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I had hemorid surgery about 18 years ago. It was sooooo painful! I have said that the next time I get a hemoroid I will let it blow up and drag it around on the ground behind me before I have that done again! Sorry to be so dismal, but that**** really hurt. Literally.

You look great! I can't wait until I'm down 54 lbs. I am 11 days post op, can't wait to see it coming off!

Most likely is that you are in ketosis. That gives you a fruity breath. Mine also tastes bad. As for the tongue, you can brush it when you brush your teeth and you can get a tongue scraper to try to remove the coating. Drinking a lot of water does help temporarily, but ketosis is burning your own stored fat and it does change your body chemistry somewhat. It will get better in time. You can see if a pharmacy near you sells Spry (xylitol) mints. They help keep your mouth moist and are sugar free.

Yes I have had food dreams the last two nights. I am 8 days post op. I dreamed I was eating a cheese crisp with jalapenos the first night and boy was it good and last night I dreamt about eating chocolate chip cookies with walnuts. The dreams felt so real. I told my husband I used to have sex dreams, but I guess food really is better than sex.LOL

I had my surgery on Wednesday and I am also on the clears. I also feel weak and not up to doing much. Two more day until full liquids. I am feeling so tired and to top it off, I think I am getting a cold. Hang in there.

Thanks and good job!

I had my surgery on Wednesday. Last night was the first time I felt hunger. I woke up needing to go to the kitchen for some SF jello and protein drink. My surgeons office wants his patients to use a liquid protein the first week. What I am using is called Profecta. It is horrible. Nasty taste and I have to choke it down. The reason for the protein the first week is to minimize hair loss. I am going to go to GNC today and get some Isopure drinks, 40 grams protein per bottle. I bought one and it tastes way better than the Profecta. I don't feel well and my stomach has so much gurgling and I have the squirts. Any of you have the same?

I am scheduled tomorrow at noon. Clear liquids today. Hungry, Boy am I unsettled. I know inside I want to be done with the wait and the weight. I am just not looking forward to the recovery period. I hate nausea and feeling yucky. I know it is part of the package. If I could just fast forward 6 weeks it would be ok. Please tell me I am doing the right thing.

I am getting sleeved on Wednesday the 22nd. Still flip flopping back and forth. Am I doing the right thing? Scared. I don't want to trade one problem for another. Any of you that are veterans- do you have any problems with ulcers/acids or vitamins? I just want to be really prepared for what I am doing. I currently have acid reflux, will this make it worse? I seem to remember asking my surgeon but I don't really remember a straight answer except that I will always have to take a PPI and of course vitamins, B12, Biotin, calcium citrate. Please be honest. Thank you. I am not trying to be negative, this is the rest of my life and I want to know from you, the ones that have had the surgery, not what my bariatric advocate is telling me. I know everyone is different....

You will do well. I am the 22nd, I am scared too. We can be scared together. Good luck to you tomorrow. I will be thinking about you. Let me know how you did.

I am glad to hear it well for you. Happy thoughts and speedy recovery to you.

I am having surgery the 22nd. I also feel the same way. What am I doing???? I am so confused. I hope I am making the right choice. I guess I am wondering about the what if's also. What if something goes wrong. What if, what if, what if, etc....... What if I had just made better choices of food, what if I had exercised more. What if I have buyer's remorse. Does anyone wish they had not done this? Why do I feel like this? I spent so much time and effort getting this all going and now it is a week out and I am scared.

My gosh, we are all feeling the same way. I have my date scheduled on June 22nd and I keep thinking, maybe I should cancel the surgery. I am scared. I have insurance approval and there is a time limit on the surgery window (May 5-July3) I put it off 7 weeks from approval date to make sure I was not rushing into it. I was fine up until a few days ago when the reality of it set in. I have signed all of my pre op paperwork and went to all of my visits and now it is just the surgery date. 10 days away. Wow it going too fast. I feel like I ate my last meal. I am on the preop diet now. I am thinking what if? you know all the bad stuff. I should be super excited, but I am just so nervous about the surgery. I hope you will feel better about yours soon. I am so confused........

Good luck to you tomorrow. You will do great. Let us know how you are doing. Happy thoughts!

I am due to have my sleeve June 22. My surgeon and nut told me that I will have to take vitamins the rest of my life. I am fair skinned and wear sunscreen and my vitamin D was extremely low. Most of us get enough vitamin D through 15 minutes a day of sun exposure. I had a lot of aches and pains that disappeared once I got my vitamin D level up to normal. So whether or not you have or have not had surgery, you should take your vitamins. Also get your levels checked periodically. Not everyone eats an ideal diet either. So vitamins are a must for me now, it will not change once I have my surgery.

Hi, My name is Becky and my surgery date is also June 22. Start my pre op on Thursday. Getting a little nervous. Still having a hard time getting my head around it and I have had 6 weeks to prepare. Let me know how you are doing.

I start my pre op on June 9th. I also have been having that urge to eat the things I love the most. It is my way of saying goodbye. I have not eaten in quantity. just tasting is helping me. I had actually lost 6 lbs prior to this week, so 1-2 lbs this week isn't the worst. Don't beat yourself up.I know there is no turning back once i have this surgery. I have gone to some support groups offered by my surgeon, which everyone should do by the way, and one remark that a patient post op 5 years told me was that food may be your friend,, but your friends are trying to kill you. Good advice. I have been going through the " I wonder what am I doing?" phase. Then I look at myself in the mirror and tell myself, "you have been trying to do this by yourself your whole adult life with no success". I need to get this weight off. I love food. But I love myself more, so I will be a good girl and quit eating myself to death. Good luck to you. We will be going through this together.

I am in the same boat. I have not told anyone but my husband, son and best friend. I don't want to hear the negative comments people make. I have lost weight many times. Keeping it off is another problem. I am sure we all have experienced this. Otherwise we would not have sought out alternatives to keeping it off. I want to be healthy. I am so tired of being fat. I admit it. I am fat. I got myself here and I want to do something about it. I have to please no one but me. I choose not to share all the details with others. It is truly a personal decision to do this surgery and I have made my choice. I do not to be made to feel bad or guilty. I have already felt those things about my weight. I have already heard remarks from others about my weight. Yes I am responsible for my body, good and bad. I know this will be hard. If if was easy, we would all be skinny. How many diets have I tried and failed? How many miles have I walked, how many trips to the gym have I made? How many times have I said "no thank you" when offered food? I am tired of trying and seeing very minimal results or no results. I did supervised weight programs before. Results yes. Good results? No Keep it off? No. I am not giving up by doing surgery. I am progressing to the next level. This is going to lower my blood pressure, control my triglycerides, control my blood sugar. I am using this as a tool just as I would use the treadmill at the gym. Good luck to you with your surgery and listen to yourself and no one else.

June 22nd for me! i just ordered some Unjury Chicken soup protein powder today. I bought some GNC brand protein powders and they don't taste too bad. You can add some flavoring to the vanilla. I start pre op diet June 9 and want to get ready. That is next Thursday already. Wow. Hope all goes well with your surgery. Getting excited and nervous at the same time. Weird huh?

I read your post and looked at your you tube video blogs. The blogs are very informative. I really did enjoy them. Thank you for sharing your story with everyone. It is helping me understand the eating after and what to expect. I am having my surgery on June 22, starting pre op diet June 9. Seems everyone has an energy problem around a week out of surgery. Glad to hear it gets better. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. You look wonderful.

I am having the same thoughts. OMG why am I doing this? I am scheduled on June 22nd for my VSG. I get nervous and worry, then I remember that this is not impulsive. I started this journey in February by asking my primary care doctor about WLS referral. I had actually thought about the lap band for the last few years, read through my insurance brochure and never really acted on it. I thought I would not qualify for WLS. I have other health issues that I need to lose weight for and my insurance was approved very quickly. I was approved on May 5 and have had 3 weeks now to really get my mind around it. I am getting calmer every day about the surgery.. I think one of the reasons we get so nervous is that food has been such an important part of our lives. It is a whole new way of thinking about eating. I keep reminding myself that eating is what got me to this point and I have to change my mindset to get me where I have dreamed of being. And the place I want to be is healthy and thin. I am thinking of the ultimate reward once I do this. I will feel better, sleep better, have better sex, savor my food, look better and live longer. More reasons to do this than to not do this. Good luck to you.

You could just say you have girlie issues and leave it at that. I am not telling my work either. No one there needs to know my business. I just said I have family visiting and needed some time off. I have been telling my coworkers for awhile that I started a new diet. I keep raving about how these protein shakes fill me up and I don't get hungry. I also joined a new gym that just opened up down the street from my office. So when I start my pre op diet then get surgery in June, no one will really notice that I am not "eating food". I hopefully will not have much pain once I return to work and can just pass off the protein shakes as my new diet. As I lose weight, no one will be suspect surgery. It is quite hard when you work in a small office and are so close to so many people. Since I don't take my employers health insurance, they do not need to know and hopefully will not find out. I am not ashamed of the surgery, just don't need to be judged or asked a lot of questions. I am a supervisor and and don't want my staff to see this as a sign of weakness that I chose surgery to aid me lose weight. I have tried many times, lost, regained. Want to keep it off for good and get healthy!

I have not been telling anyone either for the same reason. I have been overweight ,now obese, my entire adult life. I am tired of losing and regaining all and then some. Every time I lose 30 lbs, I gain 40 and so on and so on. I am getting my surgery in 4 weeks. I am nervous and looking forward to it at the same time. If I could have done it without this tool, don't you think I would have? It is really no one else's business but mine and my family's. I hate being judged already for being obese, I don't need other people's opinions or comments about getting this type of surgery. Most people think they mean well, but it hurts when they say things unintended or on purpose. It is not the easy way out, it is an extreme sacrifice to give up 85% of your stomach in order to become healthy. One can only imagine how much time I have already spent in the gym, how many salads I have eaten. I am ready once and for all to lose this weight and then maintain, not regain! Good luck to you.

My approval also went very quickly. Submitted on May 4, approved May 5. My surgery is scheduled June 22. We will be going through this at the same time. Congratulations!

Hi Everyone, I'm new. Just reading a few posts, not really sure how to get started with the posting, so bear with me. I am 51, married with a very supportive husband. I have been thinking about this for awhile, except the band was what I had wanted until my surgeon said he would not do them anymore.He said this is due to slippage and erosion problems. He said the companies that make the band are very savvy at marketing and his first choice is the VSG. So a little research and here I am. I have to admit I am a little nervous that this a not a reversible procedure. But my other attempts at weight loss have been reversible. I have lost weight many times, only to gain it back and then some. My high weight was 204, I am down to 194, my BMI is 35, but have HBP, high triglycerides, very strong indicators of future cardiac problems due to family history. I don't want wait around for a heart attack or a stroke to happen to me, like my mom. I really need to get this weight off of me for health reasons. I have always been ok with the way I look, just getting scared in the last two years with health issues. There it is, the end of the unhealthy me and the beginning of the new healthy me. Along the way, I intend to make my husband healthier by changing the way we both look at food and nutrition, exercise. Wish me luck!