I'm being banded in 16 hours. I am so anxious. I am FREAKING out. I am shakey and when I think about tomorrow I get naseaous. Obviously I'm trying to NOT to think about it but, how can I not? I am so antsy, my heart rate is up, I have cried thinking out it. This is not like me.

I am not going to be able to sleep tonight.

Do any of you have any night before stories? Anyone have any good night before suggestions?

Why am I crying?

I am afraid of the band being a disappointment. I am nervous about healing. I am nervous it will change my marriage. Anyone have their marriage change?

I am a rambling mess.

HELP ME PLEASE!

Try not to worry. They gave me the amnesia drug (I can't remember the actual name of it) before wheeling me out of the pre-op room and I had no clue what was going on and I remember only one thing after they gave me that until I was in recovery. The only thing I remember is them moving me from the gurney to the operating table and me asking if I was going to fall....lol....but even that is a blur and more like a dream than an actual memory.

It was not bad at all. I thought I would be more nervous than I was but I was so excited that I could not be nervous. To me, the risk was worth not continuing to live as I had been living.....failing health at 28 years old, inability to do anything physical, etc.

I feel that my marriage has changed for the better and that it will continue to. I am only 2 weeks out but my DH sees the effort I am making and success I am having and he is proud of me.

Just remember the docs and staff do this every day and it's a relatively minor surgery in comparison to most surgeries. And, once you get home your surgeon is just a call away and there is always the ER if you think something is really wrong. I'm sure you will do great! Good luck!!!!

Hope your surgery went well!

Bruce

always curious.. how did it go- well hopefully the anxiousness was not too unbearable- I was very nervous the weeks before- the day before I was nervous-but just tried to keep busy-well now you have completed the first hurdle... the surgery- the recovery isn't too bad-yes I admit I did have pain for about a week but it slowly subsides over time-some people have very little discomfort-what i can tell you was I did not need any pain meds at all- I have not even touched the tylenol at all- gas-x yes, tylenol no. So far my marriage has not been impacted in any way-my husband met and married me at my weight of 277 so it can only get better- he is trying to take off some weight too so that is helpful to me that we both are working on it. I a also afraid of the potential disappointment but what I have realized- it is now up to me-to do this - i have to put the work in-I have done the work before but just could not keep off the weight- the band will be so much help once in maintenance. So good luck-let us know how it went..

alwayscurious-Let us know how you are doing.

Drugs, lots of drugs. Ask for a pill when you get to the hospital. I felt much better.

Hope that everything went wonderfully!!!

Hope everything went well for you. Welcome to bandland!!! Donna

Thanks everyone! Things went well, I'm in BANDLAND-- it's beautiful here.

Congratulations, welcome to the other side! WHEW all the panic and anxiety gone now?