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Keeping hydrated has definitely been difficult. I'm uncomfortable anyway and that doesn't make me want to sip water all day.

The nausea and pain were the worst right after surgery in the recovery room, but I haven't had nausea since then. The pain in my stomach on the right side is still there and it's torture whenever I get up or sit down or change positions, but otherwise not too bad

I was in horrible pain and super nauseous when i woke up in the recovery room. They have me medicine and had already put the patch on me. Luckily u fell asleep and I haven't had any nausea since then. I also haven't been hungry at all, not even a bit. I've been thirsty, but the hunger hasn't come around.

My surgery went great! And I didn't even freak out too much beforehand.

Yeah the best parts so far have been being able to walk to the bathroom but hurts like hell when I get up or sit down. My surgery went well though. I'm sad I can't drink anything until I get out of the hospital tomorrow

I have no Idea how I'm going to calm my nerves at the hospital, but I'm hoping lots of deep breathes will help...

Justme24 - awesome advice! Thank you.

Popsicles tasted like steak after surgery. LOLOLSteak Popsicles!? Wouldn't most people be excited about that? Haha

Thanks for all the advice, everyone! Can't believe I'll be sleeved tomorrow afternoon!

I'm expecting the pain but what I'm worried about is will I ever be able to eat normal again -- go to a restaurant with my husband, eat at holidays etc. I'm not talking about eating BIG. I realize that restaurant eating will mean eating a very small amount of the food. I guess I'm just nervous because right now I'm thinking of all the things that I would love to just have a bite of. (I'm on Day 8 of the Pre-op liquid diet). I have the same feelings, but that's why I didn't have any food funerals. I'm not saying bye to all of the foods I love, mostly just saying hey, see you, a LOT less of you, later and a lot less often! I know there are some things I'll lose my taste for, some things I shouldn't eat again, and some things I won't eat again, but I've made my peace with it.

I'm not due in until noon and surgery at 2pm. I hate having to wait all morning to go in! I have no poop medicine, is that a good thing or bad thing? Lmao! Yeah my heart is just pounding sometimes and going "is this real? Am I really doing this?" And then I get excited about thinking about afterwards.

Yeah, I'm the same way. I'm really nervous that I'll fail and disappoint myself and my family.

Awesome! Any post-op suggestions, @@rowebaught? For diet, pain management, anything?

Awesome! Thanks for all the tips. Anybody have any good recipes for post-op (any stages)? I'm hoping I don't lose my taste for Greek yogurt because I love it now.

Good luck to everybody else going in tomorrow! I'm having a little cold feet, I've never had surgery before and it's scary, but reading this site has helped me get even more excited. My doc didn't make me do clear liquids before, but my dinner tonight will be a nice broth.

I hate jello so I'm a little nervous about post-op but I've been living on protein shakes and Greek yogurt so far and it's been good. Good luck!!

I've lost about 15 since starting liquids. We'll see what I weigh in as on the day!

@@kimby1029, where are you getting yours done?

It's so close! I'm freaking out and trying to distract myself so I don't totally panic. I'm excited though.

This doesn't seem that active anymore, but hi Mass sleevers! I'm getting sleeved Tuesday. Excited and scared! I'm at Norwood Hospital with Dr. Glasgow.

So I'm only 23 and I'm scheduled for surgery on this Tuesday, May 26th. Anybody else young and very heavy like me who got sleeved? I used to think it made so much more sense to get wls when you're younger because then you'll get to enjoy the rest of your life, so to speak, but now I'm realizing how scary it is to make a life-changing decision when I've still got so much life left to go! I think about how hard it might be to find a relationship with someone who shares the same values and how going out with my friends or family will change. I keep reminding myself "it's scary, but it's scarier to think about being fat for the rest of your life." it's sort of my mantra. I'm not having doubts about getting it, but I'm scared and anxious. My head, logically, is like "you're crazy. You can do it." and the other part of me is like "uhm any surgery is scary! You could die! This is such a crazy decision!" Needless to say, I haven't been a very big risk taker in my life so far.

@@ohh_mandyy Thanks! @@RaginCajun, thank you for your honest input too! I see a therapist regularly and we've discussed this for a long time. I don't know why that doesn't reassure me more, but I've always had a fear of failing and I've always felt like I take the easy way out, and this time, I wanted to take a risk and do something hard. The easy way out would be to stay overweight. And even though there's a part of my brain screaming "No! What about pizza!?", it doesn't seem to be as strong as the part of my brain telling myself all the good things I'll get to experience after this. I've been doing great on my liquid diet, and I know that doesn't mean much, but it makes me proud because I'm starting to have confidence in myself.

I am scared to death! Excited, but scared. I was freaking out earlier and panicking and I emailed my surgeon and probably sounded like a lunatic but between his reassurance and this site, I'm feeling a lot better.

Thanks guys! I've been making better, healthier choices for the past year or so and didn't even start the surgery process until 6 months ago so I'm excited for the sleeve to help me keep making those choices. I'm worried about keeping up with exercising! I've been overweight my whole life so exercise was always something I dreaded because it just wasn't easy for me. Here's hoping I find some exercise that I love!

Yeah I've found that I'm way more thirsty since I started the pre op diet but that just makes it easier for me to get used to drinking so much water. I bought a 32 oz bottle so when I go back to work, I just need to remember to drink two of them a day!