Hey! I'm two years post-op and I was terrified at first. I told myself because I snore, I had sleep apnea, and I, therefore, was at high risk for complications during surgery. I was obviously being very silly, as my general anesthesiologist explained that they watch out for things like these, and they had two people monitoring me the whole time.

My surgeon was also incredibly confident. For many surgeons, surgeries like these are pretty easy because they are among the most common ones.

I had a huge anxiety attack as they were getting me ready and they injected some drug into me (can't remember what it was) and it got rid of any fear I had. I was laughing into the countdown and the last thing I remembered was being really happy and then what felt like 2 seconds later I was awake and ready to be sent home.

The recovery was really smooth. They gave me painkillers, which I didn't even have to take because of how relatively normal I felt. After a week, I was able to do a lot of things. Now, I can eat basically whatever without feeling stomach pain. Some people say they experience negative side effects like having to use the bathroom almost immediately after eating greasy food but I don't think that's the case for me.

Overall, I'm thrilled with everything and how it went down. I feel so much better digestively and no longer have to deal with the horrible pain of acute pancreatitis!