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Ok guys, I'm pretty much a newbie to the website, only joined a few weeks ago. I got my surgery date last week. It's September 6th, three weeks from today. I gotta admit, I'm getting nervous. I had Lap Band surgery four years ago (it failed, miserably) so this is a revision. It's the fact that they'll be cutting out 90% of my stomach that's freaking me out. Yeah, I know that's what I signed up for, it's just the procedure itself that's making me nervous. I had a client who had bypass surgery a few years back and when they went to make the connections her stomach/intestinal tissue was so fragile they could barely reconnect. She had tons of problems with leaks and almost died. So while my logical mind tells me that was a very freak event, my emotions are playing hell with me. I could really use some encouraging words from some of you guys who have been through this. Thanks!

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Hey MsDad, I will be 5 days ahead of you with Dr. Webb, so I will definitely keep you posted. I know this is terrifying, but neither you or I would be here if we weren't doing this for our health and happiness. At 21, this is a surgery I researched extensively for the last 9 months, and one I can spend the rest of my life with.

Good luck! Keep me posted how everything goes.

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Hey MsDad, I will be 5 days ahead of you with Dr. Webb, so I will definitely keep you posted. I know this is terrifying, but neither you or I would be here if we weren't doing this for our health and happiness. At 21, this is a surgery I researched extensively for the last 9 months, and one I can spend the rest of my life with.

Good luck! Keep me posted how everything goes.

I'll definitely keep you posted. I'll have my laptop in the hospital. I'm hopefully assuming I'll feel like using it! I'll definitely stay in touch after I get home.

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You'll be fine, I dont know about other experiences here but I had my gall bladder removed 5 years ago and this surgery was a breeze compared to that. I wish you all the success i have had.... good luck!

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You'll be fine, I dont know about other experiences here but I had my gall bladder removed 5 years ago and this surgery was a breeze compared to that. I wish you all the success i have had.... good luck!

Thanks razrbakcrzy! That makes me feel a little better. Now if I could just get my damn emotions under control...

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The emotions are normal. This is a pretty safe procedure, you will be slim and happy before you notice.

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