Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 In a message dated 10/31/2001 4:25:20 PM Central Standard Time, cjzimmer1@... writes: > Well , I don't have any great words of wisdom for you but I can > relate to where your at. My surgery is Nov 14 with Dr. Hess so you'll > be leaving the hospital about the time I'm getting started. And yes > I'm second guessing myself daily and sometimes hourly. But I know > this is the only way and that keeps me going. Good luck on your surgery. > > > , My cousin, Marilyn, is having surgery with Dr. Hess on November 19, so look her up at Wood County Hospital on Nov. 18. You should be blazing the halls pretty well by then! Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH BPD/DS 4/27/00 www.duodenalswitch.com 267 to 165 5' 4 " size 22 to size 10 have made size goal no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 Jeff, I was as confident as you can get, as well-researched as I could possibly be, and as well-supported by friends and family as a person could hope to be, but I still found myself blubbering in the car on that fateful morning as I made my way up the fog-shrouded, early morning darkened streets of San Francisco toward CPMC. It's a scary, life-changing, big-as-it-gets thing that we are doing. I think the best thing you can do it in your rational moments, realize that this is a decision you have come to based on all the facts and the best conclusions that are possible to be reached for yourself. When the nervous feeling step in, you have to think back to your resolve, and TRUST in your decision. Know that you are doing the best for yourself. And do some deep breathing -- it really does help! HUGS!!! M. --- in Valrico, FL, age 39 Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99 http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html Direct replies: mailto:melanie@... > Cold Feet > > > I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps > popping in my > head.....I am going to fail!!!! > > I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years > is why I think > this... > > I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my > answer.... > > Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? > > Thanks, > E. Goff > Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) > Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 , I think you are going through a necessary part of this process. It must be because it seems like nearly everybody goes through it. I've read so many messages from people who were a couple days away from the big day who also got cold feet. I think you've made the very best choice of surgeries and I personally have no doubts that you will be successful. So keep writing if you need support because we'll be here up until the time you go out the door and we'll *still* be here when you get back home from the hospital later that afternoon (oh ok, maybe you'll be gone a few days) and we'll want to hear all about how you are. Jean. > I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps popping in my > head.....I am going to fail!!!! > > I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years is why I think > this... > > I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my answer.... > > Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? > > Thanks, > E. Goff > Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) > Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 Jeff, I know this sounds so simple. But just before my surgery, I was feeling the same way. My very wise mother said to me that I had made the right decision after doing all the research and just because we get the heebie-jeebies because the day is coming closer, doesn't change the decision. It is still the right decision. This seemed to help me. Hope it helps you too. M. in KC Cold Feet I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps popping in my head.....I am going to fail!!!! I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years is why I think this... I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my answer.... Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? Thanks, E. Goff Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 In a message dated 10/31/01 12:06:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, JEGoff1@... writes: > Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? > > For sure!! Its normal and you will slowly realize its going to work after the surgery happens and you start to see it do its thing. You're going to do fine. I was ready to run in Spain and I made it...I'm the biggest baby there is...never had anything medical before so I was terrified!!! its not that bad...just hang on!! ~*~ AJ ~*~ Bellingham, WA Age 37 5'8'' Open DS self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! 09/24/01 BMI 55.8 367.1 -48.0 lbs! -37.75 inches 10/24/01 BMI 52.6 346.0 -69.1 lbs! -50.0 inches 10/29/01 BMI 51.8 341.5 -73.6 lbs! -58.0 inches My profile: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=E982002956 My website: www.wls4aj.homestead.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 , I am 4 months out and I still wake up some days and think well this is it...I am not going to lose any more weight!!! When I do I think to myself why should I be the unique one to fail LOL...I guess it comes down to good old fashioned faith...We have to have faith in the fact that we decided to go through this surgery and that it is going to work. Take the DS procedure apart and it HAS to work...They make your stomach smaller...So lets say the stomach stretches ok...you still have the mal-absorption thing going for you combine the two of them and you have a procedure that is " You will succeed 99 3/4 % guaranteed " (yeah I borrowed that from Dr. Seus). Keep your chin you are going to do great! Lisbeth JEGoff1@... wrote: I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps popping in my head.....I am going to fail!!!! I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years is why I think this... I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my answer.... Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? Thanks, E. Goff Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 Well , I don't have any great words of wisdom for you but I can relate to where your at. My surgery is Nov 14 with Dr. Hess so you'll be leaving the hospital about the time I'm getting started. And yes I'm second guessing myself daily and sometimes hourly. But I know this is the only way and that keeps me going. Good luck on your surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 I will tell you a little story. In the days before my surgery, I was counting out the days like a Christmas calendar. Oh I was chomping at the bit to get this surgery. They had to give me a sleeping pill the night before surgery, because I was bouncing off the walls in my hospital room. The nurses were wheeling me into pre-op and I was given a sedative. I told one of the nurses that she needed to promise me that nothing would stop this surgery. I finally relaxed when I made it to the OR. I was so excited because I had read everything there was about this surgery, I talked to dozens of post-ops. I joked that I knew so much about the DS that I could operate on myself. Now that I have lived with this surgery for 9 months, for me it has exceeded my wildest dreams. It has been by far the best decision I have ever made in my life. I could have never anticipated how positive this surgery has been for me, and I expected a lot from this surgery as a pre-op. I eat enough food to keep me satisfied physically and psychologically, when I am thirsty, I can take a BIG drink of water. If I did not have this scar on my tummy I would not know that I had surgery, that is how normal eating is for me. The next few weeks you will be recovering and you won't be feeling very good, but it won't last. Once you recover, you recover for good and the rest is gravy. Good luck! Teri 2/5/01 Hess, Bowling Green, Ohio Highest weight 305 Weight 2/5/01, 287, BMI 50.8 Weight 10/29/01, 174, BMI 29, Cha…cha…cha… > I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps popping in my > head.....I am going to fail!!!! > > I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years is why I think > this... > > I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my answer.... > > Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? > > Thanks, > E. Goff > Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) > Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 Hi - As far as worrying about these things - How about all of us? I think that your concerns are far from unique! Think about why you decided to have this surgery in the first place. Are those reasons any less valid today? Good luck in your quest for a new life. Best- Nick in Sage Cold Feet > I am just few doys from being post-op and one thing keeps popping in my > head.....I am going to fail!!!! > > I guess since I have failed at other diet through the years is why I think > this... > > I just want to be health and pray that this is going to be my answer.... > > Did anyone else ever think anything like this just prior to surgery??? > > Thanks, > E. Goff > Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 5, 2001 (Monday) > Dr. Hess / Bowling Green, OH > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 , I haven't had the surgery yet but this is what I'm going to do when I feel like chickening out. I'm going to write a list of why I want/need the surgery. Then I'll look at it when I start freaking. Take care, ===== Dee Waiting for Ins. Co. Approval 313/Want to be 165 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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