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13 hours until I go in for surgery. starting to have the nerves kick in big time.. not nervous about the decision, im fine with that. Just nervous because it's such a massive change (needed one) and.. never had any sort of major surgery before either.

Anyone else nervous before their surgeries, does it pass once you get to the hospital?

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Don't worry. It will all be over in 24 hours. Nerves are a normal part of it. I am 6 days out, and I've forgotten all about that. Just remember why you are doing this and what you have to look forward to. Hang in there.

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You will do great. I was really nervous before my surgery. But everything went smooth and it was the easiest recovery I had with surgeries. Good Luck!!

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I completely get what you're going through!!! The last time I had surgery was when I was 7 and had my tonsils taken out! I had not even had an IV since then until I had an EGD a month ago. I'm so excited and ready for my band; but, at the same time, I'm getting more and more nervous as my surgery date gets closer. Totally conflicted!!! But, I know this decision to have this surgery is the right one for me. Wishing you well!

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My nerves calmed as soon as they hit me up with that wonderful calming dose of something in the IV! :sad: But for the next few nights afterwards - I would wake up in the middle of the night with not a full blown panic attack, but I guess it all hit me, that Wow....I really did this....my life will never be the same.... This is by far the biggest commitment I personally have ever made to anything or anyone and the reality set in over those initial post-op days. But now I am full of excitment and when I weighed myself on Sunday I thought "this is the LAST time I will see this number...AND the number is less than surgery day! Woot woot!"

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Hi Joe? write back when you can. I totally understand. Im exactly where you are. I leave for Mexico today and Im really scared and hoping that Im doing the right thing.:thumbdown:

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ya know I was scared right up until I went into pre-op and they gave me the relaxing meds.

BUt.. im home now.. my insurance required i stay 24 hours, so I did.

im doing alright.. yeah i feel bloated.. and.. i have some pain.. but it's nothing at all what i thought it would be. It feels like i did 500 crunches in a row sorta thing..

stay strong.. i feel a LOT better now than i did 36 hours ago. It is something that is a tool to let us be healthy.. and im taking the babysteps at the moment.

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Im nervous to more about the life chsnge than the surgery itself. I just went to lunch with my husband no tea no bread just Soup . the bill was cheaper if your looking for the good things . I just keep telling myself i year from now everything will be much different . hang in there its the best we can do .

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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