Monica77

@@Beautiful_beginnings thank you! Good luck to you. Please let be nibs how you're doing after!

Thank you all so much! All this info is so helpful & making me feel more at ease. I love hearing all the details. My surgery is tomorrow morning. I'm feeling pretty good about it now. I'll let you all know how it goes! Wish me luck ????

@@Big_Mama I am worried about feeling hungry & not being able to eat. My dr said the surgery removes the hunger hormone but I've read that it doesn't always work. After 2 weeks did you stop feeling hungry?

@@BLERDgirl thanks for sharing! So helpful. Were you on blood thinners? I have pre-filled needles to inject myself once a day. My hospital stay is just overnight. My dr did mention the possibility of a drain. What is that for? Do they send you home with it?

@@BeagleLover wow that's amazing! Fingers crossed I can say the same. Did you have to constantly sip for 2 weeks? I'm thinking I'll be drinking an ounce of fluid every 10 minutes from morning til night.

I hear that the first 2 weeks are the hardest. Very painful & difficult. Anyone care to share what specifically they went through? The more prepared I am, the better!

@@BeagleLover This is awesome!! Thank you

@@joatsaint thank you! That's helpful. Yes the bad habits of eating when bored or mindless eating worries me. I was thinking of seeing a therapist to deal with that aspect.

I'd like to be a healthy weight & be able to drink a margarita once in a while.

My surgery is scheduled for this Thurs. I have been reading posts on here for a few weeks but this is the first time I'm writing. I'm starting to panic & wonder if I'm making the right decision. This process has been 1 1/2 years for me so it's not something I rushed into. But I'm suddenly worried. And the things that keep popping into my mind are: can I really never have pizza again? What about margaritas? What if the hunger feeling doesn't go away & I'm hungry all the time but unable to eat? What if there is a complication? Please tell me I'm worried for nothing!