Here we go then I was thinking last week you really need a book that gives you the A-Z of weight loss surgery of all types. How many threads do we see posted that say what is this how do you do that etc.
So today is the beginning lets see what we can produce starting with A
A is for anxiety
These anxieties are very different for pre-op to early post op to longer term people.
Pre-Op
I remember pre-op all my anxieties were based around the op itself. Firstly would I be too big to be done keyhole. Amazingly only 4 years ago there were more restrictions on when you could have this done and many more people had open operations. I had already lost over 10 stones before deciding On surgery and was 21 stones 5lbs at the date of the op just scraping in below the 22 stones at which the op was more expensive and more likely to be open. Next anxiety would I survive the op, well at 55 I decided I wouldn’t be living that much longer at over 20 stones without it so best get that out of my head. Other anxieties at this time were would I have a catheter (yes no problem they put it in when I was under I was anxious they would do it while I was awake), would I have a naso-gastric tube…a conversation with Mr Somers saw that one dealt with. Strangely I wasn’t anxious about the pre-op diet if someone tells me a thing has to be done I will do it so managed that one.
Post op –Early days
Am I losing enough weight quickly enough. Who doesn’t get anxious about that. Unfortunately for me having list 10 stones prior to the op it meant my losses were slower but 9 stones left in the first year and the remainder in the next year
Long term Post-op
Anxiety is ever present and growing. Regain is the most constant fear. It happens so easily for me I can eat anything and in increasingly larger quantities. More on this subject later (when we get to B for boredom and R for regain see there is a long term plan here). Other anxieties are what the future holds, wls is still not really a long term study in the UK or anywhere there is not yet 30-40 years of information. As such I am keen to read what other long term bypassers are experiencing to help me watch out for problems and how to avoid them. Finally I’m anxious to make the most of this later life opportunity and get to grips finally with new things and really living a life not just existing.
Sorry this is not meant to be just about me but rather I’m stuck with using my feeling and experience to try to start a discussion which could help us all. Post up your thoughts on anxieties what they were and are for you. How could others help you deal with them?
MOST OF ALL COME OUT AN POST EVEN IF IT IS TO SAY FOR GAWDS SAKE GET BACK IN YOUR BOX
M
So today is the beginning lets see what we can produce starting with A
A is for anxiety
These anxieties are very different for pre-op to early post op to longer term people.
Pre-Op
I remember pre-op all my anxieties were based around the op itself. Firstly would I be too big to be done keyhole. Amazingly only 4 years ago there were more restrictions on when you could have this done and many more people had open operations. I had already lost over 10 stones before deciding On surgery and was 21 stones 5lbs at the date of the op just scraping in below the 22 stones at which the op was more expensive and more likely to be open. Next anxiety would I survive the op, well at 55 I decided I wouldn’t be living that much longer at over 20 stones without it so best get that out of my head. Other anxieties at this time were would I have a catheter (yes no problem they put it in when I was under I was anxious they would do it while I was awake), would I have a naso-gastric tube…a conversation with Mr Somers saw that one dealt with. Strangely I wasn’t anxious about the pre-op diet if someone tells me a thing has to be done I will do it so managed that one.
Post op –Early days
Am I losing enough weight quickly enough. Who doesn’t get anxious about that. Unfortunately for me having list 10 stones prior to the op it meant my losses were slower but 9 stones left in the first year and the remainder in the next year
Long term Post-op
Anxiety is ever present and growing. Regain is the most constant fear. It happens so easily for me I can eat anything and in increasingly larger quantities. More on this subject later (when we get to B for boredom and R for regain see there is a long term plan here). Other anxieties are what the future holds, wls is still not really a long term study in the UK or anywhere there is not yet 30-40 years of information. As such I am keen to read what other long term bypassers are experiencing to help me watch out for problems and how to avoid them. Finally I’m anxious to make the most of this later life opportunity and get to grips finally with new things and really living a life not just existing.
Sorry this is not meant to be just about me but rather I’m stuck with using my feeling and experience to try to start a discussion which could help us all. Post up your thoughts on anxieties what they were and are for you. How could others help you deal with them?
MOST OF ALL COME OUT AN POST EVEN IF IT IS TO SAY FOR GAWDS SAKE GET BACK IN YOUR BOX
M
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