JuliannaJ

I regretted it when I was in pain...but I knew from reading this site that this was normal to feel this way immediate post op....loving it more and more as the pain goes away and the scale is already moving downward! Still on clear liquids...wish I was on regular food and healed...then I would probably say, no regrets!

I have to be there at 6am tomorrow! I am first on the surgical schedule. I live 45-60 minutes from the hospital...so we all know I am not getting any sleep tonight. Good luck to my sleeve sisters (and Misters if there are any for tomorrow).

I don't know how I am going to do this and make these life style changes! How does everyone do this? I went through this whole long process and am now second guessing myself.....I am hungry and miserable and today was ONLY the FIRST Pre op day and I have two weeks of this plus the post op diet! I want some chocolate candy, cake and some good old carbs....a bagel with cream cheese and bacon would be nice or some cheese nachos! I find myself thinking of food constantly now and grieving all of the food I can't have! HELP! Am I kidding myself that this tool is going to be enough for me to lose the weight with my current $hitty will power or are old habits going to win? Seriously, I am at DAY ONE PRE-OP...please tell me there may be light at the end of the tunnel and that EVERYONE (or at least some) felt this way. I was able to lose 25 lbs. during this process but it is the limitation of the liquid Protein that is killing me today! Please help me!

Thanks! I am not looking forward to immediate post op and gas pains...just hoping for no more head hunger feeling and no more "cheating". I feel the willpower now! Doc said he will give me plenty of pain meds...so he better not be lying! I just need to be conscious enough to walk...otherwise hoping to be flying high on morphine for a day or two.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement. It was a tough two weeks with ups and downs and I didn't even feel like dealing with anyone! Tomorrow is my big day and although I didn't do directly as ordered for the PRE op diet, I was pretty close to it and am looking at tomorrow as the next chapter in this exciting time. I want to thank each and everyone of you though for taking the time to respond and help me out....glad to see I was not alone!

I thought for sure this had to be a mistake...why would Barrett's be a contraindication to surgery...but yes sure enough it is...I tried to research WHY but any studies I saw did not say WHY. Does anyone know? I am thinking that maybe because the VGS can cause refux in about 20% of patients? I have Barrett's esophagitis and I am wondering why the surgeon at my first appointment didn't tell me that this is an issue? At that time I was leading toward Lapband. I am afraid I am going to jump through all of these hoops (nutritionist, psych, support groups, testing etc.) only to be told no. I have a follow up with the surgeon in about a week so I will ask him. But does anyone know why it is a contraindication?