My surgery is at 2:30 tomorrow 2/17 and I am terrified of being put under. I have done so good with my diet and protein shakes and my nerves overcame me last night I had a sandwich and lots of pop after giving it up 2 weeks ago!!! I now can really see what an emotional eater I am. Has anyone else ever cheated, I had the worst nightmares last night of waking up in the recovery room and the doctor telling me my liver was too large and he couldn't place my band!!!!!! I want this so bad and I am feeling like such a failure right now!! I need some guidance please!!

Also can anyone tell me how to get a weight loss ticker?

I was terrifed too! If you want to call me, I can talk to you about it and what to wxpect and what to bring with you. Dont be scared. You can call if you want after 6pm eastern tonite-914-302-7372. My name is Lisa. Good luck. nuthin to be afraid of . i felt the same way.

Likeblanche - YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE! You are typical person about to go through something major (By that I mean both the surgery and the life changes that come with it)

I remember being scared - I didn't 'cheat' pre-op but I remember wondering if it would really do any damage. I then realized I had done enough self-sabotaging my entire life why then at the brink of changing my life for the better would I do it again. I had made it through 2 weeks of the pre-op diet why not 1 more night. You will still be able to enjoy some of your favorite foods in weeks to come but will learn to do it in a healthier manner.

Hang in there - you will make it (literally and figuratively) I take care of people in their 70-90's who have 6-10 hr long surgeries with every health problem known to man - you will wake up tomorrow after surgery a little groggy, a little sore and about to begin day 1 of reclaiming your health.

Take Care!

It's perfectly normal to be nervous and scared. If you weren't I would be worried about you. Now the chances of your liver being too big is very slim. Especially for women, it's more common for men. I've only seen one or two people on here say they couldn't get the band because their liver was too big. They did a couple more weeks on the liquid diet and they were good to go. They were both guys. You'll go great. Good luck and take care and let us know how it goes as soon as you can.

Just go to www.tickerfactory.com select the weight loss, follow the instructions, then copy and past the url in your signature, and your'e good to go.

LikeBlanche;

Perfectly normal! Most everyone gets scared before surgery.

DON'T feel like a failure.... One of my favorite sayings is:

"You've only failed if it's the LAST time you're gonna try."

and you're only at the beginning! So don't be hard on your self. MOST of us are emotional eaters. And, the fact that we are continually bombarded with Advertisements for food makes it that much harder.

So, just move forward with confidence.....if you have selected a good surgeon, and you have committed yourself to FOLLOWING THE PROTOCOL then you've got nothing to worry about.

Keep us all posted here on your progress....we're rooting for you!

Good luck on your surgery tomorrow! It really isn't that bad, I promise. I was sooooo worried last week, but after I woke up in recovery I thought they hadn't done it because I felt fine.

You had one stumble in 2 weeks, that's not bad, just keep going and make good choices every day.