Afraid, please Help!

PAT tomorrow I am excited that this day has finally come. However, on the other end I am so SCARED of getting the sleeve. I don't want complications, don't want my family to go through it. I'm praying for faith, guidance and confidence. I called Barix in 2001 and the same thing happened....SCARED...then CANCELLED!

 Surgery can be a scary thing! But look at it as if you are allowing yourself another opportunity to live a healthier and happier life. I am having all kind of emotions right now...but I have Faith in God and know that He has never left me before and He never will! I pray for an increase in your faith! You deserve to live and trust God cause He never fails! You will do great! try not to worry

I was completely comfortable and had no reservations about having surgery at all.  And this was the first significant surgery I ever had.

If you're ready, you know it.

It is OK to be scared. It's normal. Not everyone is, but a lot of us are.

I was scared poopless. Cried the night before surgery. "Honey, am I doing the right thing?"

It's OK to be scared. Acknowledge the scared, but don't give in to it. The only way through scared is through it, and once you get it done you'll be on the road to a new you.

Surgery can be scary.  I've had so many in my life that I don't really think twice about it, but I know that's not the same for everyone.  This is so important though and most of us got through it without any real complications.  But there is always a risk.  There is also a risk every time you get in your car to drive anywhere.  Don't let your fear of the surgery itself stop you.

Good luck tomorrow and keep us updated!

I'm nervous too, although I know it will be OK - still nervous I think for the lifestyle and physical changes that will take place.

Post when you can and try to breathe deeply!!!

Wendy

 There is nothing to fear but fear itself.  

Face the fear and do it anyway.

In months of being active here, I have seen complications run from severe to none. Most run closer to none. The crapshoot element is scary. But I had tried to lose weight without surgery and couldn't. I thought my risks of complications from surgery were lower than my risks of diabetic complications. So far so good.

Thank you everyone for your reply. It's funny how I was going to cancel the PAT from fear but when I returned home, I got a wake up call.
I tried to increase my life insurance but a physical was required, I did not think nothing of it, because I am overall healthy. So I received the insurance reply in the mail today and they declined my increase due ton the following health issue: high cholesterol and me being obese. Because of denial it made me think differently of the upcoming surgery. I will do it because I don't want another denial, I want to be around to show that I can be healthy for me and my family. That letter has changed my mind extremely, I don't want a denial for something I'm trying to do for my kids, if I leave this world.

I can't speak for everyone, but I know that I am absolutely terrified. The only time I have been in the hospital is for a few hours in the ER when I had kidney stones! Now, not only do I have to get cut on for the first time, I have to sleep away from my husband and dogs (yes, they are my kids and are that important to me!), and I will be in a foreign place with unfamiliar people all around me.

However, it is either face that for 2 days or face a lifetime of complications related to being overweight. I certainly know which option I am choosing!