Counting the days -9, until my gastric sleeve surgery. I currently weigh 242, at 5ft 2 in. Had my hip replaced last Aug 1 at St Joes. very successful, no problems. Came up rather suddenly while going through the pre op process for gastric surgery so had to put that on hold. Now I am ready. Concerned at all the posts about dehydration. Will continue to follow the posts.

Congrats and best wishes, so exciting!

I am just getting started in this process, so this may sound dumb, but does anyone know if baby food is a good option at first?

Best wishes

Good luck! I'm 13 days from surgery myself.

Good Luck! I'm sure you are excited. I cannot wait to have mine. I do not have a surgery date yet. Waiting for Insurance to approve.

Good luck to all of you here!!!! Dehydration is a big deal... Just make sure to sip and when they say you need to sip constantly at first,they aint liein!! lol. I have to sip like all day just to get in 40-60 ozs but it is do-able!

I am just getting started in this process, so this may sound dumb, but does anyone know if baby food is a good option at first?

Are u asking if you can eat baby food after surgery? Your surgeon or Nutritionist should tell you what foods you can eat and when. But when you are in the pureed stage,yes baby food is fine. Even add a lil seasoning to it and it makes it taste much better. But instead of baby food if you wanted,you could always just puree what you want to eat. Tuna,a lil mayo(lite) and an egg is awesome. Just about any Soup pureed is really yummy. There are many options. Good luck!!!

I am just getting started in this process, so this may sound dumb, but does anyone know if baby food is a good option at first?

I was told by my nutritionalist no on the baby food due to the high sugar content.

thank you so much, everyone...I love this site and I'm so thankful to have found it! I am very excited/nervous about my surgery and the info I have found here is just what I need. Thanks!! How do you do the ticker thing-y? That looks fun.