Hi everyone,

I've posted a few times and thought maybe an intro would be a good thing. I'm being banded on 12/17, needing to lose 80-90 lbs. I don't have a specific goal number, it's been so long since I've weighed less than 150 that I have no idea where I should be.

Please tell me it's normal to be so excited one minute and completely freaking out the next. I couldn't sleep last night, just worried. I've had three c-sections and a diagnostic laparoscopy, and from those general anesthesia twice, so my brain is reasonably assured that I'm not going to DIE in surgery. Unfortunately the rest of me isn't as convinced. I was crying last night thinking that my two year old won't even remember me if I died.

It's fine to roll your eyes at me, I was doing that just typing that.

Did any of your have this same fear? How did you get past it? I really am excited to be getting a bad. I've thought about it for years, and every time I'd get serious about it, I'd also get pregnant. LOL! Not this time though.

OMG! What's wrong with you!

Just Kidding.... :eek:

Of course it's normal. Everything will be great. Nobody on this site died! (lol) ~ok, I have a SICK sense of humor...

I was totally freaked out. I live in Sac, CA. I flew to San Diego, drove over the boarder and had Lap Band surgery the same day... and get this, I TRAVELED ALONE! Yeah, talk about being totally scared. The only time I've been to TJ was to buy cheap liquor, get drunk and hope to crawl back over the border without being arrested! LOL To go there for surgery was INSANE TO ME. But, the doc and hospital were great and I was in good hands. Wouldn't have had it any other way.

You'll be fine. Don't be scared....