Tomorrow Is My Gastric Sleeve Surgery! Lol

PenguinLover · September 19, 2011

So tomorrow at 9 am I will be getting my sleeve and for the past 2 days I have been on a clear liquid diet..... I am sooo hungry lol..... so yesterday my family and I go to Sea World and its great I got my Water and Im tolerating and ignoring my hunger and by the time we get home Im craving food... so I get a can of Soup and strain it... ok curves my hunger ,so my husband buys a pizza and when I walk into our kitchen and smell it, i turn around and leave... so i tell my hubby that I would love a piece but I can't so he tells me "Go ahead and have just one" ... uhhmmm nooo I tell him thanks for the support and wanted to cry .... soooo between being fiercely hungry and nervous about tomorrow morning I feel like an utter train reck

KellyL · September 19, 2011

The pre-op liquid diet is soooo hard, but don't worry, it will all be worth it!!! Wishing you well tomorrow and I hope you have a very easy surgery and speedy recovery!!! Good luck!!

loveshackdeb · September 19, 2011

Hello! Congrats on having your surgery tomorrow! I just had my VSG surg last Wed 9-14-11 and I know how hard it can be leading up to it! It is much harder before surgery to do the liquid diet FOR SURE and after surgery, you really won't want anything if you are like me! You will have different sensations in your new little tummy, not hunger really, but just a bit different. I keep trying to figure out how I can possibly get in that 64oz of liquid that my doc requires, but just know that it's a process and that too will come in time. The hospital called me today to see how I 'm doing and I told the nurse that about the having a hard time with the liquids and she said don't worry... it will come as the swelling goes down. So just be prepared for that. The first few days will be rough, but just remember.. YOU WILL GET THROUGH THEM! I have 6 incisions and only the main one on the left hurts ALOT. The doc warned me that it would, because that's where they put the camera in and where they pull the stomach out... Just make sure to take the pain meds as long as you need them to help you through and BELIEVE that each day will get better!!!! Best of luck to you and I will be sending prayers your way!!!!! See you on the loser's bench!!!! Deb