feeling down :-(

my excitement has gone. i am now anxious and wondering what the hell i am doing.. i keep thinking the surgery is pointless as i am still nearly a stone over my goal weight, i'll never ever be able to wear a bikini because of my horrible stretched tummy. and what if i dont wake up? i have 2 little children.. what a mess.

Awww c'mere babe

I said in another post today and I'll say it here too... I doubt there's a mother here who doesn't think of their children right before surgery. Its a normal reaction to your up and coming op babe. I know I've felt it with both my ops (along with non-elected ops) and will no doubt feel the same again when I have my next surgery next month.

You AND your children will be OK, this time 17 sleeps from now you're going to open your eyes, look down at your boobs, hug your kids on the sofa and wonder what the heck all the worry was about. Honestly FC, everything is going to be just fine, it's a 'common' concern and all WILL be OK xx

Totally agree with Cookie! I remember dropping my daughter off before my op and thinking "what if I dont come round, I'll never see her again" it was awful the things that ran through my mind but now 12 days post op I am so happy and so glad I did it! I too have stretch marks on my tummy but do you what, having the BA has made me feel better about it cos now its just that little bit that I dont like rather than my entire torso! My lovely boobies take the attention away from my tummy!! Even if u dont wear a bikini think of all the lovely outfits you will be able to wear... strapless dresses, low cut tops etc etc. You will look back on this post and wondered why you doubted having surgery I'm sure! I said to my fella 2 days post op that I wished I could go back and do the surgery again with the benefit of knowing it was gonna be ok cos then I could have just enjoyed the process!!

Thanks ladies. What a rollercoaster!x

Try not to worry hun all these fears are normal and you'll probably have them right up to the second you go in to theatre but i promise it will all be worth while.
The build up to the op is just as big as the recovery but if you read some of the stories on here you will see all the girls say that they dont know why they even worried.

We're all here for you right up to the minutes before you go in xx

It sure is but we have each other to support one another thorugh those moments when you feel like you are loosing it!!

Aw Hun xx

You are gonna be fine xx but you're right, it is a bit of a roller coaster xx

lots of hugs hun, just concentrate on the positives and how great you'll feel with your new additions! xxx

I know how you feel, I sometimes have little pangs of guilt that I'm putting myself through unncessesary surgery and all the risks that go with it, but the fact is, the risks are minimal and you ( and me...! ) will be fine! I guess it's normal to worry and I bet I'll have loads more nearer the time x
M x

Fairycatcher, I was similar to you last week, I felt indifferent, like the surgery was happening to someone else, kind of detached . But I feel great today, back to my old self. A few of the ladies on here understood and it helped me. I think it is like what cookie etc said to me, my way of dealing with the stress of it all . It will pass. I got excited today looking at the fab lingerie that I have always wanted to wear , and never felt like it looked "right", I have turned a corner today and the excitement is creeping back , I am sure in the nxt few days the initial enthusiasm will return xxxxDont think the surgery is pointless, i wrestled with this because i have thought 41, 2 kids...is it worth it?.but to me it is !!!! I think this down feeling is the norm for alot of us ladies before surgery.

All round

It will be all just peachy just you wait and see...and to achieve what you have all ready achieved is fantastic..you deserve your mahoosive boobies...

Dont worry be happy....do do do do do do do

It will pass honey...I've had all the same feelings they have all passed now and as it gets nearer I get more excited and you will too, think all the worries and emotions are all normal and part of your boob job journey. This forum is brilliant it helps you to realise your not alone and all the feelings you have are normal and we are all feeling the same. Keep ya chin up Hun xxx

Aw hunni I'm sure as you have seen from the other posts that the experience is one hell of a rollercoaster I think before we actually decide to have a BA that's its a easy process, only once we are in consultation and booking stages do we realise that it's not and is certainly a emotional experience on so many levels. Your feelings are so natrual and its the worry of the unknown hunni. Even on the morning of my op after I was all gowned up I thought " do I really want this " of course I did it was just fear. You will go through these emotions right up until you go to sleep but when you wake up with your new fab boobies you will be so pleased. The only regret I have is that I didn't allow myself to be excited in the lead up, if I could rewind and do it all again I would but I'd make sure I enjoyed the experience. In order to help me deal with my emotions I started writing a diary on here which helped and its nice to look back on to remember all the feelings I felt at the time, maybe you could do this, also reading these diarys helps girls that are worried so read a few diarys Hun and you will realise that you are going through what everyone else did. Xxxxx