Is anyone else experiencing nightmares about surgery day?

My surgery is less than two weeks away and I can't sleep at night because I am having nightmares of the procedure, pain, what could go wrong and I can't seem to shut it out.

Has anyone else experienced this and how did you cope?

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Hi! What you’re going through is perfectly normal. Think of that anxiety as energy. Focus that energy on what could go right! Visualize everything going right! Picture yourself waking up with minimal pain, Surgeon saying everything went great, walking around , and take deep breathes.

Hi! What you’re going through is perfectly normal. Think of that anxiety as energy. Focus that energy on what could go right! Visualize everything going right! Picture yourself waking up with minimal pain, Surgeon saying everything went great, walking around , and take deep breathes. [emoji4]

Thank you for your support. This stuff scares me so much

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Thank you for your support. This stuff scares me so much

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Of course! I was sleeved 2 weeks ago and I was so afraid I was going to get sick or something before hand. I was taking 1 airborne every day before hand. Stress really causes a toll on your body so try and take it easy. This surgery is a BIG DEAL! People will tell you don’t worry but you can’t just shut off your concerns. Control what you can control, and stay positive. Believe everything will go well. It will! In a couple of weeks, you will be posting about how you went through surgery and what a breeze it was!

Of course! I was sleeved 2 weeks ago and I was so afraid I was going to get sick or something before hand. I was taking 1 airborne every day before hand. Stress really causes a toll on your body so try and take it easy. This surgery is a BIG DEAL! People will tell you don’t worry but you can’t just shut off your concerns. Control what you can control, and stay positive. Believe everything will go well. It will! In a couple of weeks, you will be posting about how you went through surgery and what a breeze it was!

How are you feeling now? How are the cravings?

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How are you feeling now? How are the cravings?

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I felt real hunger. I wasn’t one of the ones who wasn’t hungry. I felt HUNGER. A lot of times it’s the acid in your stomach. I was on liquids until yesterday, eating solid foods feel much better to me. However, the HEAD HUNGER IS REAL!! I’ve been trying to get a lot of walking in and I love just going to the malls and walking... however I got a wiff of a pretzel and omg I felt like I could have eaten 5-6 of them. Lol. Of course I didn’t eat any but the head hunger is honestly real. Cravings don’t go away:(. This is definitely a learning process.

I felt real hunger. I wasn’t one of the ones who wasn’t hungry. I felt HUNGER. A lot of times it’s the acid in your stomach. I was on liquids until yesterday, eating solid foods feel much better to me. However, the HEAD HUNGER IS REAL!! I’ve been trying to get a lot of walking in and I love just going to the malls and walking... however I got a wiff of a pretzel and omg I felt like I could have eaten 5-6 of them. Lol. Of course I didn’t eat any but the head hunger is honestly real. Cravings don’t go away:(. This is definitely a learning process.

I'm on the liquid diet and chipotle has been my biggest craving. It's crazy how much of an addiction this is.

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Is anyone else experiencing nightmares about surgery day?
My surgery is less than two weeks away and I can't sleep at night because I am having nightmares of the procedure, pain, what could go wrong and I can't seem to shut it out.
Has anyone else experienced this and how did you cope?
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YES!!!! But I have dreams about everything in this process! I have dreams that I forget I’m on the Optifast diet and eat real food and then can’t have the surgery. I have dreams that involve going through the surgery (which is illogical since I’ll be knocked out but the brain is a weird place!). I have dreams about not being able to ever eat normal things again. About pain after surgery. I dream about it all! Mine is on the 10th and while I feel like it can’t come soon enough, the other 1/2 of me almost wishes it was further away thanks to the anxiety.
But we’ll make it and we’ll be good!
It’s the Losers Bench for both of us soon


HW: 311
CW: 258
SW: We’ll see on May 10!
First goal weight: 191 lbs
Second goal weight: 159 lbs
Goal weight: 142 lbs

5’6” 34 yo female in NC

YES!!!! But I have dreams about everything in this process! I have dreams that I forget I’m on the Optifast diet and eat real food and then can’t have the surgery. I have dreams that involve going through the surgery (which is illogical since I’ll be knocked out but the brain is a weird place!). I have dreams about not being able to ever eat normal things again. About pain after surgery. I dream about it all! Mine is on the 10th and while I feel like it can’t come soon enough, the other 1/2 of me almost wishes it was further away thanks to the anxiety.
But we’ll make it and we’ll be good!
It’s the Losers Bench for both of us soon [emoji4]


HW: 311
CW: 258
SW: We’ll see on May 10!
First goal weight: 191 lbs
Second goal weight: 159 lbs
Goal weight: 142 lbs

5’6” 34 yo female in NC

I asked my anesthesiologist about how they track pain if I can't say anything during surgery and he explained the advancements and made me feel a little better about that but I still am freaking out.

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I used to have nightmares almost every night! I’d dream that I’d have my first sip of water after surgery and the water would just pour out of one of my incisions [emoji23]

Nightmares about starving during post op. Being around food when I couldn’t eat. Something going wrong during surgery. You name it, I had a nightmare about it.

It has to be normal. I’d just talk to someone about it. Usually my mom. She was/is my sound board.