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Congratulations!

That is a great success, congrats!

Congrats!!! ... and thanks for sharing =)

Hi Birdy18...After reading this I can understand your anguish and disappointment on not having a 'last hurrah meal'. After being home from surgery it was somewhat hard for me to watch others eating the very foods that I loved to eat, especially at family get togethers where they are always based around food. As soon as I was able to eat/chew on protein I got my hands on what I thought I felt I was missing out on, but you know, it wasn't as fabulous as I thought it was going to be. That's just my experience with it, but still have 'head hunger' issues that I deal with from time to time. Hope you're coping with it as best you can...

Thanks for sharing your excitement/nervousness...all totally normal as I was the same in the weeks before surgery. I hope you recover well since I see you have a trip planned soon after your surgery. Everyone's experience is different, but I'm sure you will get to know how your body responds to the new way of eating so I can't really address your question on how your body will know to stop losing weight. Hope you have a speedy recovery =)

I know how you feel. I hated doing the the pre-op diet too, at day one. I was frustrated, hungry, and started to switch to decaf coffee, which led to the next several days of headaches due to the caffeine withdrawal I was having. It is hard and frustrating, and I gave up several times thinking it may not be worth it. I kept talking with WLS surgery folks who have had it, there's at least one in my office, and the talks helped a lot. It helped greatly to log into 'Myfitnesspal.com' and keep a food diary. The conscious effort helped keep me in focus and concentrate on keeping my eye on the prize. There were plenty of over eating days, but you let that go and start over again. I wish you the best and hope you'll be able to get there.

Congrats on your surgery as well! Looks like you are doing very well for 3 days post-op...wishing you a speedy recovery!

Congratulations, and wishing you a speedy recovery as well! The waiting time before surgery was probably the worst for me, all that anticipation, but you will be asleep & awake again before you know it =)

Congratulations Mitch...sounds like you are doing very well!

Congrats lizzyshade! That's awesome news

Not sure what else i could add since all those before me had really great advice, all of which I wish I had before I had my sleeve done. If you do need help getting up and going to the bathroom while in the hospital definitely press that nurse's button. I used to lay there and wait until one came by (when checking my vitals, etc.) and then I asked if they could help me get up, disconnect me, etc. I don't know why I did that, but i guess I almost felt like I was inconveniencing them, strange I know. Best of luck to you!

Cool blog and congrats on getting your surgery date. I wish that I had discovered this website a lot sooner before my surgery like you, but am happy that I finally did. I wish you much success on your journey.