So I've got 15 days to go and I'm scared to death to have surgery.. I've had my gallbladder taken out I wasn't scared but I'm getting more and more petrified the closer my date gets ...

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Awwww. Hang in there and keep your mind on the end result and how good you will feel when it's all over. It's normal to be nervous before any surgery but it will be over before you know it.

Hi - I had my surgery on June 27th and I tried not to think about what I was doing before the surgery. I couldn't believe that I was finally going through with it after talking about it for so long. I must admit I was nervous. But now I know it was the best thing I ever did for myself. I have no regrets and I finally feel I have a bright future as far as my health is concerned. You will be fine. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jan

Angelofmercy, you hang-in there. The benefits of the vsg outshines any fears of it, by light years.

I took 5 different appointments with 5 different surgeons in 3 different countries over the las 3 years, to bail out every single time, until i reached 225kg !

When i found a surgeon who ha d a different approach related to surgery risk management, i braced myslef and said this time there is no turning back.

My determination, made everybody around in the supporting camp instantaneously.

This surgeon was using a special robot, that reduced the risk of leakage a lot.

No i am a completely different person. No side effects at all.

Stand firm, and goodluck.

Whenever I got that scared to death feeling, I would remind myself of all the reasons that I decided to do the surgery in the first place and that always calmed me down. Scary surgery that will potentially offer me a month or so of discomfort vs. health issues, a life time of struggling, being uncomfortable in my own skin, etc.... and suddenly was back on track that scary surgery was just that. And sometimes, we have to face our fears to get to the good stuff. If you're sure that you've made the right decision and weighed the pros and cons and still come back to surgery, just try to think about life 6 months after surgery and how great you're going to be!