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Try to take some time out for you prior to surgery just to mentally and visually prep yourself. You will be ok. I was scared, nervous too....all the way up until surgery day. I even layed in the bed as they prepped me thinking "is this really what I want???, I wonder if I can jump off this bed and change my mind!!!" then I woke up with a sleeve. Went through a few days of pure regret, but during that time I noticed how bad my relationship with food is and that it could eventually cause me bad health. As of right now, I cant wait to live in my body, comfortably!!! I can't wait to feel good about myself instead of feeling like im being stared at in disgust (my own personal experience). Im still going through it 6 days post-op but I do believe I made the right decision. Plus I saw the scale go down quite a bit and I feel good about that. Its given me the encouragement that I need to go further and to believe in myself.

No, but close. Good luck with everything. It'll be here before you know it!

"WHY IS THIS NECESSARY??" along with " I don’t see where your weight is so bad that you can’t get on a diet regiment and exercise program to help that." and a ton of other says. Of course I broke down my reasons for her. She still doesn't get it. I specifically asked her to not tell my sisters because I know the response from them will be even worse. I honestly thought she would be a little more supportive than this. I understand that 9 times out of 10, family is worried about your safety and the risks, and even though I don't have any healthy issues right now I feel like at my age (36, 228lbs) its only a matter of time before I start to develop all of the health issues my fathers side of the family has. Why wait, when I can take control now??? After all the diets and exercise programs I've been through, obviously they weren't working for me very well. This is a tool not a magic pill but I do feel that after seeing everyone's success, its a dang good tool and I'm willing to give it my all. THIS makes me very sad, because my surgery is only a couple weeks away and I need support. Not the stress of family not supporting me.

thanks for responses everyone! so far my mom has checked on my recovery a few times and my nutritionist sister has been chatting with me all day since i got out of the hospital. Another sister hasnt called me since I told her i was having the surgery. Oh well, they will need to deal with their own issues. Its time for me to focus on me. Tired of trying to satisfy everyone!

I finally made it over to the Post Op side! Got home from hospital on yesterday afternoon in a lot of pain probably from being pulled off of the IV and heavier pain meds. All of the pain is concentrated on my right side...the right side of my tummy.....behind my right breast and on the far right side of my ribs. Is the location of my pain normal? I also have 7 incisions...I thought sleeve surgery should only be about 5 incisions. It was also operated by my surgeon and done robotic. My concerns right now is the location of the pain and the fact that Im not drinking much....today i put myself on a 30 mins schedule which dh is doing a great job helping me with. So every 30 mins I am taking in 3oz of Water, or Protein. Does it sound like I'm on board? Im so scared to mess this up. I know eventually I need to get up to about 60-90grams of protein....gee i cant imagine being able to take in that much! I am walking also, mainly getting up from the couch every once in a while and walking around our 2bdrm apartment. I did a 15mins walk outside with dh as well today. I dont even feel normal until I take a dose of liquid vicadin....sad. I try hard to NOT take it but I honeslty cant close my eyes and rest without it. BTW-gained 11lbs of IV Fluid weight and gas.....2nd day home I lost 5lbs of that...im peeing alot so my body is definitely trying to get rid of all the excess fluid. Lastly, I am feeling mucous on my lungs since yesterday. Im using the breathing thingamagig and it wants to come up but I dont have the strength to cough it up. It hurts to even try. Could this potentially turn into pneumonia? any advice?

Thanks everyone. I tried so hard to get off the liquid vicadin but at about 3am I woke up so much that I got frustrated and took a dose so I could sleep. I woke up feeling like I was going to die at any moment. My head was so light, every hurt. I just didnt feel well at all. THankfully I havent had any so far today. Took walk with hubby and will take another this evening when sun goes down bcause its sooooooo hot here! Also, I was eatting the creamed Soups, low sodium. Nurse called and said the soups could be attibuting to all the bloat. Funny because as I was talking to her, i was drinking one and my tummy started to bloat right away so i put it down and said Thats IT! guess i cant have milk. I would love to have a butternut squash Soup

thats so true. Even though im only a couple days out from surgery and in pain, i can tell that my hunger is different...

i talked out of my head most of the day yesterday and early today....those drugs!! I am finally home however the pain has increased...gas and incision pain...i just vwant this part to be over with now!!

Aaside from all the gas and dizzyness im feeling decent. Really thirsty..

Barefoot yes im with u on that! Stay focused on getting positive outcomes.! Goodluck on your journey.

Cari..that woulf be awesome please inbox me. Traydog.thank you. Hou guys are awesome

Currently driving our way through the traffic. Surgery is at 11:30. Will update soon as i can!thanks everyone for all the support

Hi everyone...surgery went well!! You guys were sooooo right. .first day has got to be the hardest. I was so out of it that i barely talked the whole day. Ive been in a lot gas related pain but have been doin very well with well in keeping up with my walking. My energy is increasing and pain in decreasing little by little. Im super thirsty ajd keep dreaming about water bottles and guzzling them down but for now im satisfied with ice chips as I can be. Will continue . I only had nausea with my very icechip....after that that i have no nausea whatsoever....just thirst..drymouth and gas. Thx for the suggestions to bring gas x and biotene!!!

i think i may be allergic to this soap...while i was bathing with it, i felt stinging all over. Now that im out of the shower and dry i am itching....

You guys, why the hell is someone else's stats under my name???

It looks like its back to normal that but that was really weird...in a spooky kinda way. I looked for about 5 minutes to make sure my computer was skipping out or something but sure enough someone elses stats information was attached to me. hmmmm

Had my pre-op with surgeon and staff today and feeling a bit better and bit more confident. I told her what my concerns were, asked the questions I had and she gave me some reassurance. As for my family now they're saying that they are all coming down to see me next week!!! As much as a I miss them and want to see them, i dont think this is a good time. besides I don't want them to come down if it means that they will shame me and make me feel bad about my decision. I certainly don't want my holistic nutritionist sister going through my kitchen cabinets and fridge asking why do I have this and why do I have that. Now that you mention it, controlling may be a good word for them..

You posted this on 6/6 so you should be a few days out from surgery. How are you doing? Hope all is well with you and you're recovering quickly.

YES!!!! this is interesting however the weather has quickly changed here in the past week, its been pretty cool and windy here and freezing at night. so I dont know if its just me or just the fact that our weather has moved to been cool.

Excellent! So glad you are doing well.

Prayers for you!! my day is tomorrow too

Thanks for the support you guys. They are still hounding me with emails, calls and Skype messages and I mean LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNG messages. I spoke with my father this morning and while he wasn't excited about it, he was more accepting of it. However, now I am scared out of my mind about going through with this surgery. How nice!

Update! I didn't expect this bs. My families pestering me about this surgery. It's 2.5 days away and they just won't let up. I told my mother...reaction wasn't good. I fought with telling my sisters but eventually told 1 of them. Her reaction wasn't/isn't good either...this is the nutritionist one. Now they are sending me info on some extreme weightloss diet program. They look at this as if it's cosmetic surgery....despite the fact that my surgery was approved as medically necessary. They are stating that the only reason the surgery exist is for Dr.s to make MORE $$$ and that the whole thing is a healthcare scam. wth..... I know that its ultimately my choice but I feel like I am punching a brick wall or simply just banging my head on it.

Maybe has something to do with the tube they stick down your throat. I wasn't advised to use mouthwash either.

Thanks KristenLe: The pre-op is not about loosing a lot of weight, my concern is that My Surgeon informed me that I needed to loose 10lbs prior to surgery. That is the weight I am referring to as I have heard of some patients actually getting turned away because they didn't get down to the # the Dr. set for them. I certainly don't want that to be me. I'm not stressing about it because on a lighter note I haven't gained any! but we'll see how my Dr.s reacts to it at my pre-op and weigh-in on Wednesday. Also, I think everyone's pre-surgery process is different but this is how mine is with my clinic. The pre-op diet is not about losing weight. It takes time to adjust and show any weight loss anyway. You are going to do great!!!