DDubzzy 1 Posted January 2, 2018 I am still pre surg but let me share mine. 1 God would-be,mad with me since I was asking to have,my intestines rerouted.2. I'm too old for surgery; people will think I'm silly or vain for asking.Strangely I'm not worried of the surgery , more scared the surgeon will back out instead of me.4. Running away from the surgical team-nope with 2 artificial knees I couldn't outrun them.5. I'm a bad girl, I don't deserve surgery, well why don't I? I have fought the different diet wars and my fat cells always won. You want a different excuse? I was normal sized at,birth 7lb12oz but, my mother's,doctor ordered her to feed,me an 8oz bottle of Carnation milk after each,nursing. At 1 year I was 35 inches tall and weighed 36 pounds. Even when I was normal sized I felt fluffy not firmed,fleshed. I was a non winner in the weight wars but now I will,have,a tool,to,helpwith the healthy commitment and changes. I plan to live out my 70s and,onward. Like Reba McEntire's song. I'm a Survivor. I look forward to surgery , I trust my future surgery team to put me asleep smoothly and wake,me up gently to start my new better life. Join me on this journey,please?Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile appI love this! Rock on Sista! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigAussieGirl 162 Posted January 2, 2018 Obviously there are always small risks associated with surgery, and your surgeon would have discussed these with you... but you need to consider what your risks are if you don't have the surgery, heart disease, joint replacement, cancer, diabetes etc etc. Maybe you can have another chat with your treating Doctor's - I found my GP very helpful when I was freaking out about my surgery. Best wishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sullie06 1,013 Posted January 2, 2018 It's natural to be afraid, especially if you have never had surgery before but the risks are far less than obesity overtime. As for the Anesthesia, my husband is actually an Anesthesia Tech and in the last 11 years he's been doing his job they have never had an anesthesia related death at his hospital, it's not a common place thing to happen. 1 Gretchel Z reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krys1386 7 Posted January 2, 2018 As you get closer to surgery, you start hearing more about the potential risks, which triggers that fight or flight response it seems. At least that's the way it was for me. It was all sunshine and rainbows up to that point, because I was hearing everybody's success stories and seeing these amazing transformation photos. Sure, I read about complications as well, but it seemed that even when someone had complications, they didn't regret the surgery. For me, it made it even worse when my soon-to-be Mother-in-law called me upset because she knows someone who knew someone who died after having weight loss surgery 10 or 15 years ago. I had to spend a good twenty minutes assuring her why this was a good idea and promising that I would be safe, and that conversation left me feeling scared and confused. Although this is a safe procedure, it is still a MAJOR operation, so of course you are nervous! I was full on panic mode the day of surgery and actually almost had a panic attack in my room waiting to go to the OR. Then the nurse that came and got me to take me to the OR told me she had the procedure done a year prior with the same doctor. That helped me so much! Do you have someone that will be there with you that you can be open about your fears? That helped me as well. I cried and told my fiancé how scared I was, and he held my hands and reminded me of the statistics and also why I was doing this. I'm not going to lie, the first couple days after surgery were pretty awful, but I don't regret it at all. I am 3 weeks out and already down 34 pounds. You got this! <3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
