i;m getting ready to have lb surg......do u lose yje weight fast or slow........is it really hard to go by diet.......what do i need to know that the dr's don't tell u

thanks

Congrats on making a life changing decision. Some people find it very hard to follow directions/diet. Some lose fast and others slow. It's up to the individual actually. We're all different so it's hard to say how you will be.

I suggest that you follow your doctor's directions to the letter and as you go along, you will learn your body. Some suggestions that might help you after the surgery are (1). Make sure you walk around your house as much as possible. It will help with the gas pains. (2) Drink your fluids. (3) Have some Gas-X strips on hand and follow directions on box. (4) Support surgery areas with pillows at night or sleep in a reclinder.(5) Expect to hear lots of funny noises from your tummy, burping, hiccups.

(6) Have some Benefiber & Stool softner on hand in case you wind up with conspitation in about five days. (7) Once swelling goes down, your desire for food will come back in force. You will have to tough it out until you start getting the fills. Everyone feels restriction at different levels.(8) check in with us for your questions/answers. (9) Hang in there. (10) You are on your way to a new journey of being healthier and skinner. Yippee.

My only other advice is to be ready to have significant hunger until you have had some fills. Restriction seems to happen for people at different rates. I have had a lot more hunger then I thought. Looking back, I may have choosen bypass surgery. However after a second fill I am feeling less hungry. You'll just need to be patient.