So, I am having surgery on Tuesday 4 hours away from home. I am taking my chicken broth with me, but how hungry will I really be the day of the surgery? I know you can't eat before, but what about after...I realize it will only be clear liquids, but what should I expect? Will I want to sleep the majority of the time? We will be in a hotel, so I am kinda concerned about things. To me, it is not ideal to be so far away from home, but I have not choice. Reassurance? :thumbup:

The last thing you will be thinking about is food. You will be in pain. Bring a bottle of water and chicken broth if you're staying the night in the hotel. I wasn't really hungry, but I knew I had to have something in my stomach. Plus, I wanted to put something in my stomach when I took the pain meds.

I agree, I was absolutely not-at-all hungry day of surgery. And for next several days!

I wasn't hungry post surgery either - I wasn't in a lot of pain, I just wasn't hungry.

I was very, very relieved NOT to have any hunger after the surgery! The clear liquid diet had me sooo hungry before the surgery that I could barely think straight. The night before the surgery I was thinking about it and realized it's kind of like a toothache, by the time you're getting the root canal done you are so miserable you'd do ANYTHING to stop the pain. I was so hungry I didn't even have night-before nerves. My surgery was at 8 a.m, so I didn't have a long day of hunger on that date. I had NO hunger for more than a week after the surgery, had to remind myself to drink and have my clear liquids. I had the surgery two weeks ago, my appetite has returned but it's not nearly as awful as it was during that pre-op phase.

Not long now! Hang in there!!!

Nancy

I was not allowed to have anything by mouth the day of surgery - both before and after. The next morning after the barium swallow I was given an 8 oz bottle of Crystal Light and told to take a small drink of it every five minutes to be sure that I could keep liquids down OK. I think it took about 1 1/2 hours to finish that bottle. Once that was deemed to have gone down without difficulty I was told that I could have liquids as desired upon my return to home. There was zero hunger though, just thirst.