moxamama

I am slated for gastric sleeve surgery on May 13. I began my liver-shrinking pre-op diet 4 days ago, and I'm having a bit of a struggle. Yes, I was hungry for the first 3 days, but the hunger is diminishing rapidly. My biggest problem is the HORRIBLE headaches, which is, I presume, the liver doing its detoxification. I feel like there isn't enough pain medication in the world to deal with it. My thinking is fuzzy and I'm emotionally raw. While it might be due to the liver cleanse, I am wondering about the diet itself. I am reading on this bulletin board (and seeing on the internet, under "liver shrinking diet") that it includes low fat Protein sources and some green vegetables (e.g.: chicken/broccoli). ALL I've been told to eat/drink is these damned Protein Shakes, which I find to be pretty chalky. I don't know if I can stand to do the 3-5 per day that I was advised to drink. Is there ANYONE else out there who doesn't get to eat anything else? And anyone else out there with symptoms other than hunger? Thanks.

Hi all, I haven't yet been assigned a surgery date for my gastric sleeve. I have completed all the preliminary steps for surgery and have received approvals all along the way. However, while I have always had reservations, I am getting very cold feet about the surgery. I am not sure what it is that surgery will provide except a lifetime of potential illness. I don't think I have been "hungry" but about 10X in my life. In fact, I often forget to eat at a mealtime. My discipline problems have been with sweets and eating regular meals. I'm terrified that I won't be able to maintain the discipline of all the food preparation needed after the surgery. I have asked physicians "HOW" the surgery changes metabolism, affects hormones, etc., and no-one can give me an answer. I see people who have had the surgery and they all look what my mother would have called "peek-id" (yellowing, waxy complexion). I'm asking for how it FEELS different and how easy it is to maintain the day-to-day life changes necessary to support and weight loss and weight management. (For what it's worth, my BMI is 50 and I"m 65 yo. My gynecologic surgeon was the one to first suggest this as I have already had one bout of reproductive cancer (which has a higher occurrence rate in overweight females.) But now that the "reproductives" are out, they won't get cancer anymore, right?) Any comments out there for one who is thinking about calling it off? Moxamama