Few days before surgery and I'm anxious! Any tips?

[vsgnewbie77 41]

Hello,

Not sure if this is the right place I should be posting this ( if it is, I apologize and feel free to delete this. I'm very new to forums) .

I'm having my surgery in a few days and I'm feeling as anxious as ever. Anxious for the surgery itself but more anxious for the life after. I know this is a voluntary thing and I should deal with the consequences of my choices but I can't help but feel scared and alone. I only told my family as I'm not sure how my friends would take the news but I do plan to tell them after.

I know not a lot of people will understand but I do know that those who have gone through the same journey will.

Just putting this out there.

xx

[CyndieRI 251]

Everything you are feeling is totally normal! I had my sleeve on 10/10 and I was FREAKING OUT before then! But I just kept thinking - being morbidly obese is killing me. I am literally saving my life by having the surgery! Just relax and trust in your decision! Good luck!!

[Ed_NW 684]

Don't ever feel obligated to tell anyone you don't want to. This is a medical procedure designed to help save your life with an added bonus of making you look better. The sleeve is the less invasive of the two (RNY/VSG) procedures and should go pretty smooth. VSG was originally performed on the super morbidly obese so they could drop some weight making the RNY surgery safer to perform down the road. When they are in there rooting around, they will check out your gallbladder and possibly remove it if you have stones and see if you need a couple stitches in your diaphragm (hiatal hernia) so either one of those are stand alone surgeries and can be the reason (you tell people) you are going in for surgery. Keep reading other people's experiences on here. That will put your mind at ease and it will seem like a walk in the park come time for surgery. You got this thing. Good luck!

[vsgnewbie77 41]

6 minutes ago, CyndieRI said:

Everything you are feeling is totally normal! I had my sleeve on 10/10 and I was FREAKING OUT before then! But I just kept thinking - being morbidly obese is killing me. I am literally saving my life by having the surgery! Just relax and trust in your decision! Good luck!!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I don't have much of a support system with me so this really helps

[vsgnewbie77 41]

7 minutes ago, Ed_NW said:

Don't ever feel obligated to tell anyone you don't want to. This is a medical procedure designed to help save your life with an added bonus of making you look better. The sleeve is the less invasive of the two (RNY/VSG) procedures and should go pretty smooth. VSG was originally performed on the super morbidly obese so they could drop some weight making the RNY surgery safer to perform down the road. When they are in there rooting around, they will check out your gallbladder and possibly remove it if you have stones and see if you need a couple stitches in your diaphragm (hiatal hernia) so either one of those are stand alone surgeries and can be the reason (you tell people) you are going in for surgery. Keep reading other people's experiences on here. That will put your mind at ease and it will seem like a walk in the park come time for surgery. You got this thing. Good luck!

Thank you, this is a relief and I really appreciate your support. It means a lot

[Frustr8 7,886]

No tears, No fears, you can and will do fine! I started out good, and my minor difficulties will be repaired this week , FYI I was a bypass and my problem related to that, if you are a VSG you won't have it. Most if not all sleevers do wonderfully. But keep in touch, you're now part of Our Family.

[vsgnewbie77 41]

2 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

No tears, No fears, you can and will do fine! I started out good, and my minor difficulties will be repaired this week , FYI I was a bypass and my problem related to that, if you are a VSG you won't have it. Most if not all sleevers do wonderfully. But keep in touch, you're now part of Our Family.

Thank you- this means a lot ❤️