anyone ELSE?

it's normal...i thought about writing letters to my family, but ended up not doing it. good luck with your surgery

My thoughts too everytime I go to the doctor they ask me if I have a living will ?

Ok, I'm going to be honest here.

Everyone says the worst part of this whole process is the pre-op diet. I could not DISAGREE more!

I am convinced the WORST PART is our own mind pre-op. Human nature can't help but think about the worst case. I mean were most of us not raised to "Prepare for the worst but hope for the best?"

It is so normal to think that way. I will tell you though, not long after you wake up in recovery and get over that initial WTF have I done to myself! (and you probably will) you will feel SO relieved that it's over. You will then focus on your recovery because at that point, well, it's done so you have no choice. Every hour that passes you will probably be more and more relieved that you are finally on the other side and you can look forward to your incredible journey.

It is true that sometimes our minds can be our own worst enemy.

My little pea brain kind of likens it to the Colonoscopy. The THOUGHT about the prep is way worse then the prep itself, much less the procedure. Again, my mind makes it worse than it is.

Wishing you the best of luck and the speediest of recoveries. I am 9 days out now and boy, life is getting good!

I was scared of getting a blood clot on my legs. So I walked right after surgery. After I got over the wtf have I done. It is so worth it though. I was sleeved on Feb 18 and I am down 34 pounds!

My surgery is on the 19th also and I am afraid Im not going to find the right foods to eat at any stage. I dont like the lost feelings I am having. I have this thought that I will be on liquids forever. Im sure its a silly thing to think, I just feel lost.

I am my own enemy in my mind when it comes to a lot of this... Now Im not at the point where i have a definite date yet because I still have to "get through" a psych eval today and a EGD next wed., and I say "get through" because though at this point i am not worried so much about the process of those 2 test, I am scared half to death of the result... especially the EGD... I just want all to be well so I can get a definite date... Then, I keep telling myself this... and you may not want to hear this part, but worst case scenario if I dont make it, I wont know!!!! i will only know before that I was doing something to change my life for the better...

hope that helps...