Lisa

February 24, 2005

Hi i'm new here i am going to have lapband surgery in three weeks and one minute i'm excited and then sometimes i feel like cancelling. Please could you let me know if you ever felt like that. I'm really scared about the surgery.

Iluvharleys · February 24, 2005

Lisa - Welcome! You are normal, we have all done that. You wouldn't be human if you didn't have all the mixed feelings. Please take some time and browse through all the posts and you will find lots of information.

DeLarla · February 24, 2005

Good news. You are normal! Let me say this, the very last thought racing through my brain as they were administering the anesthesia is, "THANK GOD."

Oh, and "hurry up!"

February 24, 2005

Thanks for your replies , I dont know how to work the computer very well but i will keep trying. Are most of the people her from America ? Thanks

New Hope · February 24, 2005

Lisa, congratulations! Yes, it's a little like a rollercoaster ride, isn't it? Highs and lows. But what a ride it will be for you! We have bandsters all over...most are in the U.S., but we have others in Ireland, France, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada ( to name a few). It's wonderful that we can all encourage and support each other, if we're right next door or on the other side of the world...connected by the internet.

Mita · February 24, 2005

Hi Lisa,

All your feelings are normal. I actually had a full blown panic attack in pre op. Never had one in my whole life one nurse had me breathing in a paper bag while the other was holding my hand and yet another was wiping my forehead with a cold towel. My advise have someone in preop with you to make the time pass by fast.

I can laugh about it now but every surgery your going to second guess yourself.

Can you imagine a patient running down the hall hooked up to the IV and holding a suitcase in one hand and trying to cover your back side with the other..

DeLarla · February 24, 2005

Hey Bubba, one of the girls having surgery with me beat your panic attack... she actually got up and ran! She changed her mind on the way to the operating room. She decided against it, but later the doctor was able to talk her into it. She had the surgery later on.