Okay, so my original surgery date was next Monday, Nov 1st. But Friday I got a call from my surgeon's office letting me know that someone canceled and could I come in Tuesday Oct 26 (tomorrow!). I said yes! But now I'm like in shock. I only had to do a 2 day liquid diet and thought that would be difficult but I'm not even hungry. My nerves are so on edge . . . food (for the first time in a LONG) time is the least of my concerns.

Just wanted to vent a little I guess and ask for any helpful hints and/or things I should bring/take or have at home before besides the usual things I know to have.

So SCARED!! Please for those that have had it, the pain on a scale of 1 to 10?? What is it? Be BRUTALLY honest. I've had a c-section and had discomfort with that and of course contractions while going in labor, and I did NOT do well with that pain.

Thanks! Pray for me! lol

Thanks!

I think the nausea was just overwhelming. Everytime I sat up I couldn't help it.

14 days til feeling normal? Seems like a long time. How do you drink your Water? I can't take mire than 3 sips without feeling wierd. Indigestion etc.

Yeah, that was a huge problem for me too. I couldn't drink initially without pain . Come to think of it, today is actually the first day where I think I've drank the most ever since surgery, and I'm 9 weeks out tomorrow. Everyone is different though. Some people never get gas, go figure lol.

OK, silly question... The gas pains everyone talks about... Is it gas in you stomach and like it hurts to burp? Or is it coming out the other end? Or is it the gas they pump into you abdomen?

Im glad to hear all is well!! Congrats on your new Sleeve!! :-)

For me with the severe Nausea that only lasted maybe 3 or 4 days at the most. I would still get mild nausea here and there for the next few weeks. I also had really bad back pain for about the first 5 days due to the bloated gas.

At week four is when I truly started to feel more normal. And by normal I mean, you start with nausea but after a few weeks you just feel tired a lot. So at week four I finally started to get over a lot of the tiredness... but it would just gradually decrease. I'm over six weeks out now and only in the last few days have I felt 100% normal again.

The healing is faster or slower for many people. I think I was more on the slower end - but regardless it's all been worth it! Good luck!

Oh oops, and the intake of water, I'd say I was able to start drinking my daily intake at about 4 weeks out. Take your time and definitely be patient with yourself. It DOES get better!!

OK, silly question... The gas pains everyone talks about... Is it gas in you stomach and like it hurts to burp? Or is it coming out the other end? Or is it the gas they pump into you abdomen?

The source of the gas, is what they use to inflate your abdomen in order to get the surgical tools in and around inside of you. The way it comes out totally depends on the person. 11 years ago when I had gall bladder surgery, the leftover gas 'fatigued' my shoulders and neck something horrid (like getting the bends as a scuba diver, the gas created pressure on my muscles). Now after my vsg, the nurses kept coming in and asking if I had the "toots" (which I didn't lol) but I burped constantly for a week. One sip equalled 2 burps...every single time. Today is the first day that I'm sipping without burping (hooray!)

And I think every starts feeling "normal" at a different rate too. I felt well enough to drive 5 days post-op, but then had a little setback and had to remind myself that I was STILL healing and to take things slowly. I've been a couch potato the last 2 days and it has helped to keep things low-key.

I'm ready (and scared too) for mushies!!! Soon, soon!