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Don't bring a ton of stuff to the hospital, you'll spend most of your time trying to drink and walking. No need for a ton of entertainment items or toiletries. I spent two days (9/25-9/27) in the hospital and the only thing I grabbed out of my bag was my phone charger. Invest in a vitamin/pill organizer. I tried taking my pills straight out of the medicine bottles and was constantly forgetting. The organizer keeps everything in one place and is a better visual reminder. Ask for a binder in the hospital, it helps immensely when changing positions. I wore mine religiously for the first two weeks.

I’m out of surgery everything went well got down 10oz of water already feeling good took 5 laps walking got a lot of gas but overall no pain yet little discomfort but happy it’s done

I'm sure you'll be fine, sleeve patients seem to bounce back pretty quickly unless they have complications. I've seen some return after a week off on this forum... ETA: Just no lifting heavy things!! You don't want to mess up those pretty stitches the surgeon worked so hard on... LOL

I’m having gastric bypass surgery on 10/31. I have found a lot of helpful little tips post surgery from different post surgery patients. Any tips to make this process as smooth as possible? I’m starting to get anxious!!

Same! Nov 6th. I'm struggling with diet but Sunday will be very intense. But, it's the day before so I'm ready!

Hello everyone! Hi, I'm new here and I'm scheduled to undergo the VSG procedure on November 6th. Currently, on week 2 of my pre-op diet and it's going very well so far. I'm beyond excited but growing more and more nervous every day. Wishing much success to you all!

I bought a thermos cup, I hated cold drinks. It would take me an age to drink a cup and that saved me from repeated journeys to the kettle

SAY IT!!! 😁

OK, but I'm surprised that you found a surgeon who still does bands or even recommends them. Did you get a second opinion? I'm not trying to be a buzzkill, but the negative sentiment about the band is so widespread, I would proceed with caution.

Could be water weight, could be hormones, could be the day of the week, could just be...your turn to have a minor setback. You'll have some fluctuation here and there and as you lose more and the weight loss slows, you may notice it more. This is not a "failure" and it's destructive to frame it that way to yourself. It's part of the process. It's going to be ok. Don't beat yourself up. Don't sabotage yourself. Just keep going.