David_L

I was concerned about that as well but the surgeons made a case for us as we were already in our pre-op diet and they labeled it as "necessary" or something to that effect. If you were already well into your pre-op diet, I'd be a bit more torqued. But... playing devils advocate... who really wants to be in ANY hospital at a time like this? Sorry to hear but it will be worth the wait and hopefully safer when you do go in.

Similar to the gents above... mine was on 12/3. Had the DS w/SIPS. I just started "re-sleeping" on my side and it's glorious. I can feel a few little twists and twinges and I'm not sure if it's hurting anything. I feel my biggest challenge is the "30 minute rule" with the no drinking 30 mins before and after food. Since i'm really not consuming any real "food" yet (still on drinkable yogurt and cream soup) how important is that? I'm walking 3 to 5 miles a day so that's good. Bit of a "traffic jam" if i'm going to be honest so maybe i'm not taking on enough water. My first follow up with surgeon is tomorrow so we'll see how it goes.

Just had the DS with SIPS done on the 3rd. I will admit straight away I did not do as much research as I could have but after following my "local program" for 6 months and the 2 meetings with the surgeon, this seemed like the best option for me. 50yr old male, lost lots of weight in the past before via various fads/programs. Quit drinking and smoking 4 years ago and naturally chose [insert fav crap food here] as a sub. Also.. after turning 50, my metabolism seemed to really slow down. My starting and top weight was 345. After doing the 2 week liquid diet and now about 10 days post surgery i'm at 306. I walk between 3 and 5 miles throughout the day. I think my biggest challenge is and will continue to be the drinking 30 mins before and after any food intake. The fact that I still haven't had anything "solid" still throws me off. I think the real clue-by-four really hit me in the head last night that this decision I made is definitely the big hammer and I've also realized I will never eat the same again. This is messing with my head a bit but it's far better than to have the chronic obesity related conditions in the long run. Apologies for the rant... I'm a noob here.