the first week or two, things will go much more smoothly for you than they will for your mom and sister.

Visualize it...you WILL have very sore stomach muscles for a few days after surgery and you'll have to stand up slowly. You WILL have some pain at the main incision site when you sit up and/or change positions... again, that'll go away after a few days. You'll be very dry. Water won't taste very good and you won't be able to eat or drink much to start with. NOW, visualize how you're gonna deal with all that. You just do--and before you know it, you'll be feeling wonderful, and sooner than you think.

NOW, visualize not being stuffed to the point of discomfort all the time, not being bloated, not feeling like a slave to food...and that all comes within the first few days too! After that the sky's the limit. Isn't all that worth feeling a little crappy for a week or so? You might even get lucky and be one of those people (like me) who never felt crappy--just a little sore, and totally normal by a week out.

It'll be sooooo worth it in the end, just to get your life back. Are you anxious about the surgery itself? Try to relax and be interested in the process once they take you back to pre-op. I'd never had surgery before so I found the whole thing interesting, and once they slipped the sedative into my IV.... well, I don't remember much after that LOL. Next thing I knew they were waking me up in recovery. I know it's hard to imagine, but you really wake up thinking "Wow--it's done? Really?"

Just take deep breaths, know that you're doing a wonderful thing for yourself, and you'll be fine.

Wonderful advice Stacey & spot on :crying:

[Bona Fide Diva 3]

Stacy that was a great response.

I can see me having the same issue. I am printing your response for my "VSG Survival Guide" that I'm compiling for after my surgery.

[Stacy160 201]

Wow.... thanks! :crying:

[shauna 0]

Thanks so much for that Stacey, you put my mind at ease! I know everyone's recovery is different. I've had three c-sections and just have in my mind that this recovery will be similar...I just need to CHILL...just like you said! Thanks everyone!!:crying:

[pnw218 14]

Hi Shauna : )

I was in tears for two days and now just can't wipe the smile off my face! I am so very excited to get this show on the road!

My worst part of surgery is when I first wake up. They often don't medicate you very much initially because they want to make sure you are ok after the surgery drugs. Then you get pain meds and very soon you are a-ok again.

I have had lap surgery for gall bladder removal and a Tummy Tuck, so I figure this can't be any worse and not nearly as bad as the TT.

Relax and prepare for the new world waiting for you! I know, easier said than done!