Hi:

I'm brand new to the forum. I'm going in for surgery on Friday. I'm a bit scared. Any helpful words or suggestions?

Thanks!

Hi:

I'm brand new to the forum. I'm going in for surgery on Friday. I'm a bit scared. Any helpful words or suggestions?

Thanks!

good luck you will be fine this forum is really informative im going in saturday for mine so know how your feeling but it will all be worth it :blushing: just try and distract yourself as much as poss till friday

Thanks for the encouragement! Best of luck to you!

Kat

Welcome! I was banded last Friday! It was a snap! I love my band.

I will be banded on Friday too. I was doing ok untill today, I am getting very nervous. Good Luck to you...

You will be fine. Just look on this site for answers to your questions (always defer to your doc, of course). I made it through the first few weeks with by reading about others experiences.

My surgery went like this: Go in 8:00 am, into surgery at 9:00, waking up 10:30 and out by 11:00. Very easy. Just take it easy untill your body tells you it is time to get moving. Follow doc's eating orders and smile, for you will be eating like a "normal" person soon.

Good luck

Take a few deep breaths and you will do fine I had to fly out of province and I just thought in baby steps, like this: first I'll just get on this plane, then focus on getting unpacked at the hotel, then arrange my transportation to the clinic, next just think about changing into the gown, and tell yourself this will be over in a flash. Before I knew it I was waking up and heading back to my hotel. Everything went better than I expected and I was up and walking within a couple hours of getting back to my room. Just listen to your body and do what you feel is right. I was told to focus on rest the first day, which I did, but a few times I knew I HAD to get up and walk. Mind you it was a brief 5 minutes around the hotel lobby then back to my room for a nap, but it really helped to get the burps up and things moving, which made for sleeping much better. Time really does fly and before you know it everything will be over and you'll be on the road to recovery and begining a wonderful new way of living! Good luck

Good luck to you too. I'm scared I still may want to eat too much and that this won't help. I know it's just the jitters and second guessing, but it's hard when you've been battling so long and nothing's worked yet. Thanks for the response!

Kat

Good luck to you too. I'm scared I still may want to eat too much and that this won't help. I know it's just the jitters and second guessing, but it's hard when you've been battling so long and nothing's worked yet. Thanks for the response!

Kat

i know how you feel its just natural reactions i think i was offerd bypass and have been thinkning maybe i made the wrong desition but deep down i know i havnt lol keep positive and have you joined minimims its another great site for support