SEJuhlin

Congrats that you are feeling so good Deb. I am Day 1 postop too and not doing so great. Felt great yesterday once I woke up and was able to be up and around. Have had waves of very bad nausea to deal with but the meds took care of that for the most part. Today I feel much worse - have lots of bloating and gas, its very uncomfortable, and for some reason I am not able to pass the gas. Surgeon says that the anesthesia sometimes shuts down the intestines for longer in some people than others. Apparently I am one of the lucky longer people. Have been walking constantly but it doesn't seem to help, just shifts the pain from one side to the other. Also looking forward to getting the drain out, probably tomorrow. Am back on clear liquids/gelatin/broth but have zero desire to eat. The pressure in my abdomen is too much. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to pop like a balloon. Basically I just have to get through it! I hope everyone is feeling great...even going through this, I'd still do it again...have not had one second of regret. A formerly tight hoodie that I took with me to the hospital is now hanging off me. Only good things are in the future.

Thanks Tlamb!! In my fancy hospital gown right now waiting for the pre-op stuff to start...so excited to move this process along lol!!

Have to be at the hospital for 6 am tomorrow, surgery at 7:30...Will be thinking happy thoughts...wish me luck! I will be thinking of my fellow January sleevers tomorrow! New life, here I come.

I'm on clear liquids day before only, good luck tomorrow, my turn is Wednesday!!

Everyone says that to me, including one of the aides in the surgeon's office (wtf, right?). Just because I carry the weight better than others doesn't mean I want to stay a size 22 and die of a heart attack at age 50. Ignore those haters and keep on keeping on we can do this!!

Thank you for this thread, my surgery is in three days and I'm more nervous about being in the hospital alone (I hate hospitals and they said I'd be in for at least 2 days) than anything else. I have a private mental goal of being out after the first day. Thank you for the words of comfort.

I've tried the Premier shakes and thought they had the funkiest aftertaste out of everything I tried! I couldn't even finish the bottle! A coworker tried it for me, I thought maybe I had gotten a bad batch, and she said she couldn't taste anything wrong with it, so I guess it's just my funky tastebuds . I like the Atkins shakes the best by far. But everyone says the tastebuds change after surgery, so I guess we will have to see what happens!

My date is Jan 8th. Not too long now thank goodness!! Feeling very nervous and somewhat alone, as the only person in my life who really supports me in this is a lady I met in the presurgical classes who is getting it done also. Family is against it for a variety of reasons, none of which I consider legitimate. Sometimes I feel like I'm swimming against a very strong tide. Hopefully on the other side of this I will be the one who said "I told you so" and not them! Looking forward to being myself again, no longer myself plus 100 lbs.

I only have 1 day of clear liquids to get through, and I feel lucky about that, but I have been on Protein shakes only for four days now...I am so afraid of being over my goal weight tomorrow when I go in for my final drs visit! She said under no circumstances would she do the surgery if I was even 0.5 lbs over. I think I am ok weight-wise now but still nervous. Surgery is less than three days away. Definitely getting tired more easily and I'm very cold all the time (our current arctic temps aren't helping!!). Am in the middle of the Emotional First Aid Kit book and it is helping also. Just keep reminding yourself that no excuse is a good enough excuse to break your diet. Also, because I am a super dooper convenience eater, my cabinets are empty of anything but Protein Shakes and bars and sugar free stuff. I haven't gotten used to driving by the fast food places when I'm hungry, but I DO drive by them and I know I will get used to it. Lately I've had to stop watching tv because the food commercials make me nuts lol. I will have to ban the Food Network from the house entirely for a long while. Just remember that there is a reason you want to do this surgery. It's not a fix-all solution, it won't ultimately stop you from craving and eating bad foods, it is an assistant and not a crutch. The surgery does not fix your brain. Think about why you want to lose weight. Remember that the devil on your shoulder (or the voice in your head) is not always right. You won't die from not eating your candy/cake/ice cream/chips/cookies today, tomorrow, or any other day. But you WILL die if you keep eating them. Tell the voice in your head that wants to eat that stuff to shut the hell up you are stronger and wiser than the devil on your shoulder, and you can do this!