Hello, Surgery Wednesday, Nervous Wreck

Hi, I am a long-time lurker and first-time poster.  I cannot tell you how much I have learned from all of you and how inspiring this board is.  I began my road to WLS in August 2012.  I am scheduled to have surgery this Wednesday.  As the day draws closer, I am getting more nervous, which is normal.  My mind keeps thinking of all the possible complications.  I have let fear control me through most of my adult life.  I refuse to let it win this time.  I do keep thinking "am I really doing this" and wondering if I will run out of the hospital.  I pray I don't cry my way all the way to the OR.  Anyways, your words of encouragement and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Good Luck !

I start my liquid 2 week diet next Monday and then my surgery is on March 18th. I have the same fears, I actually hyper ventilate and asking the doc to give me something to put me in a haze the day of surgery. LOL

Good luck on you journey!

Sonya, I, too, worry I might hyper-ventilate.  I hope they give me a relation drug pretty early after I check in.  Good luck to you on your journey. 

I too am having surgery Wednesday and my stomach is in knots right now. I hate hospitals and to think I am doing this voluntarily! But I am ready to start my new life. I also have been a lurker on this website....glancing at all the before and after pics...reading anything and everything about life after WLS. I wish you the best and my prayers are with you thru this journey!

I think I am extra nervous as I haven't been in the hospital since I was a small child.  I am 35 years-old.  What time is your surgery?  Mine is at ten o'clock central time.  I would love for us to be sleeve buddies and share our progress, thoughts, and tips through the upcoming days.

I have never broken a bone or had surgery until this one so trust me I feel your nerves! lol. I did have 2 children though so I was in the hospital for that. I am also central time..I live in TN. I go in at 7am. I would love to be sleeve buddies!

Great!  I have to be there at 7am and then surgery at 10.  I pray they give me something to calm me pretty early in the process.  I will be thinking of you when I go to the hospital knowing that someone else is going through the same thing.  Did you have to do a preop diet?  I had to do 2 weeks preop diet which consisted of 4 supplements a day such as protein shakes and nutritional bars provided by the surgical center and one lean meat and a low/non carb veggie.  Tomorrow is clear liquids and Magnesium Citrate!  Looking forward to that.  LOL!

I have to be there at 5:45am and surgery at 7am. Yes I had to do the liquid diet as well but I had to replace all meals with shakes. I was not allowed to eat anything. Today I am clear liquids only. It was hard the first 2 days..I was starving but it got easier. Today though Im hunger because I had gotten use to the shakes...now Im just crystal light and broth! lol. Good luck tomorrow and I am glad that i will know someone going thru this at the same time as me so they will know how I feel! lol.

Happy Clear Liquids Day!  I don't know how you did it...going two weeks without a meal.  I want the doctor to praise my liver. lol.  Good luck tomorrow to you, too.  Please send me a message or post in the days after to let me know how you are doing.  I will try to do the same.

No meals were hard but the shakes helped fill me up and I got pretty creative with them! lol. Today I am starving though because I cant even have the shakes.  I will make sure to get on here as soon as I can. Best of luck. I am a ball of nerves today! lol