I, like everyone else in here, have been working hard to met my goal so I can be accepted for the surgery. Today, after months of waiting, I was call to be giving my surgery date. November 17th. Is less than a month and as excited as I was to get the date that will change my entire life.. I freaked out!

I do not know if the feeling was normal but I suddenly started having an anxiety attack and I must say I cried like a baby.

Have anyone else became this nervous ? I am moving forward with my surgery, I just wanted to know if anyone else's is as nervous as I am.

Edited October 30, 201411 yr by taniaceli

absolutely! i just got my date of 11/18 a couple of days ago, and every few hours i get "omg i'm going to have most of my stomach cut out in less than three weeks!"

then i try to breathe and relax, and start going through all the wonderful things that i have to look forward to post-surgery... feeling better, walking better, relief from pain, reduction in daily medication needed, being able to get up from the couch without a helping hand, wearing clothes that make me look as sexy as i feel... i just keep going until i can smile.

breathe. we'll be fine.

So normal to feel like you feel. So normal to finally make this decision. so normal to feel sick and panicky over the unknown. Normal to get to the hospital and want to flee for fear of what might happen and how you will have to change so much and work very hard to accomplish your goals.

It is not the easy way out but a brave thing to recognize that you need a tool to help you. But that does not stop the what ifs from coming up in an fury.

I did not feel any of those things. I could not wait and went head long into everything thinking this was the way to go. I told them when I was wheeled into the OR ' lets get this show on the road' well..the rest is history.

You can fear and cry and feel anxiety over this..It is okay...It is what it is...But and I say but....You will travel a journey, a road to health and well being and be there for your family and other loved ones.

Let the anxiety pass through you do not fight it. It is part of this journey. But keep going in the healthy direction. You got this!

Edited October 30, 201411 yr by RJ'S/beginning

That must be a normal reaction to getting the phone call with your surgery date. I got the call on Tuesday that my date had been changed from 12/8 to 11/10 and that I should start my pre-op liquid diet that day since surgery was one day shy of being 2 weeks out. I kind of freaked out, too. Mainly because we had to figure out when and how to get all the pre-op appts. in prior to surgery, and still do my job at work. We got it all scheduled with the exception of one appointment which I will do sometime after surgery.

Good luck and hang in there! We've got this!