Surgery 8/9/06!!! - ThinnerTimes

ladyinlapine · 08-07-2006, 01:13 PM

Hello-first time I have written into this forum. My surgery is in 2 days. I am such a mixture of emotions-happy, excited, scared, nervous, worried. My world is going to change so greatly. That is a wonderful thing but I am also worried about my emotional dependency on food. Does that diminish after the surgery? I am also scared to death that I may be that 1% that does not make it through surgery. Are all these feelings "normal?"

bloomer001 · 08-07-2006, 01:26 PM

First, Congrats!! You will be fine, and normal? Well no, at least for me it wasn't normal, the 2 days before surgery I was either crying, throwing up or jumping for joy

so compare to me, your being calm and adult like about it. I think the rush of emotions is normal. This is a great place to be, everyone is supportive and helpful, and caring and compassionate and when you need yelled at and told you are doing something wrong, they will do that too.

Here's an early welcom to the loosing side!!

Jennifer

Gina in NY · 08-07-2006, 01:49 PM

My surgeon told us in his "Do you really want to do this?" meeting that if food was our best friend, we had better think about what we were doing, because he was going to take our best friend away for good. That said, I didn't get to 288 (I'm 5' 2") without liking food a whole lot. And today, 7 weeks post-op - if you told me I never had to eat again, I'd give you a big kiss. I mean, it really does change for many of us. Some people have "head hunger" but I think I kicked mine out pretty fast by eating a few REALLY STUPID things and making myself really sick. I don't recommend that route - follow your doctor's instructions, get a list of people to talk when you're having trouble adjusting, and sign onto the forum as often as you want!

As for the nerves - oh yea - if you weren't feeling that, I'd have you check your pulse to be sure you were alive. I mean, it is surgery, it is scarey, but if you trust your surgeon, you'll be fine!

And we'll save you a seat on the losers bench!

LyndasRoom · 08-07-2006, 01:55 PM

Woo hoo! I'll jump on over to the August All Stars Thread and add you!

blvnhm · 08-07-2006, 02:30 PM

HI and welcome! All the emotions that you are having are completely normal. The morning I had my surgery I almost backed out bc I was so scared, I had convinced myself that God was trying to tell me not to do it. But I did do it, and it has been the best decision that i have ever made. Some people regret it early on, bc they havent had the weight come off and they still are trying to adjust to the new pouch, but once you get used to it, you won't regret it and you will wonder why you ever worried about it in the first place. This is a great place to come to, I dont post all that often, but I do come here and read daily. Any questions that you have these people are wonderful about answering, and if you hate to post you can always search the message boards and find previous posts about whatever you are wondering. Welcome once again and congratulations on coming to the losing side!! You're doing the right thing! You'll do fine!

Bypassingme619 · 08-07-2006, 02:38 PM

Join the club. I thought I was going to lose my mind while I was going through my pre-op phase. I hate to say it but this surgery doesn't get rid of the urges of wanting to eat and snack, what it does do is limit thee amount you are able to consume. Maybe seeking some counseling or joining some over eaters annoymous support groups. Don't be afraid to reach out for that support help pre-op as well as post-op. Remember this is just a tool and it needs your support and help to make it work. Take it one day at a time. Welcome aboard.

BlondeCAgirl · 08-07-2006, 11:22 PM

I'm right behind you....Feelings seem to be pretty normal. I've got the same thing. Just trying to stay busy. I wish you all the best and will see you soon on the losing side.

conchis · 08-08-2006, 10:45 AM

Hey there I know Exactly how youre feeling my surgury is on
August 21st and I am going to thrue the same problem.

What is working for me is praying, and putting it all in gods hands.

coptergirl · 08-08-2006, 10:51 AM

Welcome to the forum! You are totally normal. I have always numbed myself with food. I am going through a trying time in my marriage right now, and Saturday, I wanted Ben and Jerry's, brownies, AND warm homemade chocolate chip cookies with cold milk to wash my troubles away. I knew, however, that I would regreat having more than 3-4 bites of any of them, so it totally wasn't worth it to me. Once you dump, you do anything to avoid it again because you feel like caca. I haven't eaten over this emotional stuff, and I keep chugging water like I have a drinking problem, but it works...and I haven't dumped. Fear can be a very powerful thing

ers2433 · 08-08-2006, 11:16 AM

Hi, welcome to the forum !! Won't be long until you will be on the losing side

Yep you are normal, I remember my thoughts went everywhere those couple of pre-op days.

As for the emotional dependency on food, the surgery doesn't help us with the emotional part of it all. We (at least I do) still have that battle to deal with. I find as soon as I want to start snacking I grab my water and play with my grandson.

Hang in there, once you get past that first week it will get easier.