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Hi there..I just received my Surgery date yesterday 12/13. I've heard so many horror stories. It scares me & gives me 2nd thoughts. Any info would be greatful.

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Jami

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Jami...what info are you looking for? You'll always hear horror stories from people and you'll even read some here on the boards but, you'll also read how wonderful everyone is doing and what they've accomplished. The best thing to do is research on your own, read plenty of books (I recommend Weight loss surgery for dummies - very informative and an easy read) It's normal to be nervous and to have 2nd thoughts - if you didn't you should then worry why not LOL. Know that the best thing you can do for yourself is to follow the instructions given to you by your surgeon/bariatric center. If you follow those then that's the biggest step in staying healthy. Rethink about all the reasons why you chose this path...what brought you to this place and time of this decision to have WLS etc. Concentrate of getting the items you'll need for your recovery...protein shakes, trying them to make sure which ones you like or don't, get your Vitamins that you'll need, find a program you like to log your food....get shaker bottles, Water bottles, soft foods etc. Keep busy taking care of YOU and what you'll need and the time will fly by. :) Congrats on your surgery date and it will be here before you know it!

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You will do fine it's normal to be nervous

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Jami, like everyone else has said. If you weren't nervous then something would be wrong., This is a big step. But it is a good step. Try to stay busy, all the things Losingit said are so spot on. Ask questions, Everyone here is so willing to help and support.

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Jami, One thing you might want to do is follow the November surgery thread. It is literally a day by day thread of people going through the surgery all the good and the bad. Yes there is pain, some complications and the trial of finding the right Protein Shake and getting enough water/exercise in. Even with these aspects. the results are overwhelmingly positive. Almost everyone I have seen on this board would do it again. I know four people personally and all said it was the best thing they ever did. There is a ton of good info here and the books that LosingItForMe recommended. Follow your doctors orders, ask a lot of questions and you should be fine.

Good Luck!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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