I have looking into getting the bypasss for over a decade but have now finally taken the step. I went to a seminar last night to get me ready for it and I have my first consultation visit with the Doctor Friday. I am terrified just going into the office and I dont know why I feel this way. I thought talking to other people could help bring down my anxiety. Has anyone else felt this way? I appreciate all of your comments.

What insurance you have if u don't mine me asking

Geisinger Health Plan. I am having my surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in PA

Geisinger Health Plan. I am having my surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in PA

My insurance asked for proof of Jenny Craig or weight watcher u can ask the insurance co. to send you the guide lines and they will mail it to u. Maybe you don't have to wait

So I am feeling good right now, I had the consultation today and I feel more confident about things. Reading your guy's posts made me feel like I was not the only one. Thank you for that. So, on to the next stage. I have the endoscopy procedure schedualed November 16th, and come Monday morning I will be making appointments for the nutrician (I am not sure if that is spelled right) and the mental heath. Thank you all again for making me feel better about the life long decission I am making.

Andrea you are moving right along. As you get each step out of the way it gets closer and you feel like you are getting things done, better feeling than just waiting. One step at a time. We are here for you. Everything you are feeling is perfectly natural. Just know that you are making a decision that will give you health and happiness in way more ways then pounds lost., Big Hugs

I am laying here in bed, my mind racing with thoughts about what I am about to do to my body and I am scared and worried. However I am also excited. Every time I start getting to the point of backing out I keep going over in my mind about all the advantages there are for me to go through with this. I have to be at the hospital in less than 5 hours and am finding it so hard to relax. I am also so hungry right now that I have a really bad hunger headache. The thought of the catheter is making me want to glue my legs together....lol....I hate those things!

Dancer, Prayers for you! I am with you on the catheter. UGH I keep thinking about backing out too. I am afraid of the surgery and I have figured out that I am terrified of failing, again. But we can do this! We are here for you. GOOD LUCK and keep us posted.

This past month has been stressful yet exciting and still scared all rolled into one. I have been so excited to give you my good news. So this last month was testing, testing and even some more testing. As of yesterday evening all tests and pre op mantadatory stuff for the insurance have been completed. The actual big day will be in the first part of January and thats just what I was expecting. I will have one more visit to the surgens office. Than one more follow up with my PCP to advise her of the new plans. Its exciting because it all happened yesterday. I wasnt too fond of that barium contrast stuff. I almost threw up everwhere... yak I dont even want to think about it. Then I find out that all of the tests that were taken eariler that day had come back and perfect and my insurance was accepted andnd then everything is done and falling in into the right places. And to top off evetything I have lost 6 pounds. I know it is nothing to write home about but it is a start. I am on a particial liquid diet, and then 4 weeks before the actual surgery I will go on the clear liquid diet. I was uust so excited I had to share it with you. A big thank you to all made me feel better about what I was feeling, when I started this thread.

Don't think about it & next thing you know you will be having WLS and telling us all about it.

So I just went to do the preop stuff with my primary dr. And so I did the cxr, ugi, EKG, and preop clearance. Now I need to send to my surgeon and they will submit to ins I'm already doing liquid and protein diet. I'm nervous and from the looks of it it's normal.

So today I got my surgery date. I am scheduled for January 17th. I am feeling more excited than anything now. Scared seems to be the thing of the past, however I am sure the scared part will come back. I have been tryong to get this surgery for over 10 years now and it has taken this long to find a stable job and insurance that will approve the surgery. I actually feel lucky now because I know how it felt to be left feeling hopeless because no insurace would touch me. Unfortunatly I have to be on the liquid diet for 4 weeks. I am not looking forward to it but I am determined to do this all the way. Although I am dont use food to feel better about things, I will admit that going into Walgreens the other day posed as a challenge since Christmas is right around the corner. There are so many cookies and candy and sweets that look good but I showed great restraint, and only walked out with the few items that I needed. I am proud of myself. I know things will get easier and not be so difficult. I have been told I should talk about my feelings when I come across an issue so I appologize for the rambling and making this longer than I planned.

I was scared at first but it's really not that scary once your in that operating room u don't feel a thing and its not as bad as people think

I can report it really is not that bad. The pain is manageable and the catheter removal is a nonevent. Hang in there!!

Yes keep sharing Andrea! We all need to express our feelings more. It helps everyone to know that we are not alone.

Fear is normal. I vomited all the way to the hospital pre-op out of stress before surgery. I am not post-op. It was hard. I'm now spending my 4th night in the hospital. I'm still glad I did it. It is normal to be scared. Even in the pre-op room when my IV was started I told my surgeon and the nurses I was scared. And they assured me it was normal. It helped me a lot to express that fear and it helped me to hear reassurance from my surgeon and the nurses. I wish I could say something to take the fear away. I can only empathize. My sister is a surgical nurse and does surgery every day. And she, also, gets scared if she is the one having surgery. My own PCP had a brain tumor and he was scared before his surgery. It's completely normal.

I wishing you the greatest of successes!