Barbara1965
After 4 years I finally have a surgery date: June 11th. I was hoping it would be sooner, but I guess 2 1/2 months isn't too long to wait.
A friend gave me two books that she bought when she had W.L.S. One of them is "Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies" and it's become my bible. I would recommend it to anyone considering surgery, anyone scheduled for surgery, or anyone who has had the surgery, plus friends and family members. It's extremely helpful.
I look forward to surgery about the same as it scares me.
I've been disabled for two years with a herniated disc in my back and can't walk very well. I hope losing weight will help that. I miss going for walks...or even just being able to walk around a store without using a motorized cart. I'm also scared about the pain, any complications, the not being able to eat right away after the surgery and eventually gaining all the weight back.
I've always been overweight and have always been an emotional eater. I have made some good changes (quit smoking, quit eating fast food, swimming at the YMCA 5 or 6 times a week), but I still have problems with sweets. If I don't have sweets I feel like I did when I didn't have any cigarettes...anxious and nervous. I'm still trying to figure out how to handle this.
I try imagining myself smaller...wearing single digit-size clothes, being able to tuck my shirts in, finally being able to dress the way I want and not having to settle for clothes that aren't that pretty, but they fit so I buy them. I look forward to going out and singing karaoke again, being able to go on rides at amusement parks, finally having the confidence needed to meet good men (instead of the losers I'm use to).
I think if I had someone to go thru this with it might help....seems like all my friends have gone on with their lives and left me in the dust. It's hard not having anyone to talk to.
