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Thanks! I'll look for those! I am planning for Early Jan so I am starting my preparations now of finding the correct drinks, powders etc to have on hand. I want to avoid dairy, gluten and sugar so it takes a bit of planning to make sure I have what I need.

Hello Chancie! Can you tell me the name of those protein powders and shots? I would love to look them up and see whats in them and maybe get the chance to try them.

And actually, American surgeons wont operate on me because my BMI is too low for their standards which is ridiculous since I am "obese" by those same standards and have asthma and heart disease and diabetes in the family.

Thanks for the info. Was the hospital stay comfortable for you? Sometimes a worry a bit more about a hospital venue as they deal with so many more infectious diseases than at a surgery center. I'm nervous about hospitals in general actually. :-(

HI I am new, I appreciate everyone's candid disclosures, it is very generous and lovely to see the support it brings about. Though I haven't had any wls yet, I can offer some advice about the anxiety. Maybe today you can try to let it be that you have lost all desire to eat. You mentioned checking in with your docs office right? They said sometimes the swelling takes longer to go down for some people right? OK, so thats how it is today. Sounds like it happens to lots of people some days. For today it isnt a problem. Dont worry that if it continues it may become a problem, that hasnt happened yet and may not happen at all. dont worry about tomorrow, just think about today and today it isnt a problem. Perhaps focus more on other things today and just take the minimum amount of your drinks and water that is necessary, whatever that is. light teas broth etc. I think a large part of your problem is the anxiety and breaking that cycle may be more beneficial than force feeding yourself at this time. Also, Reglan is a drug that produces a very serious restless anxiety response in some individuals that has the potential to progress to hallucinations. It is without doubt grounds for being given an alternate med. If you are still on it, I recommend telling the doctor you are having a severe anxiety reaction to the med and it needs to be changed. I doubt he will give you a problem. In the meantime, ask him if you can take some otc bendryl to counteract the effect of the reglan already in your system. Disclaimer here, I am not an MD so this isnt medical advice, I am a psychotherapist and these suggestions come from my experience working together with MD's in treating our joint clients) As everyone is saying, relaxation is chemically important. However, just telling yourself to relax will probably only make it worse. Dont focus on the state of your mind, focus on doing an activity that physically brings about relaxation. A short stroll, a bit of knitting, drawing, yoga. Just do it without worrying how you "feel". Do it in 15 min increments and try to let go of everything else just for those 15 mins. TV, movies and books are not the best when one is as anxious as you describe. I would also suggest refraining from absorbing any peripheral stress by keeping your news reading light and staying away from any TV news. Believe me, if something really big happens, you'll find out about it :-). Hope some of that is helpful.

Thanks for the info! I have been looking into this procedure and the long term info is what I have had trouble finding. Any advice from long term-ers is greatly appreciated.