This is my first time posting- I have a surgery date- February 15. Now I am super nervous! I find myself getting emotional, worried...

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Congrats on the date that's super great I wish I was as close to the date as you.

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Thanks TammyLee- I just need to get my head wrapped around it all now!

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I have mine next Wednesday and I know exactly what you are feeling!

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I have mine next Thursday. I have noticed my emotions are running rampant. Lol. One minute excited. The next anxious then scared on and on. I did get a tip from my therapist. It was when you find yourself thinking about bad things that could happen immediately think of a good thing. Ex. "I'm freaking crazy for going through this" "I'm going to enjoy being able to buy all those cute clothes". It really has helped me stay on course. Not to chicken out.

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It's good to know I am not alone in my emotional swings! I am going to try the positive thought strategy.

I'm getting sleeved Feb 15 also and feel the same way.

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I am 2 weeks postop and I also got the last minute jitters. Don't let your nerves at the final hour undermine the weeks/months/years you've been preparing for this. If surgery wasn't a good option for you, you probably would have figured out it long ago.

Best of luck!! It's hard work but it's worth it!

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Thanks GrrlAnn!

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When you say hard work, can you explain that please? I'm two weeks out and scared to death!

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When you say hard work, can you explain that please? I'm two weeks out and scared to death!

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Two weeks out? Why are you scared??

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Just nervous. Never had a major surgery before. Afraid I am making the wrong decision. I love great meals and socializing with food and drinks. Afraid I'll never be able to again, afraid I will become too skinny, afraid my hair will fall out...etc.

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When you say hard work, can you explain that please? I'm two weeks out and scared to death!

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It's hard work to get your fluids in and then make sure you are getting enough Protein. You truly have to focus to get it right. The day after surgery I could only drink half an ounce every few minutes. It took me an entire day to choke down half a Protein shake.

Later when you are getting better you have to deal with being around real food but not eating. I have been on a protein shake and Water diet for two weeks now and it hasn't been too bad. I still get cravings but they are no where near as bad as they were preop. I just drink more protein and I am fine. I actually understand what "head hunger" is now.

You will also be really tired and uncomfortable from the surgery. The first day or two you'll need help just getting out of bed to go to the bathroom. For me, the pain killers made it very manageable.

So it's not climbing Mt. Everest bad, but it is certainly not the "easy way out" either.

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Mine 2/16 I feel the same sometimes I'm so excited but yesterday I wanted to cry from being scared

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I'm 2/14. And beyond nervous I'm so close only to now start thinking if I'm doing the right thing! I'm not worried about the pain it's the anesthesia part I don't like I never had major surgery before

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I'm 2/14. And beyond nervous I'm so close only to now start thinking if I'm doing the right thing! I'm not worried about the pain it's the anesthesia part I don't like I never had major surgery before

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It was my first surgery as well and now that I have had it, I feel like it is a gift from god. I fell asleep, a few hours later (which felt like minutes to me), I wake up and it's all done. Medical technology is amazing!!