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newlife14    4

newlife14
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Hello all, my operation is on Monday and I'm so nervous. It took me a while to come up with this decision but I don't know why I doubt it now. I'm sure it's the fear of operation or dying or slippage of the band,.... Whatever it is, it's making me freaked out. Any advice or success story to share with me ?

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catfish87    3,471

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Welcome to the site!

Fear of the unknown is quite common with everything we do in life. You sound just like I was....wondering if this is gonna work? Will it work for me? What will the complications be? What if I don't wake up?.....and on and on and on.

My surgery was WAY easier than I was expecting. (after watching all those YouTube videos, etc) Within a couple of hours I was walking the hospital halls, no dreaded gas pains you hear about often, but I was sure to take my painkillers...whether I needed them or not! ;) Home the next day and took it easy for a few days.

Fast forward 5 years to today, I have not had any band caused problems or complications. The band has completely changed my life. I wouldn't have ever dreamed it could have really been this good.

If I could offer some advice,

1. Think of this for the long term....YEARS....not days or weeks. It is the Number one complaint you will see on here..."I didn't lose any weight TODAY!" It takes some of us longer than others to find our way with this banded life.

2. Regular, scheduled followup might just be the most important part of all this....after all, the lapband is designed to be adjustable....for a reason. Keep those post op appts.

There will come a time down the road, when this just becomes your new NORMAL life....and it's great!

Congrats on your decision and best of luck on your upcoming surgery.

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Colleen C    169

Colleen C
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It is quite normal to feel nervous even though you know you want it.

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bluegudren    156

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I almost jumped of the surgery table! Lol. Glad I did it. 6 months later and 50 pounds lighter.

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NolansNana    210

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I was really anxious also.. so glad that I did it!

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NolansNana    210

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Hope all goes well!!!

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BandedBrunette481    310

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Hello all, my operation is on Monday and I'm so nervous. It took me a while to come up with this decision but I don't know why I doubt it now. I'm sure it's the fear of operation or dying or slippage of the band,.... Whatever it is, it's making me freaked out. Any advice or success story to share with me ?

You are going to be just fine! I wasn't really that nervous until I got to the hospital, but once you're there they give you some nice medicine to help you relax so that's a plus haha! It was my first surgery ever so I was nervous about complications and such but I just kept putting it out of my head and distracting myself with other things, like how awesome it was going to be to be able to go swimsuit shopping with my new body! :)

Getting my LapBand has been the best thing I have EVER done. I have never felt better or more in control of my life, my health, and my body. It's honestly so fantastic! And I haven't had a single complication.

If you want, you can check out my blog. My whole story is on there along with progress pictures. I've been pretty successful so far and it logs everything from insurance approval to now!

Best of luck to you!

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NolansNana    210

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Hope you are doing well after your surgery. Take care of yourself.

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

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        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.

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        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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