This will be my very first surgery and I'm worried of the experience. Anyone else is having their first one?

I have a question for all the first timer, was it easier for you guys to hold down your food and what stage where you eating soft food and did it take a lot to still full you up ???

I was able to start eating eggs & cottage cheese after one week. My first meal was almost the entire egg (scrambled). My swelling has gone down and now I can typically eat 2 eggs (almost) or about 1/2 cup of food. Today I finally get to start eating vegetables and low fat cheese. I am excited!

I had my tonsils out at 17 and the recovery was terrible. Wisdom teeth done the same year , that didn't suck as bad, but I also got knocked out for that. I'm not as much scared of the surgery I'm more scared of the tube they put down your throat, and the thought of a catheter- and I will just say it I suck with pain - I am a baby so the thought of pain afterwards scares the crap out of me- that is why I will be doing everything the surgeon says pre surgery - i don't know how much of a difference that makes- it's funny though because I can handle a tattoo , getting blood drawn, piercings etc but let me get a sore throat and you would think someone was murdering me. I am also really apprehensive over the sleep study - I go back and forth between having insomnia and sleeping excessively/ and sleeping on demand/ I'm scared I won't be able to fall asleep and that will ruin my chance to have surgery. I'm so far early in - not even an appointment yet- should be getting one scheduled after today's seminar - and here I am stressing over things I shouldn't be stressing over yet-

Thanks for sharing your experiences/thoughts. As the surgery date approaches my nervousness level is getting higher. I have even become not sure of my decision now. This feeling is killing me even. I am very worried of the whole experience

^{I've had 3 C-sections and a hysterectomy. I was awake for the C-sections but put to sleep for the hysterectomy. It was a little intimidating to go into the operating room for the hysterectomy, but they have you asleep so fast you don't have time to get worked up about it. It seems like just minutes later you're awake again.}

I've never been put to sleep for surgery before and am very nervous about it.

If I recall correctly, I think they put Xanax or something in my I.V. before they took my back, so I was pretty relaxed before they actually put me to sleep. I vaguely remember them telling me to count backwards from 10, and I didn't even make it to 5 or 6 and I was zonked out.

It's gonna be my 1st major surgery put under. I had my wisdom teeth out and went under fine for that. I also had a csection but was awake. It's just the thought of going under for some reason. I will definitely need something to calm me down before hand.

When's your surgery Molly?

Its my second technically after my c-section in 09 but I'm still totally worried about it!

I just got the phone call tonight that I was approved for surgery but won't know my date until sometime next week.

How are you doing by the way? I saw you had surgery the 13th?

Hi Molly, it was postponed by 1 week, so having it by Wednesday 20th.

I am now scheduled for Feb 25. I am very excited, but terrified at the same time. This will be my second surgery (C-Section in 2004), but my first time going under. I hope that I can keep calm and trust the doctors as they have dealt with bariatric patients many times (my hospital is a Center of Excellence for WLS) - it's the fear of the unknown that just freaks me out...

I understand Eric, same for me. Mine is on Jan 27 hopefully