Date set for June 6; anxiety and jitters normal?!?!?!

mnbsleeve · May 27, 2011

Thank you Griselda! I am learning to be prepared for the "panic" even up to the moment of. It helps to know others have this reaction. I am afraid to express this panic because those around me, like my mother, panic too and think I'm not ready or that my reaction is due to knowing it's a big mistake. My husband gets it. He's been gently saying, "it's okay, you know what you're doing." But my mother freaks out. I'm in my forties but she still thinks I'm her baby and reacts like that LOL. It's natural. I'm a mother too. So knowing pretty much everyone has had these feelings at some point has been so helpful!!!!

Thanks for sharing your experience. How long since your surgery? How are you feeling now? Looking forward to reading more about your progress!

I was excited all the way up until about 3 days before and then the fear/panic set in and I started doing the whole worry thing. If I had not taken a Xanax the night before, I would have been up all night either panicking or maybe trying to talk myself out of it. Thanks to better living through chemistry, I slept great, the worry didn't come in again until I was being wheeled down the hallway, but I only had about 5 minutes to even think about that before I was off on my date with Morpheus. It would be abnormal to not be worried. I went to work a week after my surgery, I think you will be fine.

mnbsleeve · May 27, 2011

OMG!! Sleeve, I say the same prayer LOL!!! Thanks for your comments. As I've been saying, it's so nice to know I'm totally NORMAL!!!!! :-) Great to hear/see your amazing progress!!!!!! Congratulations!!! and thanks again!

TOTALLY NORMAL ...I kept praying, and praying, if this is not your will God PLEASE don't let it happen...well here I am 9 months out today and couldn't be happier that I had my sleeve done.

RebaC · May 28, 2011

I am having the same thoughts. OMG why am I doing this? I am scheduled on June 22nd for my VSG. I get nervous and worry, then I remember that this is not impulsive. I started this journey in February by asking my primary care doctor about WLS referral. I had actually thought about the lap band for the last few years, read through my insurance brochure and never really acted on it. I thought I would not qualify for WLS. I have other health issues that I need to lose weight for and my insurance was approved very quickly. I was approved on May 5 and have had 3 weeks now to really get my mind around it. I am getting calmer every day about the surgery.. I think one of the reasons we get so nervous is that food has been such an important part of our lives. It is a whole new way of thinking about eating.

I keep reminding myself that eating is what got me to this point and I have to change my mindset to get me where I have dreamed of being. And the place I want to be is healthy and thin. I am thinking of the ultimate reward once I do this. I will feel better, sleep better, have better sex, savor my food, look better and live longer. More reasons to do this than to not do this.

Good luck to you.

mnbsleeve · May 28, 2011

Thank you Reba! I think you have a great attitude! This surgery sure challenges our mindset about our life in general. It truly is a growing process. Best of luck to you as well!!!!!

I am having the same thoughts. OMG why am I doing this? I am scheduled on June 22nd for my VSG. I get nervous and worry, then I remember that this is not impulsive. I started this journey in February by asking my primary care doctor about WLS referral. I had actually thought about the lap band for the last few years, read through my insurance brochure and never really acted on it. I thought I would not qualify for WLS. I have other health issues that I need to lose weight for and my insurance was approved very quickly. I was approved on May 5 and have had 3 weeks now to really get my mind around it. I am getting calmer every day about the surgery.. I think one of the reasons we get so nervous is that food has been such an important part of our lives. It is a whole new way of thinking about eating.

I keep reminding myself that eating is what got me to this point and I have to change my mindset to get me where I have dreamed of being. And the place I want to be is healthy and thin. I am thinking of the ultimate reward once I do this. I will feel better, sleep better, have better sex, savor my food, look better and live longer. More reasons to do this than to not do this.

Good luck to you.