grl499

My surgery was a week ago today and I started sleeping on my stomach two days ago - about the same time I stopped taking Tylenol for post op pain.

Hey logo, I totally understand! I fluctuated in weight over my weight management appts, and ended up weighing the same at my pre op appt. as I did on my last weight management one 😅 At the time, I was actually 7 pounds down from the beginning of my liquid diet, b/c I gained a bit weight on a 3 week vacation in Central Europe (but of course I didn’t tell my surgeon that!) I typically drank 3-4 shakes a day, 2 cups of broth, and some SF jello and popsicles, for around 500- 600 calories a day - enough to be losing *some* weight you’d think? My surgery was actually yesterday morning and I just got home! I was a bit worried b/c I had started my period a couple days before and was retaining water like I usually do, so I actually weighed in a couple more pounds than I did at my prep appt (242 vs. 240) - no one said anything and my surgery went perfectly! Even with all the swelling and the massive amounts of fluid they pumped in me, when I weighed at home this afternoon, I came out to be 234 and some change. I would say don’t worry so much, b/c it’s basically guaranteed that you’ll lose weight after surgery (minus a couple pounds you might initially gain due to the IV fluids). I was worried my preop results were a negative prediction for my post op ones, but it doesn’t look like an issue at all! If you know you’re doing everything right, keep at it and you’ll eventually reap the benefits 😊

Did anyone not lose that much weight during their preop diet? I’m on day 5 of 10 of a 5 shakes/day diet and I’ve only lost 4.6 lb! I have my pre op testing tomorrow and am worried what they’ll say, esp. b/c people here seem to lose 10-15 lb (or more!) in the typical 2 weeks 😱 Part of me is a bit disappointed too, b/c a bigger loss pre op seems like a good kickstart to the whole process?

Hi all 😊 I still need to go back and read through this all of this thread, but I just wanted to introduce myself! I’m 24 years old, 5’2 and 245 pounds - a bit young, but I’ve been overweight all my life and have tried everything - fat camps as a child/youth, medically supervised programs, wellness retreats (basically adult fat camp lol), diet pills... I want to start living my life more fully and ward off all the health problems I’ve seen my parents struggle with for years, and VSG seemed like the most effective tool to get me there! I actually got the call to schedule surgery this morning - VERY unexpectedly - and it’s set for next Friday, June 14th. My doc usually requires a 2 week liquid diet beforehand, but he’s going on vacay and I’m “young and healthy”, so I get to start today 😱 A tiny part of me was disappointed b/c there were things I wanted to eat before, but I actually think it’s for the best and I’m very excited to start this journey! (we’ll see if I’m still so optimistic once I’m a few days into this liquid diet 😉)