Orbera: Tips, tricks and survival guides for a newbie about to get procedure done!

[athenean 33]

Hi all!

I am a week away from my insertion date with mixed emotions. I'm excited, anxious and nervous all rolled into one.

I was wondering if you have had experience with the Orbera if you could give me any helpful tips pre/post insertion?

What should be on my shopping list? What should I throw away?!

I am looking forward to the support and the adventure ahead....

Thanks

Elle

[OKCPirate 5,323]

Congratulations, good luck, God Speed on this journey. The first few weeks kind of stink. You are nervous. You second guess yourself. You don't poop for almost a week post surgery and you really start to freak out. Then things start to get better and a new normal begins. THEN the weight comes off. And you get to laugh about your pants LITERALLY falling off in the parking lot (invest in some nice undies).

Just keep walking and getting in the best shape you can going in. Plan on walking after you get home for about a month. Sip Water all the time the first week (I used a shot glass to start with just to regulate the amount).

I looked around for menu ideas for every week post op and tried them all and stocked those in my kitchen. All my kids junk food was moved to another cabinet away from my stuff.

Enjoy the journey, and if you ever start getting scared read some of this: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/195065-you-know-you-lost-weight-when/

[athenean 33]

Thanks so much!! I was wondering if I can still have coffee? Should I be doing a diet pre-insertion?

Thanks

[erp 2,016]

Ask your surgeon about coffee. You can have it again but I don't recall how long mine wanted me to wait.