Panic Attack!

[NuStartInTx 31]

I am preop as well. At the psych evaluatation I spoke

about feeling scared and that panic feeling - also ask him if that meant I wasn't ready or shouldn't go forward. The answer helped me - said it showed normal reaction and that those anxiety feelings help us weigh the risks/benefits of major decision. He would be concerned if I didn't have those feelings to a certain degree.

Reading this forum has really helped keep me focused on the future and keeps me moving thru all the preop evaluations. Thanks to all who share. It means so much to me.

I had never opened up to anyone about how my weight struggles have made me feel until seeing the psych...I figured "what do you have to lose, if you want this to work just be open?!". It felt odd, saying things out loud to a stranger that we're so personal, then I CRIED all the way home (I am not a crier), I joked with my friend that the psych lady had broken me because now I cry at least once a week thinking about the surgery lol....the psych told me this was normal too, but it's all a little overwhelming...

[NuStartInTx 31]

I went through the same fears pre-surgery. I did what I could to handle any issues that came up' date=' then left the rest in the hands of God.

This morning, I realized that I'm THERE. I'm not at my goal, or at my surgeon's goal, but I'm alive again! I can do anything I want to do, from lifting heavy furniture, moving boxes, cleaning my house, etc. I CAN DO what I need/want to do. That's an amazing feeling and it's all because of the sleeve.

My point is, what do YOU want to be able to do that you can't do now? Figure that out and focus on it. In a few months, you'll be doing whatever that is!!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Actually making a goal or "wish list" when I'm in panic mode is a great idea, thinks!

[ma46 33]

How are you feeling post surgery?