Need information on how you coped after surgurey ,

what did you use as your method of comforting yourself, I know this sound stupid, but I know that I have used food and money for years to cope with my life and I think that is why I am afraid to have surgurey or to persue surgeury and why I find excuses and put limits on what I want done. I know that food has always been there for me and I am afraid that I will not be able to cope  if  I cannot eat.  May be I am not a canidate for this , I will see a Physacrist need month for an evalution. may they  can tell.   Have been off line for a while  PC down missed you all     Carolyn

Hi Carolyn,   I haven't had surgery yet but I feel very strong about the out come.    I am choosing life!   so if I depend on food to be the only thing for me then it would only be a comfort zone to go back to,  I guess what I had to do is replace it with better options!    I think the key to this is people support   at least start with that!    It sounds like you are being really honest with yourself and weighing it all out!    I would say that is a start!             Pam

Thanks Pam, I am trying to be honest with myself and not jump into this to fast. I have done things like that in the past thinking it was a quick fix and thing didn't work out. or I failed.  I am scared but also want a normal life again.   Thanks for answering my  question.   luv Carolyn

I'm only 5 weeks post-op but I have tried getting up and going for walks when I feel like I need to turn to food.  Usually that does the trick for me.  Will have to find something different when winter gets here but for now it works. Shelley

Thanks for answering Shelley and congrats on your loss and your courage of doing this .  I had never before I started the journey for this looked at food  and my uses of it and now I have to try and work this out.    Thanks again and keep up the good work.   luv Carolyn