Question:
I will be having surgery in 17 days and have become very irritable. any suggestions?

   — [Anonymous] (posted on September 25, 2001)

September 25, 2001
This exact thing happened to me. I didn't figure it out for a couple of days, and then realized it was stress about the surgery, although it was subconcious. Talking to my husband about it helped, explaining how I was feeling, and I was extra nice to myself too. It seemed to pass after that.
   — mom2jtx3

September 26, 2001
Hi.. I am having surgery tomorrow morning at 7 am.... yes .. I also feel a little stress.... but not Really Bad.. I know that this is something .. I need to regain my health. Is much bettter than Dite pills and drugs like Phen- Fhen...and YO-YO diteing reeking havac on my body.. I am a child of God.. and he will gentaly hold me in his arms.... I have so much more to do for him and be 150# lighter will let me do much easyer.. I have talk to 40 people that has had RNY...All said they would do again in a heart beat. And the ones that had lap .... home in 2 days.. back at work in a week... scares from lap look like insect bites.. ( RED) but that to will fade with time. May God Bless and Keep you ---in his care.
   — Deborah M.