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Today I had my pre-op appointment with my surgeon where I was cleared for surgery. I will have to start my liquid diet tomorrow! Not so excited about that! Haha So, today was my farewell to food day, in the sense that I will no longer be eating the way I have been accustomed to my whole life before starting this journey. I had dreams of cupcakes, ice cream, steak, cheeseburgers, chips, cookies and all that garbage. But guess what happened? After all of these months of dieting and portion control, I only ate 1/4 of my steak, 1/3 of my potatoes and small side salad; pushing the croutons to the side. I stopped when I felt full!!!!!! I ate none of the other junk I had hoped to. Later I had a small ice cream cone and 1 small slice of my favorite pizza.... felt like crap all night. I hadn't realized just how far I have come and how bad I would feel. Motivation! I am so scared to have surgery, but I am so ready to take this next step and start this new life. I'm so glad I felt like crap! I know how good it feels to have control. Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app

I had surgery yesterday. Nausea everytime tried to drink or walk. Right rib cage and right shoulder really hurt. Though incisions didn't bother me much. But the tender core muscles was hard. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Hello Marissa! Congrats and welcome to the club! I just had my surgery a couple weeks ago. For starters I remember being really excited and the feeling of wanting it to feel real and doing the things within my power to get going lol. The Drs will instruct you on your journey of what to do and all the different people on here have different instructions. Make sure to follow what your Dr has laid out for a plan. I did small things like I bought tiny silverware to practice eating smaller bites and eating slower and measuring out 2TBSP and 1/4 cup of whatever I was eating first so I could get used to the visual of what that looks like because my Drs kept saying that after m my surgery I would only be able to eat about 2TBSP and eventually 1/4-1-2 cup. I also bought some bracelets from Amazon with lbs lost and encouraging words on them to mark my small victories. These we're just a few small things I could do that made me feel likeTHIS IS HAPPENING!!!! PS my surgery went really really well. There are always parts of getting used to your new life that will b be a struggle but you get over those humps. There are lots of nice, encouraging,knowledgeable, and helpful people here and your Drs office are always available too! Sent from my LG-Q710AL using BariatricPal mobile app

I have had no energy at all yesterday and today! I'm 8 weeks out. Average water intake is 108oz, protein range 78-128oz, calories 650-800. Have been walking every day, getting about 7500 steps daily right now. Pooping every other day, taking all my vitamins and minerals. What gives? Yesterday and today I hit what felt like a physical wall - like I just couldn't walk another step. A bit like the early post-surgery days, actually. I'm baffled - anyone else had this??

Thank you, FluffyChix!!

Thank you! I will look for dress for success! Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app

I feel you. I hate all forms of exercise. I really don't know why. I always feel better once I do the exercise. I just don't want to.

If make sure you’re getting in all yourmprotein. That will help with hunger

I experienced this 7yrs ago when I had a ballon inserted, By the end of 6 months My Doctor had resigned. I had to go to another hospital entirely to get the ballon removed. It wasn't a funny situation. Just hang in there though, it will be worth it in the end.

If you are self pat, you really should have some kind of contract that spells out the costs and obligations on both sides - the insurance companies do that in their network contracts and it is reasonable to do so as a self pay patient. We self paid for my wife's DS and that was under an all inclusive contract that the surgeon had worked out with the hospital - all hospital and surgical fees including anesthesia and incidentals (no lingering bills for $10 Q-Tips, etc. and it seems that everyone down to, seemingly, the floor sweepers are independent contractors wanting to send you a separate bill.) Our contract also included a cost cap in the event of complications, covering additional surgeries and hospital days, if needed. As a self pay, you have the choice of dealing with any surgeon and hospital in the world; the surgeons are often more sensitive to this than hospital administrators, though I would expect in a city like Huntsville they would be more sensitive to competition than an a rural county with only one hospital. Talk to your surgeon about this. They are often on staff at multiple hospitals, and some hospitals are more accommodating than others. Good luck, and hope all works out...