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Edited July 23, 201412 yr by butterflybefree

Welcome to the board, poke around and feel ask questions, or just lurk on the boards (that's what I did the 1st few weeks ;-P). You'll soon see we all have the same nervousness about surgery.

I'm 47 and got my Sleeve 17 months ago. Never regretted it for a minute.

I was nervous about the gastroscopy too, but it was no big deal in the end. They gave me the anesthesia, it felt like I blinked my eyes and it was over. Other than a little scratchiness in my throat, there were no issues.

I was nervous about the EGD too. However it flew by with no problems. The sedation drugs are great!! One minute you are awake and the next minute you have completed the procedure and do not remember a thing. I was nervous for nothing. And then you get to go home and take a long wonderful nap!

I got scoped on 5-14-14. Its not a big deal. My voice was deep and I had a odd type or sore throat for a couple of days. Not like a cold type sore throat. Your only out for 10 or 15 minutes. From being knocked out to being awakes was 35 minutes on the clock. For some reason I had a charlie horse in my leg for about a week. I have no idea why.

Best of luck to you! This is a great forum with lots of great people to help support you.

You're going to go thru a lot in the next few months - confusion, anxiety, and maybe some anger and wanting to change your mind. Those are all perfectly normal. This process is a life changer.

You'll do great!

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Edited July 23, 201412 yr by butterflybefree