Am I the only one who's scared "you-know-what"-less

[collegeboi95 7]

Hi,

I guess I'm afraid of the unknown here. I'm going to the seminar next weekend, and from there going to start the process. I know it needs to be done, but seriously, even though it's laproscopic, I'm still scared s***less about having surgery. I haven't gone under the knife since I was a young boy, and I'm already nervous, even though the surgery is going to be several months out.

[HotButterFly 981]

*holds collegeboi's hand through the whole process*

LoL. It's normal to be worried, after all, it IS mayor surgery... You'll be fine!

[Leena 108]

Trust me you're not the only one. I freaked out and tried to negotiate my way out of the waiting room. Thankfully I stayed.

I'm going in next week for minor back issues and getting twilight sleep. And that even has me freaked out.

Some of us just HATE being unconscious. I'd much rather be awake through things- I know sounds strange, but it comes from having woken up during my wisdom tooth extraction as a teenager- and being held down and put back under. Seriously weird experience.

[PuraVida37 715]

It is normal to feel nervous! I did for sure. About a 2 weeks beforehand I got a panicked, OMG what am I doing feeling. Remember, you can always back out...but you won't want to. Once surgery is over, it will hurt, but trust when I say each day gets much better. And you'll be on major pain meds when you get out. I was banded on a Monday, back to work by Friday (but I'll be honest, it was too soon. I should have waited at least a week or maybe 10 days, but I am a teacher and move around a lot). My c-section was far worse.

[collegeboi95 7]

November 9 just can't come soon enough