surgery encouragement
I was scared the night before my pre op diet started. I was crying and rocking my baby girl the night before my surgery and quietly thinking about cancelling. And then the day was here. And I was ready. Very ready. Six days later, I am on the mend, figuring this new thing out, and very very sure that I made the right decision. You will rock it too. It's normal to be nervous. It's probably more abnormal not to be. You have encouragement and support here always. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Ellen
HW 259 SW 251 CW 217 M1-20.5 M2 -7.5 M3 -4 M4 -2
both major surgery AND major change can be scary to consider...you've done your research, you've chosen a good doctor, and you've prepared yourself. the natural feelings of anxiety and apprehension about both major things are YES scary, but I can't imagine that in 3 weeks, you won't be saying WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT SOONER!
HW 286.7--SW 264.4--CW 184.2 M1-24.8//M2-14.8//M3-7.6//M4-10.0//M5-3.8//M6-8.4//M7-6.4//M8- 4.8//M9 +1
I know it's hard, but try not to focus on it. You've already made the decision, so like Nike says, "just do it". Instead, get busy preparing for afterwards - get the right food in the house, start logging on MyFitnessPal, and start walking as much as you can every day. And take some "before" pictures so you can look back them a couple of months from now to realize how well you've done!
You'll do great!
Height 5'4" HW:223 Lap band 2006, revised to Sleeve 5/8/2013, SW:196
It's normal and rational to be scared before undergoing major surgery. It's even normal to want to run screaming out of the hospital. Trust me, your anesthesiologist will most likely tell you they will give you something good to help with the anxiety :) At the hospital when I was sobbing and on the verge of a panic attack, the nurse said, "Why are you so upset? This is a GOOD surgery. This is the kind of surgery that is going to change your life." And it has. I haven't regretted it for one day.
