I've been reading the posts everyday for a few weeks and decided to sign up and join in....gonna get my sleeve on May 12th....any advice?? I am starting week two of a liquid/protein bar diet and it has not been easy.. found out that i really am a stress eater!!!

Congratulations and welcome!

I don't really have any advice...I just had my surgery last wednesday.

Keep posting though..the more the merrier!

so what has your first week been like?? i will be coming home to four kids after two days in hospital....kinda worried about my energy level...have friends to help out!!!

That's great, let your friends help you! I will be sleeved May 17 and I am struggling with the preop diet, the protein drinks and bars are all sweet and I am getting tired of sweet after just 2 days. ugh... doing better since I just had dinner. baked chicken and steamed broccoli. not bad, at least it wasn't sweet. Of course watching my husband eat anything he wants doesn't help. ha ha.

i wish i could have chicken...have to do three bars and two shakes a day and i've never craved chicken so much in my life...LOL...seems a little extreme to me (along with the 4 TBLS of benefiber they want you to have everyday for two weeks)!!!

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The first week has not been too bad. It was nice though not having to do anything...my youngest is 15 so she's pretty self sufficient. My husband took care of everything and my parents were here for a few days too.

I got lots of rest and I'd get up often and just go walk up and down my driveway. I had pretty bad acid the first day home but none since. I was pretty tired the first few days.

Had a lot of bloating and gas and was burping like crazy. That has lessened significantly.

Now I'm just still a little bit sore and still get tired pretty easily but that said that's completely normal.

It's really not bad at all......take advantage of the help though and get as much rest as you can.

thanks for your answers...talking about it to other people helps with the one week pre-op anxiety!!

I'm six days pre-op and I am right there with you. All i can have is liquid, liquid and more liquid. The sweetness was getting to me to and the only thing that breaks it up is the chicken or beef broth. The popsicles break up the liquid too, but it's still sweet. Hang in there...we will make it!!

I am having my surgery on May 12 also... :confused:

Yep have to stick to the diet, I just spoke with a bariatric nurse specialist and she said they had a patient that didn't do the pre-op diet and their liver was too big when he got in there and he couldn't do the surgery, too much risk of damaging the liver. So it is very important to do the 2 wk diet!!!!

Today was day 1 of my 2 week liquid diet. I have surgery on May 19th.

Hi all, I have my UGI, lab, xray, ekg tomorrow. Not looking forward to that at all. I have a bad cold too. Hope it is all gone in a week, surgery date is May 17. Anyone ever get their surgery rescheduled due to a cold?

Hey Girls I am getting Sleeved on the 12th TOO. Can you believe that it is right here already. I am only supposed to be on clear liquids two days before. For the band I had to do atkins for a month before. I hope my liver is small enough because I feel like I have eating so much. BLAHH. I cant wait.

Hi Kalew....as far as a cold goes, I can only tell you from my experience in giving anesthesia. that it depends on how bad it is...are you running a fever, have wheezing or coughing up anything of color? If it is just a little head cold and stuffiness, more than likely it won't be cancelled. Sometimes the surgeon leaves it up to the anesthesia team. Good luck! I am getting my sleeve done May 14th in Atlanta.