I just made the mistake of reading about some

complications before bed... now I'm at an all-time anxiety high... So worried about clots since my flights are 6 hours long on my way home from Mexico. I knew about complications, but reading the testimonials is scary!!! omg... praying so hard for complication free.....

Sorry that I misspelled 'complications'

Deep breaths.... Yes there is a risk to having this surgery but when the obesity gets to the point of being deadly in itself.. they are risks worth taking.

Danielle,

I read some scary stuff as well.....I had some anxiety for about a week. I'm so much calmer because I know I'm doing the right thing & I need this! Remember WHY you're doing this surgery in the 1st place!

When is your surgery? Mine is in June.

My surgery is May 15....the countdown is on!

Mine is June 14th, I'm thinking of moving it to the 7th! We can do this!

Haha.. I'm old and must go to bed...

But may 15th is my daughters birthday

And June 14th is my birthday

Sounds like good dates to me.

Oh too funny! Umm, Laura...You're not old!

Haha.. I'm old and must go to bed...

But may 15th is my daughters birthday

And June 14th is my birthday

Sounds like good dates to me.

This is AWESOME!!! Haha! Thank you for sharing this! I feel way better!!

Omg. Yes. I made the mistake of freaking myself out by watching the procedure on YouTube. My current fear are blood clots as well! !! My surgery is may 6th!

You know the risks involved so i suggest you stop reading anything else scary. Especially at night even things are more scary!

LMAO, so true! Blood clots, leaks & strictures....Oh My!

Ok I'm gonna stop reading this lol.

Soooo my surgeons office sent me 2 videos to watch. One on vsg the other anaesthesia. Ok both videos listed 11 complications EACH!!!! And pointed out that's not the entire list.

Eh, I figure I had a lime sized brain tumor removed from my brain and lived. I must be far too ornery to give in to a stupid blood clot or leak.

As professionals, the surgeons HAVE to tell you the risks - otherwise they aren't doing their job. You'd have most of these same risks if you needed surgery for anything - appendix rupture, gall stones, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I have my moments of getting freaked out as well, but I just remind myself that the complication rates are relatively low. And many of the complications are avoided simply by following your post op instructions. It's normal to worry about it. The more you know about the potential complications, the more likely you are to prevent them.

I'm scheduled for May 2nd. Good luck to us all! Sip, sip, sip! Walk, walk, walk!