Surgery Date Pushed Up!

[curlyinthecity 35]

I'm so anxious! I was originally scheduled for the sleeve for 1/25/17. Today the coordinator called me and asked if I would like to be moved up a week to next Wednesday, 1/18/17. Of course I took it because I'm excited to begin the journey to a healthier me, but now my anxiety and worries have set in. What did you do to combat it?

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[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Surgery Date Pushed Up! - anxiety,worries.

@@curlyinthecity

very exciting !!! surgery sooner than later!!

you now have less time to be nervous,

more time to be excited

concentrate on the latter

dealing with nerves

count down lbs to lose weight

that might clear your mind

good luck

kathy

[MissJDVSG 129]

We're surgery buddies! I'm also having my surgery on the 18th! And yes, I'm also nervous. But I'm just as excited. I'm just trying to pray and be rational. These surgeries have low complication rates, and despite being fat I am fairly healthy.

Good luck!

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[curlyinthecity 35]

@@MissJDVSG Very true. I know it's just a load of irrational thinking. We're going to do great! Good luck to you

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[ddkVSG 32]

Congratulations! I put all of my nervous energy into cleaning and organizing all of my cupboards, cabinets, drawers and closets. It was a ton of work and I'm so happy I did it. My house was so clean and organized when I got home. New me, new surroundings.

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[Keke288 9]

Hi, Curly. I was plagued with anxiety, and cancelled surgery in August. As my new date of Jan. 9 was approaching, I was even more anxious after a less than stellar education session with people I really didn't relate to. My husband wanted me to try something else. The thing that really helped me was to speak with my nurse, who also had the surgery, and to read success stories. In particular, there is a thread by JerseyJules who cancelled surgery while he was being given his IV and is now back after 2 years not having been able to do it on his own. I can tell you that I was completely calm on Monday, my surgery went extremely well, I had minimal pain and only was nauseous when I got morphine, which I stopped taking and just used liquid tylenol. Didn't need much. liquids were fine, walking was easy and gas was really not bad. I feel fortunate to have had such a smooth experience. No one was more panicked than I, except maybe Jules, but reading his post and all of the supportive responses really helped.

Wishing you all the best!!

[curlyinthecity 35]

@@Keke288 thank you much! I have an anxiety disorder which is making it that much harder for me to relax. Today was my pre op class and like you, I felt alone among the people in my class. Many of you all on here have been so kind & supportive and you're right - that's what I need to focus on. I will check out Jules post, and thank you for sharing best of luck to you as well!

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