michelejoy87

My name is Michele and I am from South Jersey. I am having surgery March 2nd...yes, 5 days from now...4 if you don't count the day I go in. I have no reservations about making the lifestyle change and learning how to eat the right way. My reservations are simply with the whole surgery needing anesthesia thing. Everyone keeps telling me I'm young and healthy (other than my weight) and that I ill be fine. I have only been in a hospital scenario with anesthesia once before, for endoscopy and colonoscopy. I don't think my wisdom teeth extraction anesthesia is quite the same. I am only 22, almost 23, and I want the surgery more than anything, but have nerves sometimes about being able to live my life after the surgery. I want to wake up when it is done and I want to walk out of the hospital later that day of my surgery. I trust my doctor's, they are with a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery and I am excited. Just have that fear lurking of going under anesthesia. Am I crazy to feel this way? Maybe it i due to my lack of experience per sey, with anesthesia?? If anyone would be willing to talk more in depth about the procedures that happen as you go into the OR, and how much you see before you go under?? that sort of thing...It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks everybody for the support! I am feeling much better after reading your replies...Hope all of you having surgery the same day as myself, do well...I'm sure we all will...let's be in touch with progress...I think it could be really helpful to go through the process with people to talk to taht know what you are going through. Age: 22 Weight: 235 Goal: 145 surgery date: 3/2/2010

Thank you so much for your post! I am going in for surgery on Tuesday, March 2nd and with it getting near the nd of my waiting, I know my journey is just beginning. It was nice to hear of someone who is happy and has been successful with it, even four years later. I will look into stocking my fridge and cabinets!