Hi, first of all english is not my first language so Im sorry if I make some mistakes while writing

My surgery (sleeve) is in 9 days and in the past few days I've been feeling completely alone. My family supports my surgery but lives on the other side of the country, my best friend is on the other side of the country too doing her residency and my boyfriend is the kind of people that freezes with medical stuff so he's been nervous and avoiding talking about my surgery at all costs.

And I just feel like I need to vent, you know? Im already on the liquid diet, it's hard, and I havent lost a single pound in 5 days!! Im nervous about so many things! I don't doubt about having my surgery, Im just anxious and nervous and I want to talk about it! And I feel I don't have anyone to talk.... Until two days ago my mom was the one I could talk all day, but now she's more nervous than me and asking every 2 hours if Im sure and sending me articles about "natural" alternatives to loose weight without surgery.

Now Im distracting myself with work, and concentrating on being my own support, but I can't help feel scared. It would be great to talk to someone.

Did any of you felt like this before surgery???

@@MiloAndTheDiamonds - welcome to the family and come here and post - we have all had doubts/problems/issues etc at some point.

People here generally will offer as much support as we can, through responding, and lending a virtual ear.

Jane

You are definitely not alone. You have a whole world-wide community of support and advice here. Seriously, where else could you learn about the experiences of so many different people? And we all have different experiences with different aspects of this journey.

Don't focus on weight loss with the liquid pre-op diet. The main purpose of it is to be high Protein and low carb/low calorie to shrink your liver, the main purpose is not weight loss. So don't obsess on the scale right now and just trust in the process and stick with it and you'll be fine.

And I think the idea of starting up a support group in your country sounds like a fantastic idea for you to lead! Try talking to your surgeon's office about it and see if there would be interest from the other patients there and perhaps even the surgeon's office will provide a room there in the practice where you could meet.

Hey! I just wanted to thank all of you one more time! After reading all this wonderfull answers I felt so much better. I've been focused on taking care of myself, surrounding myself with positive people and doing my best with my liquid diet. Thank you so much! You all helped me a lot

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Milo. Ian having surgery June 10th in Mexico. I have only shared with my husband and he really doesn't want to talk too much about it although he is really supportive. So yes I'm very nervous too,how do I explain my bizarre eating habits to people that don't know. My birthday is one wk following surgery and I have a twin sister...I'm doing this for me and taking life one day at a time...everyone has always come first... Happy birthday too me

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