Hi,

New to this, but have my surgery scheduled for August 4th. I am extremely nervous. I went to a support group on Wednesday night and they brought up a woman who had her band slip twice. The second time it slipped, it had to be removed. I know the pros of the this surgery outweigh the cons and I have a lot of research into it. If I hadn't I wouldn't even be this far in the journey. I would love to hear from others how they felt pre-op. I have never had surgery...unless you count getting my wisdom teeth out...

I had never had a surgery either so I know what you are going through. I was nervous and then incredibly calm waiting to go into pre op. Best advice in pre op would be ask for your hand to be numbed before they put in the IV. And remember very few...according to my surgeon...the odds of slippage are very low.(I don't if it is his stats or overall) But be positive you will make it through and you will be fine. I was dreding the pain afterwards but ya know it hasn't been that bad the first couple of days it is hard to move but it has gone away and I just got banded on the 27th. I am off pain meds. Everyone does heal differently but I kind of played through the pain. I knew the more I moved, albeit slowly and cautiously, the sooner my body would loosen up and be semi normal. I still have some port sensitivity but not bad, it does keep me from sleeping on my stomach:cursing:!! I was told to walk around the house when I got up even at night minimally to help with healing and keep down blood clots. You can do this I was nervous before too but I know it is the best decision of my life. It is going to be hard at times but all and all it isn't that hard. You'll have bumps along the way just like any diet. Once your healed you'll see it is totally worth it. Think of it this way...you remember how all the other diets failed tell yourself you have a constant partner to keep you on track and still going. You'll be fine!! oh and don't be surprised by the burps embrace them!! It will take away the pain of the gas they put in your body cavity. They take most of it out but some still stays!!

I freaked the shit out. I starting having palpatations in pre op, etc. etc. If you've picked a competent surgeon you will be fine.