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I'm on a liquid diet too, my surgery was two days after yours. Of the dinner you described, the only thing that sounds like liquid is the gravy? Is that what you plan on eatting? I have been wondering the same thing myself. I want to eat something. Would mash potatoes be really bad for us while we are on a liquid diet? I'd love some mash potatoes with gravy atleast! \

thank you soooo much. This encouragement is very helpful and just what I needed. Please try to send me a picture of your thanksgiving meal so I can see what you are able to eat and how much. I have been so scared that I will be miserable because I can only eat small amounts but mentally I will want more. Your info helped alot. thank you!

I am still on liquid phase. I am dieing to be able to eat normal foods again. I am worried I will be missing out on eatting foods that I once loved. You mentioned you are eatting anything... can you tell me what your typical day is of eatting and how much of it you eat? Do you ever miss being able to eat bigger portions the way you use to? Are you happy you did the procedure?

Oh so funny! You almost made my staples pop out LOL! Yes, my husband sounds alot like yours. He frequently made remarks when I would eat and always talked about me walking too slow and needing to exercise. He couldn't believe it when i actually did this surgery! I think he is little nervous now because several times he has said that I better not leave him when I get skinny HAHA! Get ready for the surgery, it is not the easy way out! I just had mine this past wednesday. I am on all liquids and it is very hard. Not trying to scare you, just trying to make sure you are prepared. I didn't really realize how tough it would be. It is also an emotional roller coaster. Get ready for the ride of your life! I'm just now going up the first hill. I'm hopeing going downhill will be much easier.

I have NO energy! I have been laying on couch all day not feeling like I have energy to do anything. I did manage to take a shower and that is it. I have been sipping water and protein drink but I can only sip so I am not drinking very much. I WANT MY ENERGY BACK, what can I do????

LOL, I do not know if you can take that med. But, after I read your post, I laughed so much from your post. It hurts when i laugh but I couldn't stop. It reminds me sooo much of what my hubby would do. You send him to the store for something and he never comes back with what you ask for!!!!

whe was your surgery? Mine was this past Wed and I am still sipping on drinks, I cannot drink as much as you. Maybe its that I am too scared, but a couple of times I had a really uncomfortable feeling when I drank alot in one gulp. I am worried i am not getting enough protein in because of the little sips, how much protein are you drinking?

No, I have not cheated but I really want some real food. This liquid diet is soooo hard. Its even harder when my husband and kids eat everything they want in front of me and the smells are in the house. How cruel, they ate pizza which i love and choc chip cookies which I could eat 10 or more of. Now, I would kill for just a bite!!! I know how you are feeling but do not cheat, it is not worth the risk of causing a leak. I would cheat if I could but I cannot afford going to the hospital with complications of leak or something else. Hang in there, just take it one day at a time! We will get there soon!

u look great. did u exercise to prevent loose skin? wondering because i just had surgery wed and i want to know what i can do to prevent loose skin. u ar younger so that is also to ur advantage, i am 38

Ok, I was worried before surgery and Now i had surgery yesterday and I am crying all the time. What is wrong with me. Did anyone go through this? I feel now I have now control over eatting and I worry I will not be able to eat hardly anything for the rest of my life!!!! What is wrong with me, I feel I am going crazy, what can I do?

GOOD luck. feel bad you are having gas pain in addition to back pain. I have bad back pain. How much are you drinking and what are you drinking daily?

4 days postop....OMG, just started feeling hungry today! Trying to drink protein drinks, water, popsickles and drank some won ton soup. Really worried because drinking liquids when I am not hungry is not that bad. BUT, drinking liquids and I am hungry is hard!!! Anyone else experience this this soon? What do you recommend?

I am so sorry you ar feeling down. I thought that I was going to have a nervous break down the day after my surgery. Literally, I thought that I was going crazy because I was worried if I made the right decision. The hardest part was knowing that I can never go back, it is done. It is a control thing I have, not having control of any of this is soooooo hard. I completely understand what you are going through. Also, with you not being able to drink liquids, that has to be really hard! Please keep posting and letting us know how you are doing. This is helping me to check every day. This drinking liquids for two weeks is killing me. Today, for the first, I started getting hungry!!! Oh boy, that was my fear because I can't eat. If I am not hungry, not eatting is not that bad. I am feeling little better with pain today and got a good nap. My back is hurting still. I just hope I can sleep tonight and I hope this hunger goes away!!!

I had surgery wed too. My pain is in my back. Luckily, I do not have nausea yet. I went out for first time today. I drove my daughter to gymnastics class. People probably thought that I was an idiot slunched over like a 90 yr old woman- HA HA! I have been hungrier today. I have been sippling on Protein drink and I have eatten 1 popsicle. I just stopped by chineese restraunt to get won ton Soup. The warmness was yummy!

had surg wed and i am still having back pain really bad. anyone with any advice? i just started taking multivitamin today. should i be taking anything else? please help, its driving me crazy. I thought i would be feeling back to myself after 4 days from surgery?

Surgery- WEDNESDAY Well, good news that I just had a bowel movement! I was worried it would hurt but it didn't at all. I have been drinking milk of magnesia which my doctor recommended and this I believe helped alot! So, recommend this for those of you worried that have not had bm yet. Sleep- still only sleeping 2 hrs at a time. Don't know whats up. Back- this is what bothers me the most. What the heck is wrong with my back? What can i do to stop it from hurting? Drinking- I am sipping Water and sipping Protein drink. I drank about 4 medicine bottles of Protein Drink and 2 popsicles and 1 med dropper of water. Am I drinking enough? What else is everyone drinking 3 to 4 days postop? What else is everyone drinking? Supplements- Just started taking Multivitamin chewable today. Anyone taking anything else? Thanks for all of the support, this helps sooooooo much!!!!!

If u were sleeved on 29th, shouldn't u be able to eat puree foods? When will you be able to eat real foods? I just got sleeved Wed, wondering already what I am going to do for thanksgiving when everyone is eatting?

They took my drain out at the hospital. It hurt some but not that bad. I was also on pain pill so that probably helped. I too have issues with not being able to sleep. I sleep a couple of hours then I get up, don't know what is wrong with me! It is 12:57 am and I just got up not being able to sleep again tonight. I also continue to have back pain, don't know why? I walked a little today, guess i need to start walking more tho! For those of u that have had a bowel movement already, were u taking anything to help?

WOW, You are doing awesome if you actually went to the mall today and movies!!! What are you taking for gas? Yes, it is very nice to have others going through this at the same time. I haven't figured out the best way to create a group for us newbies so that we can all stick together throughout our journey. I think it will help out alot. Do you know how we can do this. I have several that are private messging me but I think it will be helpful if the group can see each others comments.

Wed was my surgery. in pain, when does it stop? taking percocet and doesn't help. can't even sleep but two hrs at a time. i just want to sleep and take pain away? also, did anyone drink milk of magnesia so they wont get constipated?

I am getting ready to have sleeve this Wednesday. Getting nervous and wondering if I am making right decision. Do people start to regain their weight a couple years after having this surgery? Also, I am worried about loose skin. My BMI is 34 and I am 38 years old. PLEASE HELP!

Just got home today. My surgery was yesterday. Wondering what everyone is drinking and how much? How are you feeling? Are you exercising?

I am feeling very anxious!!!! Nervous about not being able to eat anything for two weeks and then only smushy foods for another two weeks. Then, after that, I am worried about only being able to eat small portions. I must say, I feel really sad right now and I want to stop myself from feeling this way! It is almost a regret that I did this. I wonder if it will get better after I can start eatting real foods. This is so hard for me because eatting was my friend and now I have no control and it feels like a loss to me. I hope I do not stay this way and I do not want to get you down!!!! Are u feeling this way at all or am I just crazy?

Thanks everyone for your support. Do you think I will start feeling better when I can eat real food? When you start eatting real food, how much can you each and what can you eat? Do you miss eatting alot?