JerseyJules

No, but they hit me with a happy cocktail..

Just got home, had my surgery yesterday. Gas pain sucks and you have zero appetite or even look at food. Beef broth in the hospital made me almost vomit, but I just asked for some medication. The gas is the worst thing about it so far.

I am 6 days away from my surgery date and was really cool till I went to my pre op visit where they gave me the post op diet. Im looking at 1 to 2 oz servings of liquid at a time and thinking, "how am I supposed to survive on that?"...The one thing that scares me about this process and I know its silly, is not being able to eat larger portions of food, I feel as if Im going to wither away after surgery...I guess thats the idea, duh.. How long does it take before you feel "normal" again and can eat regular foods just smaller portions? And how much does the first 4 to 6 weeks really suck??

Watch my video, it has my experiences, doubts and backing out the first time as well as the decisions that led me back to this point..

Im going under the knife tomorrow...Im literally a nervous wreck also. I have so many things running through my mind and hope Im making the right decision. I know I need to do something or my quality of life will start to degrade over the next few years.

Im going under the knife tomorrow and unexpectedly very nervous..My doctor does only 1 day of Clear liquids prior to surgery and clear liquids for 2 days post op. 3 weeks of full liquids and 1 week of puree. I guess every doctor is different and has his own game plan.

I would say the average American doesnt get 36 oz of fluid so I think you're good for now. Im getting my procedure on Monday. I already drink lots of Water so hopefully I will not have an issue with it afterwards.

Im going in on the 27th. Im a big thick guy, 297 lbs decent muscle. Part of the mental game for me is not being a big guy any longer..Im so scared of losing all my muscle...Were you able to retain your muscular strength?

I would like a Rolex.

You know any Protein drinks, tea or Soups count towards your daily Fluid goals.

I'm tentatively 7 days out from my surgery pending a visit to the cardiologist tomorrow, and am starting to get super nervous and anxious also. I know this is something I really need to do, but get the occasional doubt that I want to do it..This is a very hard thing to deal with for some reason.

Well I have a surgery date of 2/27/17 but I just had an irregular EKG where Im having an abnormal heart beat. I havent noticed it at all, but they say its there. So I have to see a cardiologist on Monday. I hope this is not another hurdle I have to jump on my journey to try and be healthy...

The low grade fever would concern me. I would call the doctor about that one. But I hear the feeling of doing 1000 sit ups is normal.

Good luck to all!!! Im set for the 27th and have my final visit with my surgeon tomorrow. I cant wait till i get this done.

After the update/system maintenance last night, all my topics I follow are gone. Anyone else having this issue? I had several threads I liked to read updates on and now I cant find them including my own threads I started.

So what brand and type of Vitamins is everyone using after VSG surgery? And why?

For some reason my surgeon only has a one day clear liquid diet pre op to help shrink your liver a little. Honestly this liquid diet before surgery is one of my biggest fears..lol

I'm still pre op, but i have a post op question for sleevers, or bypassers. How did you mentally deal with being sleeved or bypassed and get over your food addiction? Mentally for me the one thing holding me back is the thought of not being able to eat large amounts of my favorite foods. I am a mental eater and do eat when Im not even hungry so its obvious Im addicted food. I really do not want to get this operation and wind up back in the same spot a few years from now having ate myself back to where I am. How did you deal with your food addiction? I know the sleeve is only a tool and will only restrict me from eating large amounts of food at one sitting, and will not cure my brain which has skewed portion sizes for 40 years.

I have had multiple surgeries in life. Left knee, right shoulder twice, left bicept,tonsils and a vasectomy...lol...The surgery itself is nothing. Your lying there on the table, get drousey and then wake up in recovery. You usually dont remember anything you said or were told right before you pass out. The recovery part is different for everyone. most of my surgeries I woke up fine, one I vomited all night from the anesthesia. One surgery I woke up in pain till they hit me with the pain meds, most of them I woke up not in pain...Its normal to fear the unknown. Youll do fine. And remember, the surgery is the easy part...

I cried in the shower the morning I was supposed to get my surgery 2 years ago. I wasnt ready mentally. You really need to be mentally prepared to move forward, trust me. took me 2 years to mentally prepare myself for this. Im scheduled Feb 27th.

I backed out 2 years ago literally almost on the table. It was not the right time for me. I needed to prove to myself I couldnt do it on my own. Fast forward 2 years later and I went back to the same surgeon and said "Im ready to let you help me save my life now". It took me 2 years to come to terms with the fact that 1) I was morbidly obese it wasnt all muscle 2) not matter what I do in my life, my body and genetics will not let me shed the weight. Last minute jitters are normal, its a major life decision and you need to be 100% sure you are ready. My issue the first time around was that I did literally zero preparation and research and simply jumped into it as a fix all scenario. I since have done tons of reading and research and asked tons of people who have had the procedure. The common statement I receive is "its the greatest decision I have ever made". If you need to , postpone the surgery date for a few weeks or months and give it another shot to lose weight on your own. then move forward if you need to. Youll thank yourself later as there will be zero regrets.

Its also automatically subcribing me to email notifications for every thread I follow, when I dont want them . I have to manually change them for each topic..

I wouldnt sweat it. No one will notice your skin. Dont stress over trivial BS, youre healthier and will live a more active life, dot let some skin drag you down.

It is a ton of anxiety leading up to the day. The worst will be the day before and trying to sleep that night. I literally cried in the shower that morning and had a sick feeling in my stomach like it knew what I was about to do to it. I ultimately backed out of the procedure. I needed to try one more time. I proved to myself that I will not make the needed changes to my lifestyle without drastic intervention. Im very active and do work out a lot but could never get down to the weight I want to be, my body fought me every step of the way due to genetics. This is me in 6th grade. 185lbs. I left grammar school at 248lbs, thats some serious genetics I had to fight my whole life. Im done, I give up...I need help and had to admit it to myself. When I went back to the surgeon after 2 years I told him "Im ready to let you help me save my life"...