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i understand, i've been through hell, imagine a 15 years old boy with a leak, that is just isn't right but thank god i healed i can never forget having a leak.

Just to update - Doc said I can continue taking my meds, INCLUDING the morning of surgery and that they will give me something at the hospital as well. The meds do not affect anesthesia Thank goodness, and wooo for functioning without anxiety (or at least not as much) haha

Thoughts & prayers with you my dear! It is a very hard thing to watch our parents deteriorate before our eyes! My dad died 10 y ago and my mom is 85 with a ton of health issues. It's really tough! (((((((((Domika)))))))))

Good Luck! Just think, you could be helping others save their lives!

I know! im so scared of getting dehydrated or confusing hunger with thirst! and i never had issues drinking water before, now after surgery i can drink any liquids just fine but water ugh just a sip makes me nauseous so i kinda have to push it the best ive done is a bottle of 16 oz and a half in a DAY! Thats why im so confused as to how the heck am I gonna get the 64 oz?! Hopefully , like you say, it'll get better by summer

Hi, I had my sleeve surgery on August 6th and I was never a big water drinker prior to surgery and after surgery Im lucky if I can get 20oz in. I have a cup of coffee every morning with a hardboiled egg and the consumption of water is the hardest. I tried infusing the water, I tried the little packets of zero calories to add to the water BUT water and me just dont "mix". I hope it gets better with time because come summer, Im going to be scared of getting dehydrated and possibly admission to the hospital because of dehydration! I have also noticed that my sense of smella and taste has changed drastically. I blogged earlier and Im not the only one! Weird, very weird! Good luck on your journey toots!

I had mine on November 12th and I'm still finding it hard to get down the 64 oz. I get between 22 and 40 a day. 40 is on a good day. I think it will get better over time. At least that is what other people keep telling me.

Simplejaxgirl and wndrfullife.... I'm 11 days post-op. Based on my post-op life so far...here are my thoughts. Am I making the right decisions? Yes, you are doing what's right for you and your future health, which in the long-run is the best decision(s) you can make. Am I loosing enough weight pre-op? Yes....The dr. only wants you to reduce the size of your liver. Losing weight is the best way to do this. It will make the surgery less likely to have issues from possibly knicking your liver. Plus, I was told, that your liver can get so enlarged that it can take 2 people with retractors to hold it back for the surgeon to work. Losing weight makes the liver light and fluffy and easy for one person to simply push out of the way. Will the surgeon say no if I do not loose enough weight? (No # was given) If you are losing ANY weight and following the pre-op diet as prescribed, he will not cance/reschedule on you. What if there are complications? He/She is a trained surgeon. I had NO compications....you will do fine and your hospital staff is specially trained to take good care of you no matter what happens. Will I be able to take care of my son and house after surgery? (I will only have support for maybe a day or two) Yes, you will not have a problem here. The only thing you will not be able to do is lift him up. So have him climb up in the chair/sofa with you to cuddle instead of picking him up. He may have to help out by picking his toys up instead of you, but everything else you will be able to do just fine. Be sure to rest as much as possible and keep sipping your beverages. What will life after surgery be like? It will be WONDERFUL! In 3 - 4 months you be able to play with your son longer and do more things with him that you would be able to if you had not had the surgery. You will be celbrating your future with him and able to participate so much more in his growing up. YOU WILL DO GREAT!! Start telling yourself that. You cannot control the unknown. All you can do is control how you approach it. Be as positive as you can and everything will be fine. I'm sure you think I'm being Pollyanna, and perhaps I am, but all I can do is answer from my vantage point, and so far, I've had an amazing recovery. I had never had surgery before and thought it would be FAR worse than this, and have been SO blessed....I'm sure you will be too. Good luck!!

It's great to hear you are feeling better. May God continue to look over you.

One of my favorite sayings is "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it." I understand your fears and they are good to have now because if they are were you know them then they will always stay fears and never realty. I look forward to reading your blog and going through this with you.