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4 Things I Wish I Would've Known Pre Op



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i am 11 months post op, and frequently get asked what i wished i had known pre op. here are 4 things:

I wish i would've known that i would still get hungry.- i was told my hunger would be gone.

I wish i would've known that the 1st 5 days of recovery could be difficult- i was told i would just be a "little sore"

I wish i would've known that my weight loss would be slow- i compare myself to others

I wish i would've known how yucky the Protein Shakes would get to be--they suck now.

Please chime in! What do you wish you would've known pre op? Our honesty could help those who are still pre op.

Dont be scared-- im not complaining. i love my sleeve and the results i have gotten so far.

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I love my sleeve, too, but I wish I had known how awful the first month would be, I would have been better prepared for it.

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I wish I had known how emotional not being able to eat would be. It was very very difficult in many many ways and I was not prepared for that.

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oh yeah- "head hunger". that should have been on my list too.

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I wish I had known how emotional not being able to eat would be. It was very very difficult in many many ways and I was not prepared for that.

Wow~ good point~ already worried how my Italian Mom is going to handle it and how I'M going to handle HER!

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I'm a month and day post-op.

This is my list:

  • I didn't know how painful the first week would be, with a sore stomach, little food, and the machine gas getting out.
  • The food gas pains are also pretty rough.
  • If your stomach really doesn't like a new food being introduced, you get sick. And it can be painful after.
  • Getting the required Water in, especially when water tastes bad after drinking so much of it.

There's a few complaints xD

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  • I wish I would have known how disgusting and frustrating the "frothing" syndrome can be.
  • I wish I would have known that some people develop an intestinal problem that causes them to throw up when they have bowel movements [sorry I know this is an icky topic]
  • I wish I would have known that I would be one of those people
  • I wish I would have known that despite the slow weight loss, I would have to buy a new pant size every month.
  • I wish I would have realized that the first things I would lose would be my baby face and my, umh, "girls".

But I'm not complaining. I did this for my health and I'm am extremely happy.

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I agree with what others had posted.

I wish I had known how emotionally difficult the first couple of weeks would be, just so that I could have been better prepared.

I also wish I had known that breaking the emotional ties to food would be so hard. There is LITTLE talk of that in the surgery prep classes, etc.

And I also wish I had known about the surgery as an option many years ago, because despite how hard it can be at times, it is the best thing I have ever done "for myself"

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I wish I had done it sooner.

I wish I had known that the bad taste would soon go away

I wish I had known about Primier Protein sooner

I wish I had known it would be easier than I thought it would be! So happy I did this for myself!!!

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I wish I had done it sooner. I wish I had known that the bad taste would soon go away I wish I had known about Primier Protein sooner I wish I had known it would be easier than I thought it would be! So happy I did this for myself!!!

I agree with u.............. I was told the things others are saying........

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I agree with what others had posted.

I wish I had known how emotionally difficult the first couple of weeks would be, just so that I could have been better prepared.

I also wish I had known that breaking the emotional ties to food would be so hard. There is LITTLE talk of that in the surgery prep classes, etc.

And I also wish I had known about the surgery as an option many years ago, because despite how hard it can be at times, it is the best thing I have ever done "for myself"

Wow, the second comment on this.....I think I'm REALLY going to focus on this now that all the "legwork" is done (I hope).

I have Geneen Roth's book on Breaking the Emotional Ties to eating.

I've got it in my hand right now and I'm going to read and read till I "get it".....

Thank you, thank you, THANK you all for sharing all of this GREAT information for the those of us in the on deck circle!!

Hugs,

Rosie

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I wish I had known how difficult it would be to watch everyone else eat food that I no longer will allow myself to touch.

I wish I had known how difficult head hunger would be to control.

I wish I had known about the emotional roller coaster my hormones have had me on for the past month.

I also wish I would stop comparing myself to others that have had this surgery and stop thinking that I'm doing a terrible job because my weight loss isn't as much or as quick as some people.

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