I’m so jealous of those who have only a couple of weeks/days until surgery. I wish I was there. I have probably another 6 months. ?‍?

I am going crazy waiting to hear my surgery date. I have everything done, just waiting on surgeon to review my file.

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6 hours ago, Gucci73 said:

I’m so jealous of those who have only a couple of weeks/days until surgery. I wish I was there. I have probably another 6 months. ?‍?

The 6 months will go by so fast! I thought the same when I heard my insurance requires 6 months of "monitored" nutrition appointments. You got this!

13 minutes ago, jenuinelygenuinely said:

The 6 months will go by so fast!

I agree. It goes by so fast! I felt like I was just leaving the dr to turn around and have another appointment and before I knew it, it was surgery day.

Just focus on making positive changes and identifying triggers now and it will help later on. You can do this!

On 08/01/2022 at 20:10, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

I agree. It goes by so fast! I felt like I was just leaving the dr to turn around and have another appointment and before I knew it, it was surgery day.

Just focus on making positive changes and identifying triggers now and it will help later on. You can do this!

Yes! What I’m doing in the meantime is mental health prep. I’ve started a blog, reading lots of books on eating disordered thinking, brain training.

7 hours ago, Gucci73 said:

I’m so jealous of those who have only a couple of weeks/days until surgery. I wish I was there. I have probably another 6 months. ?‍?

Right? I remember that I wanted the surgery yesterday. It will fly by though as you prep up for it. Lots of boring hoops to jump through. Congrats and look forward to your success!

it does go by fast. Spend time online on this and other bariatric forums, reading everything you can. I did this to pass the time, and by the time my surgery rolled around, I felt I was very prepared for it...

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I knew I wanted the surgery the moment I booked my first consultation in April. I've been so stir-crazy and anxious. I'm 38 and have been overweight for about 30 of those years. Someone else mentioned to do all the research you can while waiting and I wholeheartedly agree. It gives you something to look forward to and knowing more makes it less scary.

Yea it goes by faster than you think. There is actually quite a bit to learn if you want to be well prepared in advance so hang out here and ask lots of questions.

I know how you feel!

Right now it's about all I can think about since after 2.5 years of trying to get this done, I finally have a surgery date.

I used that wait time to loose weight and develop hobbies so that the actual surgery would “lock in” that pre-surgical weight loss. Maybe it’s just magical thinking, or not, but it worked so far. I ended up waiting 11 months to have surgery from meeting my surgeon. You’ve got this!