Surgery tomorrow
Best of luck to you!
I read a LOT of people here who say they were nervous/scared/anxious...but I can tell you that for myself and my husband, we were only freaked by the IV. I HATE HATE HATE getting an IV and it is the worst part of any medical procedure for me. You just don't know how much I hate it because I cannot even articulate it. But the actual procedure? I did not have even a moment of hesitation or doubt. I am sorry you are dealing with that. Frankly, I was perhaps more excited about this than I was waiting for my children to be born, lol.
It is SUCH a better life. I have a note in my signature that I wish I had done this 10 years ago. I wish I'd done this 20 or more years ago. Because I feel like I was not truly living until now. I had a great life as an obese person in so many ways. My family, home, education, marriage, career, travel...seriously, if you name it, I likely had an amazing situation (that I worked very hard for) but now I have all those same things and it is so different in so many ways. The life I LIVE in full color is different than the black and white that I feel I was going through previously. Pre-op, I would have told you I had a very rich and rewarding life, but the truth of the matter is that the life I have and enjoy and am sucking the marrow from is a bazillion times better!! I walk amongst the same people as before, but everything is soooo different now. I'm seen differently, interacted with differently treated differently...and it is ALL for the better.
Get excited--don't get scared, nervous or anxious. Prepare to dive into your new and amazing life!
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
