4 days to been banded and im scared of dying during surgery or should i say i got a feeling im gonna die ,,,,,please tell me thats a stupid insane feeling,,,,

have others had the same fear and feeling?

i got 3 kids , i wanna grow old and skinny with them...

Thanks! Your words helped a lot.

Ginaki, I have been banded now for 4 weeks and I felt exactly the same as you did. I was absolutely terrified of going under the genereal anaesthetic. I also have 3 children and I was petrified that I would never see them or my husband again. And like I said I am now 4 weeks post op, and everything went really well during the op, and I had no problem with the general anaesthetic. I wish you all the very best with your operation. Cheers Rastis

I wasn't scared until I was laying on that table and they were putting my IV in. Something about laying there under those lights made it all real for the first time.

I don't tend to be afraid of anything, but I was terrified and had an urge to call it all off.

It's understandable - you are giving over complete control to someone else. In a much more personal manner than, say, when you fly (to pick a common control-phobia).

What everyone here has said is true - you are probably saving your life by doing this. Practice some relaxtion techniques and deep breathing - they'll calm you down and will help you out when they put the mask on you, to boot.

Congratulations and good luck.

I am scheduled for surgery Nov 1 Thursday. I am so scared that I am talking myself out of it. Now I am questioining if it is necessary. I am 35, I weigh 205 and I am 5*6. I wear a 14 and I wonder if I am going to get too small and look unhealthy and sick. I am thinking I can do this without surgery, I read the post and wonder if I am gonna just cheat on the band as I have on diets and cause more complications. I wonder how long I will be down and the pain. And the $$$$$. I am a self pay.

Reading the post makes me think alot of the people are head hungry not physically hungry and they are just waiting on fills as a quick fix to make them not eat then they go home and figure out how to push the band pass the fill. I need to hear some success stories QUICK!!!! I am a mess

Thankyou to every1 that posted....made me see this in a different light,,, and im also a strong believer that if it is ur time to pass over to the other side, oh well so let it be!

i have shared this couple of days with the people that mean so much and dying had come up in our convos and im glad my dear friends see the funny side of it,, Not trying to scare u guys, just trying to enlighten the fear,,, one friend said oh well gina if u die ive already planned wat im gonna say at ur funeral,, another said, ill move in and look after ur husband and give the gossipers something to gossip about,the gossip will be that my friend and husand had ssomething going and couldnt wait for me to get out of the picture. hhahaha:heh: my other closest friend said good, because u give me headaches.... Very supportive friends HEY:cry

I love them alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll..........

whoever is reading this go into introductions and read my new thread titled HUMILIATION ,, and u will all understand my new outlook on surgery! no more fear!

im going for surgery and dont really care if i die! tonight i have been made to feel like shit and with the band in the near future i aint ever gonna be made to feel so low and worthless!