I'm worried about whether or not I'll be able to do this for the rest of my life, and I'm worried about dying LOL I have no idea why this is a big worry, but it is.

I have a band and am doing revision to the sleeve. I never had these worries with the band.

Are these second thoughts/fears normal?

tomorrow I will join you all!!! Im a little nervous but reading all your posts really helps. Hope you all continue to feel well...

wish me luck

Marcia

Hi Missrose...I hope you're recovery well. I'm also A kaiser pt and going through Kaiser Fremont and they're awesome. Wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery. Best of luck to you!

Lota

Sleeved 5 days ago' date=' had your same fears. It's totally normal. I had many friends, family, coworkers praying for me and come time for surgery, I felt an overwhelming calm! I knew everything was going to be alright!! If you're a believer, just ask for prayers. Before we left to the hospital my husband hugged me and said "GOODBYE" to my big ass & big boobs!!!!![/quote']

Thats so cute, ur husband is funny:)

Thank you Lota, and everyone for wishing me well. I had a couple of rough days not due to the surgery, but mentally just felt sad and wondered if I had done the right thing. It was really srtange because I thought I was prepared for anything. The depression was a surprise, I think i was actually morning the loss of my stomache and dealing with no longer having control over my body. I couldnt just say I would do better tomorrow, and I so wanted to share in the community of eating with my family. But by the 3rd day It passed I felt so much better and then all the good feelings for why I did this returned. Physically I feel really good. It was much easier than I expected, not much pain. I did gain 12 lbs but that was off after 4 days. I dont expect to lose weight as quickly as others one because my weight the day of surgery was 195 and 2 because I have never lost real quickly so long as it comes off I will be happy. Im very happy to be on this side of the journey and hope you are all doing great!!!

Keep in touch

Marcia

I feel the exact same way. When I got the call that the surgery was approved I was full of fear instead of excitiment. All I could think about is all the foods I wouldn't be able to have, missing out on social events, not drinking and of course every possible complication. What brought me back to reality is thinking about all of the things I will be able to do and how I would feel after weight loss. All the foods I'm not going to be able to have is what got me to this point in the first place. My surgery is 2/25 I'm still nervous but more so concerned about having everything in place for post-op.

Good luck to you and to all of those going through the same thing.