Okay, so I really want this band and have worked really hard over the last two weeks to stick to the pre-op diet, no doubts whatsoever that this is the right thing for me to do. BUT, last night and tonight, I'm really nervous. I'm nervous about going to sleep. The whole laying me down on the OR table, strapping me in and putting the oxygen mask on. It's really starting to freak me out.
So, my friends that have had this done. How did you get over that part going in? And what was your experience like?
p.s. Ear feeling better today. Slight amount of pain, and it's still completely clogged, everytime I swallow or yawn it bubbles. YUCK! Can't wait to yawn and have it pop!!
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I wrote out a pro/con list before I had my surgery (not sure if I already told you this on lapbandtalk.com), and I just read it over every time I had doubts. I actually brought it with me when I went for my surgery (up to the point when I went into the OR), in case I had doubts. Honestly, when I set it all out in writing, the decision was totally clear to me, and it really helped to calm my nerves to remember what a rational decision I had made.
ReplyDeleteHang in there! The risks associated with the surgery are a lot less than the risks associated with not losing the weight! :)
Best wishes,
Catherine
Here is my pro/con list, just in case you didn't see it already. I really recommend writing one out for yourself. Also, be sure to take your measurements if you haven't already!
ReplyDeletehttp://chroniclesfrombandland.blogspot.com/2009/05/reflections-on-my-pre-op-journal.html
Catherine
Hey Jenny,
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the being scared about laying down for that op. I totally agree with Catherine. Write it down! I didn't do this - but in hindsight wish I had. I wrote about this part also (just go back to early June in my blog :)
I was a little daunted but it was over before I knew it.. really.
Good thoughts to you chick xx
I remember Cara freakin out as well and I think it is very common for most of us! You will notice that in a lot of blogs there is usually a post right before surgery where people start to question their decision and start to fear the OR. I didnt really get nervous until I got to the hospital and got in my little gown. My nerves were about death...but I pushed that out of my head when I took a deep breath and remembered the statistics, etc. Your doc has done tons of these surgeries yes? And the band has changed so many lives! It was weird actually being in an OR. I felt like I was on Greys Anatomy! You will be on this side of surgery before you know it. You are making a decision to SAVE your life!
ReplyDeleteI completely get what you're saying. On the one hand I feel it's a very long xmas eve wait (72 hours to go until surgery). I even had this crazy dream last night where I was thrilled to see my surgery incisions.
ReplyDeleteBut, on the other hand you do think about the risks, the strangeness of surgery (the anesthesia, the fact that you're not aware of what's happening, the quickness of it, the risks) and I generally put it out of my mind so I don't obsess.
I'm sure the morning of my surgery I'll really FEEL that trepidation but for now I'm just trying to keep positive and focus on getting the gas out of my body after surgery :-)