Had my VSG on Tuesday. Just posting a quick check-in. I have a few observations:

The clear liquid diet wasn't near as hard as I thought it would be for the week leading up to the surgery. I might have even tried for 2 weeks to do the single-incision, but too late for that now!

The day of surgery was harder than I thought it would pain-wise. Some of that was my own fault. I thought that they were giving me painkillers along with the PCA but later found out the PCA was my only painkiller. Once we figured that out, things were better.

I ended up staying 2 nights in the hospital instead of the planned 1 night. I actually recommend it. I felt sooo much better after the 2nd night in the hospital. I'd say that 2nd day I had more pain than I had originally expected.

The rest of the days since then have been great. I would say that after the first two days, the pain has really gone away for the most part and I'm just a little sore.

Like others, I had problems eating/drinking for the first few days. Those have mostly gone away, as long as I keep it slow. I'm still struggling with Gas, using Gas-X and keeping mobile. I'm sure that will subside in a while.

Thanks for all the support. This site is an excellent tool to get/give support.

Glad to hear you are doing well. Each day will get easier and better. Best of luck.

Thanks for checking in. Yep, each day gets better and better. Good luck and best wishes. Please keep us posted with your progress.

Deb