After 9 long months of working through insurance hurdles and pre-op testing and classes and lots of waiting I am finally scheduled for surgery on Jan 25. But then last night I was overcome with fear and was considering backing out. What the heck!?! Anyone else have this last minute fear? I've read that it's common to have buyers remorse right after surgery but no one ever talks about it before... I really am excited about starting my journey but I also can't shake the fear. Any advice?

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YES!! I became terrified the closer it got. I just told myself I was doing something that would change my life forever. Even the morning of surgery when they were prepping me I was almost in tears and I told my mom I wanted to get dressed and leave! I'm soooo thankful she calmed me down and they took me back for surgery and I fell right asleep.

I had nights of fear before my RNY. I had so much trouble sleeping because I just didn't know the unknown. I am so glad that I did it for my health. I just had to make myself do it.

Thanks for the support! I just keep reminding myself of why I'm doing this. I agree that the fear of the unknown is the worst. I'm not really scared of the actual surgery...just life after.

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It's completely normal to have post surgery fears. Just keep urself and ur mind busy it helps a lot. Also make a list of all the things u wanna do once u loose weight and anytime you face a challenge pull that list out and read it for a reminder of why ur doing this for urself. Best wishes!!!

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Hello, I think that the more research you do,the less fearful you will become. Just remember that this is a gift you are giving yourself. And no one deserves it more than you

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Yeah, I had the same feeling about 2 months before my surgery. I started freaking out and googling RNY Complications which made it even worse. I ended up getting over it after a few days though. I had never had any kind of major surgery before; I hadn't even ever been to the ER for anything in my life. So I was definitely scared of the unknown. However, my surgeon was amazing, the surgery itself went smoothly, and I'm fairly happy with the results.