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I would echo many of the same things others have listed as "Worried About". Same goes for "Excited About" with one addition. Not being invisible. I've always found it funny that the biggest person in the room is the one no one seems to see.

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Fearful about:

  • Post-op pain
  • Being able to return to work quickly enough (I've arranged for 1 week off. I'm a contractor and if I don't work, I don't get paid.)
  • Being able to eat without drinking
  • Getting through the adjustment period with my diabetes meds without a significant incident
  • CAN I DO THIS?

Excited about:

  • Being able to put on shoes and socks without so much pain and struggle, not getting out of breath
  • Going up stairs (short ones)
  • Getting rid of/reducing pain (back, hips, ankles, neuropathy)
  • Not having to pull up my undershorts a thousand times a day
  • Not feeling self-conscious 24x7, particularly in professional situations

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Worried about:

  • Complications from surgery
  • Complications, illness or disease after surgery as a result of having the surgery done (malnutrition, etc.)

Excited about:

  • Gaining my life back
  • More energy
  • Getting rid of the CPAP and BP meds
  • Getting to things I had stopped doing (as an earlier post wrote - somewhere along the way, just not sure when) like going to amusement parks, riding rides, walking around, not worried about stairs or a large mall to walk around, fitting in seats at sporting events, etc.
  • Shopping in any store I want to - not having to run all over town for the stores that have plus sizes
  • Crossing my legs
  • Putting on pantyhose......well, maybe :D
  • Not running out of breath from the least little exertion
  • Not worried about being able to do activities my office does for special outing days

I am sure there are more!

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