FREAKING OUT HERE!!!!!

You know we all went through the same fears before surgery - it is very natural. I could NOT write the letters they say to write because every time I did it I broke down in tears - and I wanted this surgery more than anything!!! I know everyone says you will be fine and us saying it probably does not make any difference but really - you will be fine!!  We are all here to prove it!!!  But on the day of surgery I was very calm and anxious to get it over with - you could be that way too..... So as hard as it is - try to relax a little - keep yourself occupied and get ready to enjoy the ride of your life! Good luck! Jackie

Well, I don't know how this is going to go over but, I wasn't sure I was going to survive without surgery and wasn't sure I would survive surgery as my hear had started missing beats and my BP was sky-rocketing.  Besides having a heart to hear twith my wife and daughters, and looking at evrrynes profiles and before and after pics here on OH.com for ncouragement and motivation, this is what did the most good for me: While I was alone, I went to my bedroom, kneeled down at my bedside and had a prayer.  I expressed gratitude for the blessing of life I received, my family, job, and life thus far; the opportunity to try to get better after maybe waiting too long before taking serious action, and expressed my concerns.  I did some listening.  I ask for confirmation if this was the right thing to do and whatever the out come; live or die, success or failure, serious weight loss or flop, I would trust that this is what God wanted for me and my family and I would deal with whatever came to pass. By the next day, I had a calm assurance that everything was going to workout.  I wasn't anymore sure about what that meant but I was at peace about the process and going through with everything as planned.  And it did work out.  There have been some bumps in the road, but my life is soo much better and I am a far more active husband and father/spouse and parent (generic). I recommend it to anyone seeking the same.  God is really there and really does answer sincere prayer.  Ask simple questions to get simple answers and don't make deals.  Tell him your concerns and thanks him for your blessing then trust whatever guidance you feel you receive over the next while and play whatever the hand is that is dealt you.  It can be pretty amazing.

Well, as you can see, LJ, you got a bunch of cheerleaders on your team, not to mention the Big Guy as your coach.  So grab that ball & run with it, sweetie!!!  You deserve to win! Now, to add some humor to all this seriousness, let me share a little experience I had the day of my surgery... The anesthesiologist came in to see me & brought me a "****tail"...a little taste of what was to come as far as knocking me out.  Well, according to my husband & my surgeon (I, of course, don't remember ANY of this), as they were wheeling me to the OR, I sat up on the gurney & began "paddling" my way down the hall...as if I were in a canoe!!!  Can't you just picture it?  A fat lady, wearing the lovely paper hairnet thingie, gown open down the back, probably showing my tushie to the world, paddling to the OR!! So which would you rather be?  Scared or silly?  I vote for silly!  Good luck tomorrow, sweetie & we're saving a spot for ya on the loser's bench!

That is hallarious!!!! I have had several surgery's and I get goofy like that too! I will have to make sure the hubby brings the video camera :)

OMG!!!  That id TOO funny.  And my greaest fear has been since my recent surgery that I blurted out that the anastesiologist was hot or something.  I so badly want to ask if I did, but don't  for fear that I may have said much worse.

I was glad they kicked hubby out before giving it to me.  Can you imagine the argument later????