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Pre-op and obsessed?

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I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?

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  • FluffyChix
    FluffyChix

    Yep. I'm definitely still obsessed and focused on my last goal #3. It's been this way since 1 year before surgery when I decided to choose health over dying. IMHO, it's the obsessively focused folks

  • JanJan19
    JanJan19

    I think I was like this too. I'm not sure I was obsessed, but I was real into watching YouTube videos & Googling things. I wanted to watch every person on YouTube's journey, and then I'd go throug

  • Carolina Rose
    Carolina Rose

    I’m on month 4 of 6 of my insurance required visits. No surgery date set yet but hoping for late September or October. Not a day goes by that I don’t do at least one of the following... research onlin

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I read and watched a lot. You know yourself. If you are watching something that upsets you, take a break. Since my surgery over a year ago, I have logged in here almost daily to get support and stay on track. It’s been very helpful.

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