Honesty .... I'm scared. . Were you?

[jennybean 175]

I was scared. I also had some post-op complications that made me upset, but now only 4 weeks post op and happy so far and the best is yet to come!

[nacole630 13]

I go in for surgery tomorrow at 8:30. Im excited more now. Thank you everyone for your comments the helped a lot.

[sp1587 27]

I hope all went well!

Honestly, I was terrified too (well, parts of me) but mostly excited to finally be able to move forward. I'll probably start crying while I'm at work right now if I get too into it- but I cannot possibly tell you the multitude of ways my life has become infinitely better since May 2012 when I had my surgery.

I hike, I run, I run reasonably well haha, I swim, I bike, I do aerial yoga and aerial silks (I can FLY!- which sounds over dramatic but I promise its not, its really that awesome), I get to wear a halloween costume from Fredericks (no shame), I've done countless obstacle course races and am going for more, and completed my first triathlon (I came in 4th in my age division!) last month. Your world is going to be a wonderful place, and while all of it will be hard, and a lot of it will be terrifying, it will 150% all be worth it.

[nacole630 13]

I hope all went well!

Honestly' date=' I was terrified too (well, parts of me) but mostly excited to finally be able to move forward. I'll probably start crying while I'm at work right now if I get too into it- but I cannot possibly tell you the multitude of ways my life has become infinitely better since May 2012 when I had my surgery.

I hike, I run, I run reasonably well haha, I swim, I bike, I do aerial yoga and aerial silks (I can FLY!- which sounds over dramatic but I promise its not, its really that awesome), I get to wear a halloween costume from Fredericks (no shame), I've done countless obstacle course races and am going for more, and completed my first triathlon (I came in 4th in my age division!) last month. Your world is going to be a wonderful place, and while all of it will be hard, and a lot of it will be terrifying, it will 150% all be worth it.[/quote']

Thanks so much for the encouraging comments. Oddly enough I was extremly calm in the hospital and in the or. I have extreamly high blood pressure and it was 114/40. I was scared all this time and the one time I should of been I was fine. In the end I knew I was making the right decision. I had 1 minor complication during surgery but all went well.

Im excited about my new future. The life I will now be able to experience with my daughter and husband.

[Irishflower79 183]

Thanks so much for the encouraging comments. Oddly enough I was extremly calm in the hospital and in the or. I have extreamly high blood pressure and it was 114/40. I was scared all this time and the one time I should of been I was fine. In the end I knew I was making the right decision. I had 1 minor complication during surgery but all went well.

Im excited about my new future. The life I will now be able to experience with my daughter and husband.

May I ask what the complication was?

[nacole630 13]

May I ask what the complication was?

My abdominal wall was thicker than expected. He had to use a larger tool. My incision is bigger . Other than that everything went well.

[kah1213 311]

I was nervous too. I was banded may 2012. For the 2 weeks before surgery I was excited and nervous and anxious and all those feelings. I felt good about the research I had done, and I'm aware of the risks. Now I'm 90 lbs lighter and still cannot believe it!

[collegeboi95 7]

I'm pretty scared of it myself. I haven't gone under the knife since I was 7 years old, and I'm not looking forward to only having Protein Shakes and walking to classes right after having surgery, but it has to get done, and I've got a ton of time to prepare.