Guest guest Posted November 22, 2001 Report Share Posted November 22, 2001 Hi, I am not post-op for DS surgery but I did have surgery about 5 years ago on my back. I understand your fears and I believe they are normal. I am having surgery January 9th. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Just try to remember why you are doing this and remember that you are starting your new wonderful life really soon. I will say a prayer for you if that is ok. Good Luck and take care! pr-op 01/09/02 BMI 41/238 lbs. Dr. Keshishian --- Cialynne wrote: > if any of the postops out here, got a little or a > lot scared as their > surgery approached? > > My date is December 3rd, right around the corner.. > and up until now, I have > been relatively calm about all of this.. at times, > even excited that it is > happening.. > > Yet today.. I get a case of the nerves.. and start > to get just a bit > frightened of it. Everyone that I spoke to about > that fear today at my > family gathering tells me it is a normal emotion to > be feeling. > > I dont' believe that anything wrong will happen, nor > do I believe that I may > have complications as a result. I refuse to believe > that.. I also believe > that when you go do something as serious as surgery > of any kind, that how > you perceive that surgery to turn out is what will > happen, in the long run.. > > Having said that, anyone know why I am getting the > willies at this late > date? > > Thanks for listening.. > I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday today.. > Love > Cia > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 Cia, We will be switch sisters! I am scheduled with Dr. Baltasar in Spain on Dec. 3. I, too, have experienced a wide range of emotions. From everything I've read on this list, it is very normal. Like you, I am trying to remain positive. I believe that the positive attitude will carry us through! Best wishes to you....I'll think of you on the 3d too! Bev Pre-op Dr. Baltasar, Dec. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 Dear Cia- I was terrified just before surgery. Of course you may be afraid or nervous- this is major! I heard a story once told at a seminar I was at. This woman and her husband were skiing in the alps and they came to a large crevasse. Now, it was getting late in the day and they needed to get to shelter. They had come too far down to make it back to the last shelter they had passed before dark, and they were not prepared to be out overnight in the snow. So they had a couple choices, try to make it across the crevasse or stay where they were and try to make it through the night and try to find another route in the morning. So they jumped the crevasse. This woman said it was one of the most scary moments of her life because she did not know if the snow on the other side was stable, if it might crumble away, sending her into the crevasse. Well, that is where you are- at the edge of the crevasse- looking to the other side and wondering, Will I make it? Will I be safe? How will it be? I just want to say, as a post-op, everything good waits for you on the other side. Yes, there is a risk, but how does the risk compare to staying where you are at? But yes, I think you would be in denial if you weren't a little scared or nervous. It is a big step, and not just the surgery-- you are choosing to give up a way of life and start a new one. Good luck to you, Amy Y. Fremont, CA DS July 6, 2001 Rabkin/Jossart -87lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 > if any of the postops out here, got a little or a lot scared as their > surgery approached? Cia, Most people are scared, it is a normal emotion, it is a survival tool. You are about to embark on a new lifestyle, with a whole different set of rules. Maybe I am a nut, but I wasn't scared. This surgery was right, and I knew it in my heart and every fiber of my being. 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, 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. After the surgery, I was alone in my room, I cried tears of joy that this was done, no one can take this away. 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, and I expected a lot from this surgery as a pre-op. I eat enough food to keep 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. 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 11/21/01, 169, BMI 28, The future is yours to make...so make it a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2001 Report Share Posted November 24, 2001 Hi Cia, I went through the very same thing you are experiencing. I dealt with it in several ways. First I told myself that many people come through the surgery just fine and that the odds were in my favor. But I had that nagging thought in the back of my head that said..but what if something happened. So I did my best to prepare for the worst, but believed in the best. I made sure I had my living will and a regular will. I also did a power of attorney. I wrote letters to be given out if something happened, and my husband had a list of things that I wanted to be done for my granddaughter and future grandchildren if something happen. I tried to cover every base I could think of, including making sure I was 'right' with my family and friends and most importantly God. I went into the surgery, nervous, but with a sense of peace because I knew that I had done everything I could to prepare. And I had a sense of peace about the whole surgery from the beginning, because once I found out about DS, I knew this was right for me. But it is normal to get nervous and jittery with any surgical procedure. The morning of the surgery I was excited, but still nervous, but it was okay. I was okay and you will be too. Just trust your decision to have the surgery. Lots of luck Sheri lap/open DS 9/28/01 Dr Herron Mt Sinai NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2001 Report Share Posted November 24, 2001 Cia- You are NORMAL. yOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. You will get calm again and you are doing a wonderful thing for yourself. Be happy. Your life is going to get better and healthier. Ellen(Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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