Hi. My name is Kat and I live in Colorado. I am so glad I found this website. I have diabetes (though i've gotten my A1C to 6.8 from 11.4), HBP since my 20s (i'm 56) insomnia since my 20s, PTSD, high cholesterol, depression, anxiety and on and on. My surgery is scheduled for April 13, 2015 and i'm beginning to have panic attacks, nausea, insomnia and dizziness (though i'm drinking probably 48-60 oz a day). I've had many abdominal surgeries due to a dysfunctional large intestine - so my surgeon helped me decide to do the gastric sleeve. I'm not afraid of the surgery as far as the pain and discomfort go. I've always been up and walking the day of. I know what my body has to go through to heal and function normally again and so I expect it to take some time. I had a adhesion removal surgery last July 2014 on my intestines and the surgeon told me it was pretty bad and that he wouldn't mind me being on a full liquid soft food diet for a year~! my other doctors thought that was crazy. However, I did it for 5 months. I basically had about 10 things I chose to eat and had no problem making the change...so i'm not afraid of that. I ended up in the hospital in December 2014 with sepsis and finally pneumonia. I realized that I was watching my carbs but not my protein. I was eating very little protein and I think that's why I got sepsis. So I've changed my diet to include starting my day off with a great protein shake and I eat mini meals with little carbs. I've actually lost weight since I've changed my diet. I'm currently 5'3" and 243 lbs. and 56. My mind is going crazy back and forth trying to figure out what has me so afraid. I had to make a life changing decision when I had the intestinal surgery and it turned out to be the best thing. I just havent found a lot of posts addressing the fear factor and the ultimate relief. I'm also concerned about the amount of exercising I will have to do to be successful. i've bought every piece of gym equipment over the years and i always stop. I'm going to start reading this forum and hopefully will find enough support that come surgery day I will be calm. I just want to say thank you to all of you who have taken this journey and are willing to offer support and encouragement.
Kat
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