Hi everyone my name is Heather and I am having surgery on 21st May and soooo scared but also excited at the same time. Any advice will be well appreciated thanks in advance

Congrats on your surgery date! I felt the same when I had mine last month. What helped me is the support of my family and encouragement. First week is the toughest, your body is getting adjusted and your energy is low. But as you progress you will get back to normal. My advice is follow doctor's orders, get some rest, be openminded, drink your liquids and take your vitamins!

Thanks so much for your advice, I have great support from my family and just can't wait to get it over with. Was it painful after??

I feel the same way. My surgery is May 29th.....Good luck

I had my on April 23 and three week out and feeling good just do what the Dr says and make sure you walk that is what has help me get better faster but don't over do it good luck with you journey.

Thanks so much for your advice' date=' I have great support from my family and just can't wait to get it over with. Was it painful after??[/quote']

First night was uncomfortable thankfully they gave me meds so I was ok. Just my body was still adjusting. I was never in "OMG I feel like I'm going to die" pain so I'm thankful for that. When I felt my pain meds wearing off I'd just ask for more. I woke up in the recovery room yelling help LOL because I was out of it and felt different. But I think that's a natural reaction. First night is always the hardest but once you get past that you'll be ok.

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I am feeling the same way but have been reading reading reading and searching for everything!!!!My surgery is this Saturday and been a long time coming!!! i was in line for by-pass about 10 yrs ago when employer changed carriers and they wouldnt honor the other companies decision....so i went in for the reduction due to sleep apnea, only to have it pulled from thata company when i had gone all the way thru appointments....Last year we found the surgery in Mexico and I just kept putting it off....after a month of only a few hours sleep each night I made up my mind, called and set date within 24 hours of first call....Its something that i know i have to do or i wont be living my life as long as i want.....allrecipes.com and bariatricfoodie.com have some very good high protein recipes.....i am looking forward to trying them out!!! now i search and the main thing i look for is how much protein does it have.....good luck.....

ps torani has loads of sugar free flavoring to add to shakes to make this thing doable for us all!!!!! go to their website and see what they have ...check out the recipes and find the ones we can use...then search for a store near you to purchase...i found one in phoenix where if you bought 6 or more could get for 3.99!!!! been trying out on the post op shakes....peppermint and white chocolate macadamia nut are great.....I have 12 more flavors to try!!!

Good luck tomorrow. I'm 2 days behind ya!