I was just wondering if anyone who has had the VSG suffered from anxiety prior to their decision to have surgery and if so did this improve after you had the surgery and lost some of the weight?

I am scheduled for surgery on October 3rd and I am very anxious! Hoping that my nerves calm down or else I will be having them give me the "happy juice" as soon as I cruise into the hospital... I think it is pretty normal.

Do you mean anxiety as in on a daily basis or just anxious about surgery?x

I don't have my surgery date yet, but, yes, I am anxious. The permanence kind of freaks me out. I'm with UTGal99 - happy juice on arrival to the hospital! I can't imagine anyone goes into this without anxiety!

I mean anxiety on a daily basis, like diagnosed by a doc. Of course some level of anxiety is to be expected in anyone contemplating the surgery. I have read that people with depression of find their depression subsides once they had the surgery and lost the weight BUT I myself have diagnosed anxiety and I was curious if it could possibly get better after I have the surgery. My doc says I'm not the first person with anxiety to have this surgery and she's sure I wont be the last. I was just wanting to network with others in a situation like mine....hopefully someone who has already had the surgery and can tell me what their experience was like.

I'm afraid I haven't had the surgery yet myself, hopefully will be before Xmas!

I am also a sufferer of general anxiety/depression, I would imagine once surgery is completed, weight starts to drop and confidence starts to rocket which hopefully in turn will aid the anxiety/depression!!! Fingers crossed anyway! Lol x

I was just wondering if anyone who has had the VSG suffered from anxiety prior to their decision to have surgery and if so did this improve after you had the surgery and lost some of the weight?

Today I had my EGD done and let me tell as soon as I got too the hospital I got very anxious about getting the sleeve. The prepping for the EGD was as If I was going to have surgery. I told myself ," omg I'm really doing this." My surgery is on Oct 2' only got a week left.

I'm having the same issue - scared about the permanence of it. BREATHE!!!

I think my biggest fear of demise is leaving my 3 fairly small children behind (I have a set of 6y/o twins and a 3y/o daughter).

I had a lot more anxiety in the months leading up to surgery. As I was completing my insurance requirements, I thought I would drive myself nuts. It all changed after I got a date and started my pre-op diet. Suddenly, I had something to focus on for surgery.