So nervous about my surgery and still months to think about it

Needing some encouragement to calm the nerves... Just booked my flights for my surgery and am getting really scared and nervous! This will be a huge change. It's almost hard to believe.

Did anyone else feel scared and nervous? How did you get through it? I am usually so positive but it's a blah day here and I am having a moment of weakness!!! It's scary!

My surgery isn't until January so I have so much longer to think about it. I even dream about it at night!

Help calm me!!!

It's normal to be nervous and get cold feet.  I was totally fine and calm until about a week before surgery.  That was the point that it became real for me and I started to think about all of the risks involved and asked myself a lot of "What if?" questions.  What got me through it was confiding in friends and family (my boyfriend was great support for me through this whole process).  I also kept reminding myself that I was doing this for my health and kept thinking about all of the benefits that were still to come as a result of doing this.  You just gotta remember that this is something that will greatly improve your quality of life!  You can do this!

One of the things I did pre-op was to find a therapist I clicked with, since I knew that therapy would help me post-op.  Seeing her pretty much every week has been really invaluable both pre-op and still now, almost 6 months post-op.  

A therapist might benefit you as well!

I think everyone gets nervous.  Its normal.  There are risks involved, but they are minor compared to the stresses on our body from the obesity.  I wish I could give you a crystal ball so you could see yourself a year or two after surgery. It is so worth-while, and surgical techniques and anesthesia is so much better these days than they were in the past. 

I can't believe how easy my surgery was.  little pain, little nausea. It was such a non-event for all the worrying I did.  I hope you have a similar experience.

best wishes,

Carol