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I'm a person who follows her gut. Maybe to much. I got approved and got a date on Friday for April 18th. I am so excited but I'm also so nervous and scared. It could be that I've never had surgery before and now I'm choosing to have surgery. Please tell me this is a normal feeling lol.

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Completely normal! I had never had any kind of anesthesia, surgery, or pain medicine of any kind before this! I am a nurse and I just kept telling myself, "You've sent patients to surgery a million times and they've all come back out"

Find some way to reassure yourself that works for you!

24 years old

Starting 6/12/15: 297.6lbs

Surgery 1/18/16: 267.7lbs

Today: 222.8lbs

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I would be more worried if you weren't a bit nervous. It's surgery. But, you will do great. Focus on how much you are looking forward to this.

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