Question:
Just got insurance aprvl.....and now I'm scared to death
Is life after bareable? if i cant stick to a diet now ,will that change after? please Help!!! :) — summer K. (posted on October 29, 2001)
October 29, 2001
Summer, nice to meet you. I have surgery Dec 6th
My surgeon has a full program, what to eat, how to eat, when to
eat...behavior modification etc. I will tell you this..he said this to me
"Jacki I can put you in the DRIVERS SEAT OF YOUR WEIGHT i cannot make
you drive the car correctly..that's up to you" I am happy , scared ,
nervous and frantic. I MADE UP MY MIND AND THEN focused on learing all I
could on how to take care of myself properly. Read read read..and learn
from all these wonderful people on here. I looked for people my age and
close in experience.
They have been a great source of help. Know the good and the bad. Trust
in the Good.!!! Jacki
— Jackiis
October 29, 2001
Hey take it one day at time.. everyone gets scared when they get the date
cause it kinda confirms everything.. lol i fell off my chair and my hit
head on a table. but after the shock wore off .i learned to relax . Come on
here to the website it helps alot.. it helps to ease doubt and the being
nervous all the time that comes with the surgery.. ask questions we are
here to help.. i met the most wonderful people.. one of them became my best
new friend. When i first came to the site i was full doubt and worry now i
am i think i am ready for the surgery(Nov 29) and by the time your surgery
rolls around u wil be too
— Tabitha K.
October 29, 2001
Hi Summer, welcome to the club. Go ahead and be frightened. You have a
right to. Any time we make a major change in our lives -good, bad and ugly,
we go through a wide gamet of emotions. Change is scary even with this
positive change in your life. Bear in mind that the first few months will
not be easy, however you will start to feel so much better physically and
emotionally. Yes, you will be able to stick to your diet. If you don't you
body will let you know in about two minutes flat by dumping or vomiting. So
go ahead and have your last supper(s), read the message board,go window
shopping for all of the beautiful clothes you will enjoy and thing about
how healthy you will feel after the weight start to melt off.
— Jan M.
October 29, 2001
Hi, Summer. Well, I found that keeping to the diet was made very simple by
the fact that, when I didn't follow the protocols, my body told me I was
making a Big Mistake. If I ate too much, too lumpy or too fast, everything
I had eaten came right back up. If I ate too sweet, I had "dumping
syndrome" (believe me, a Very Unpleasant Experience!). I don't have
much appetite these days, anyway, and I have to remind myself to eat by
checking the clock. Good luck, think positive, and see you Lighter!
— Marjorie B.
October 29, 2001
Hi Summer! My doctor explained it to me by saying it is a
"forced" behavior modification. Like everyone else has said, if
you don't follow the "directions" there will be consequences. The
first few months will be tough. No one can change overnight. But from what
I have read , it does and will get better. I am still pre op but I am on
this website EVERYDAY reading the Q&A page. I read everything else on
this site while making my decision to have the surgery. Another thing no
one mentioned here is support groups. Call your surgeons office and find
out if there is a support group in your area. There's nothing better than
actually being able to SEE and TALK to people face to face that have had
the surgery, or that are waiting to have the surgery. That's what I did and
I love going to the meetings. I STILL worry about changing my way of
eating. But then I also think about what got me into the shape I am in now!
I will gladly give up sweets and fatty foods to have a healthier more
attractive body. My surgery is in January and my husband and I are planning
our Bermuda vacation already. There is just so much to look forward to! It
is natural to feel afraid, but you will be so happy you did this! Good
luck!
— Kim B.
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