Friday's my day and I am scared as hell.

[RXfree48]

Title says it all... affraid of dying, affraid of complications

[Diane55]

I know exactly how you feel. I am one week post op, and I had a wide range of emotions the week leading up to surgery. Surprisingly, the day of surgery, I was much calmer than I thought I'd be. I knew in my heart, this was the right decision for ME!. I work in healthcare, so being the patient wasn't easy.
You've got this. ��

Diane

[Luna354]

I swear emotions run wild the week leading up to surgery. There were times I felt almost nothing and other times I was freaking out ready to cancel. It's all normal. Hang in there. It will be over before you know it and you'll be on the other side.

[Melissa888]

I looked at my surgery date as the beginning of a new, healthier and better life........and I was right! I could not wait for surgery. Remember, very few complications from surgery. Good luck and enjoy the new you!!

[Donald G]

Title says it all... affraid of dying, affraid of complications

If your that afraid then don't have the surgery.

[Tommy1969]

Hi, your feelings are understandable but if your surgeon and team is anywhere near as good as mine was you are in good hands. This surgery was the first surgery that I ever had in my life and it went off without a hitch and I was 459 pounds the day of my surgery. I am almost 3 months post op and would do it all again in a minute. Wish I did it sooner.

Hope your surgery is in the AM so that you can just get up, shower and head to the hospital. Once there the process goes quickly and they give you some nice relaxers. I was under probably 1 minute after I moved on to the table. The team was great, very attentive.

I assume you went through all the pre surgery preparation with doctor visits, nutritionist, psychologist, etc...

I was afraid of dying due to my weight and declining health prior to surgery. Now I look forward to living!

Best of luck to you!

Regards,

Tommy69

[Doodle_mom]

I cried on my surgery day up until they put me under. The surgery team was so sweet, tears were streaming down my face and the whole time they patiently held my hand and squeezed my shoulder, and that was the last thing I remember until they were telling me to wake up. I can totally sympathize with your feelings.

[Christie13]

I think it is pretty normal to be scared. I was scared....but mostly excited. To be fair, I watched my sister and a friend go through the process so I knew exactly what to expect.

[ghost_ryder]

It is a strange new world you are entering. Why would you not be nervous and excited and terrified and .....

I almost backed out the week of surgery. I was losing weight successfully following the pre-op diet and suddenly felt like I could do this on my own. Then the realization hit that I was always successful on diets, for a time. Then I would get bored or happy or depressed or.... I could not do this on my own and every nutrition class before surgery gave the reasons why. your body and your mind will fight against you as your caveman genes kick in.

Figure out why you want to do this and focus on your positives.

[RXfree48]

Thank you all and keep the messages coming...I am doing this for my HEALTH, yes the weightloss is a benefit and something I fought with all my life but right now having Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol .... I have tried every diet known and never succeeded... I am doing this to save me years on my life. I need to remember this!

[RXfree48]

So Diane you are new to this also, how were your first days? My intent is to have no complications and work next week (office job/work from home)

[Diane55]

For me, the first 3days were the hardest. I had my surgery last Wednesday. I spent the night in the hospital and was discharged around 715pm Thursday. Not gonna lie, yep, it hurt. It definitely gets better day by day. I took my last prescription pain medicine Friday evening. I haven't taken any over the counter pain medicine since Sunday morning ( I was just being pro active before I went shopping!!!!)
I just said to a friend yesterday, that if I had a desk job, I would be fine to come back to work.
Everyone is different. What I've learned this past week.....listen to your body, it's OK to ask for help, walk as much as you can, sip,sip, sip. I knew I didn't want to become dehydrated, so I sipped even when I didn't want to!! I've also learned it hurts to cough and sneeze for 3-4 days after surgery��

I wish you the best in your journey!

Diane

[Shirl]

Thank you all and keep the messages coming...I am doing this for my HEALTH, yes the weightloss is a benefit and something I fought with all my life but right now having Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol .... I have tried every diet known and never succeeded... I am doing this to save me years on my life. I need to remember this!

My fears included not waking up from surgery table or even worse living with life debilitating complications Post op. I went into WLS with eyes wide open, knowing very well of the pros and cons and after evaluating my then health prognosis, and had I not had the Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery a year ago May 17th, I truly believed that I would have been worse off into my Golden Years or maybe not seen them at all.

Reports show that severe complications are less that 2% and that number lowers the less obese you are going into surgery.

Here are some links to some of those reports: https://www.gastricsleeve.com/forum/...ad.php?t=64473

✨✨✨Sending you the best of wishes for a safe and successful surgery, and speedy and healthy recovery!!!✨✨✨

[Ladyvue2008]

I trusted my doctor, God, and the process. I can't believe it but not once was I afraid, scared, or nervous. I was just plain excited!!!! No regrets. Surgery was April 11. Only pain now is trapped gas in the left side of neck. Good luck and best wishes in your journey.

[bigdogluver]

I was scared, too. It's a very normal reaction. What I did to avoid the fear was get my mind off of it by going to the movies, reading, and talking with family and friends about everything but the operation. Also, this forum was so helpful and supportive and whenever I felt terrified, I would come here and read old posts about others who had gone through it.

You can do this, hang in there. All the best and I pray that you don't have any problems!