Donnie 2.0

You've lost 20 pounds, you feel tired... that's not normal. Try eating more but smaller meals throughout the day. Have high protein food as meals and snacks. You should make an appointment and have a chat with your medical team, they can (or should) help address this. The doc's advice to eat ONLY 3 MEALS a day? ... that's suspect to me. Is this doctor ASMBS Center of Excellence certified? I think I got a AAS degree in Bariatric thanks to all the education I received pre and post surgery thanks to my weight loss center at Swedish Hospital.

You're a human being. A roll... if that's cheating, then you're doing pretty dang well!

I was on a high protein diet for the few weeks before surgery, not liquids only. The whole idea, my doctor explained, was to prepare the body for high proteins, and to help shrink the liver which can interfere with the procedure if it's not shrunk. I was on a 2 week liquid diet (protein drink like Syntrax nectar shakes) and then I integrated solid foods slowly. But that seems pretty harsh, 2 weeks pre op diet liquids only!

You are both doing one of the best things for your bodies you could possibly do. Do you know how many wonderful benefits you'll enjoy once the weight starts coming off? No more worries about diabetes type II - your blood pressure worries will become a thing of the past - your energy and happiness levels will fill the room - Truly, it feels like winning the lottery. Yes, there will be some difficult times: remember, this surgery is NOT a magic bullet, but it will be like receiving an unfair advantage. Failure? Forget about it. Seriously, the last thing on your minds will be eating poorly. For me, I was afraid of the coming years continuing as I had! That's what was scary to me. I didn't want to leave my wife a widow before hitting 50 years old. Also, attend your support groups through your hospital / surgery center. Communicate here. And: "To worry is to pay interest on a debt that might not even come due"

I agree with you, the pre-op preparation was not fun. Seriously, it was for me probably the worst part of the entire process, and it was capped off by the day before surgery fast, where you can only have clear liquids! Ugh! But, this was the worst part. Know that.

Hoarseness is gone, lasted about a week. My wife kinda overreacted, making me more nervous than I should have been.

Thanks mates, I'll dial back the worry then! :-)

This is my first day here on lapbandtalk. My surgery was on Sept 20th, 5 days ago. The only nagging problem I am having is that my voice is hoarse! I've only had it for a few days now. It wasn't present at the hospital (either right post-op afternoon/evening, or the second day before I left the hospital and went home). I've read on another posting that it's certainly a possible result of the intubation (my throat was very sore post-op, and I complained that it hurt me as much as my abdomen did then!) And this condition could take up to 30 days to clear itself. Anyone else have very hoarse voice issues, how long did it last, did you need to do anything different or take any meds? Thank you

Hi, I appreciate you posted this. My surgery was Sept 20th, and I've noticed that my voice turned quite hoarse a few days ago. When I was in the hospital and one day back home it was fine. will try the gargling and will drink more hot fluids. This has been my only nagging issue post-op, so I should be grateful. :-)