Im 5 days post op and so tired of this liquid diet..Well not so much the broth..i do kinda look forward to that, but just the constant sipping and drinking of water/crystal light ugh! I just cant wait until i can move on to stage 2 pureed diet....Oh and is it just me or does anyone else feel or felt bigger after surgery? It could just be in my head but i feel bigger than before i went in for surgery. Hmmmm ????

Sorry just kind of venting, lol I know I just gotta get over it and go with the flow..

Yesssss i am 5 days out myself and im going crazy with liquid diet. I truly did not realize how hard this was going to be.

Yesssss i am 5 days out myself and im going crazy with liquid diet. I truly did not realize how hard this was going to be.

Same here! I didn't realize how hard it was going to be either...it hit me today and i had a melt down for a sec lol Gotta hold it together...We got this! Lol

I need people that have gone thru this to get me thru because my family is driving me crazy...they just dont understand what i am going thru mentally right now

I need people that have gone thru this to get me thru because my family is driving me crazy...they just dont understand what i am going thru mentally right now

Its great to have a good support system..I think it makes it even more difficult if you have ppl around who just dont get it. Im just 5 days post op and still learning how to deal with all of this...Just gotta take it day by day. And with the help of everyone here...it makes each day a little easier. Especially seeing ppl who had their surgery months ago and know exactly what we are dealing with. With this weightloss community you are not alone!

Im 5 days post op and so tired of this liquid diet..Well not so much the broth..i do kinda look forward to that' date=' but just the constant sipping and drinking of water/crystal light ugh! I just cant wait until i can move on to stage 2 pureed diet....Oh and is it just me or does anyone else feel or felt bigger after surgery? It could just be in my head but i feel bigger than before i went in for surgery. Hmmmm ????

Sorry just kind of venting, lol I know I just gotta get over it and go with the flow..[/quote']

The pureed stage was harder for me....yuk.

The pureed stage was harder for me....yuk.

You can do it!

I go for my first post op visit today....wish me luck. Hopefully i can advance to soups????????

The pureed stage was harder for me....yuk.

At this point Ill take the pureed stage...Im so over the liquids..I want something with some substance. ..I already have some meals planned out lol

Its great to have a good support system..I think it makes it even more difficult if you have ppl around who just dont get it. Im just 5 days post op and still learning how to deal with all of this...Just gotta take it day by day. And with the help of everyone here...it makes each day a little easier. Especially seeing ppl who had their surgery months ago and know exactly what we are dealing with. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> With this weightloss community you are not alone! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Yes the support is important....good luck to u

My husband is 5 days post op. he's on 2 weeks clear liquids, 2 weeks full liquids, 4 weeks puréed, and 4 weeks soft. Anyone else have this?

I know how hard the liquids are, I have 1 1/2 days left on mine and dreaming of Monday morning when I can eat a scrambled egg!!! I had a few breakdowns, one over a sonic tator tot that my sister brought over and was eating!! I have just wanted something to eat so bad! But it does get better, you all can do it!! Hang in there! Every time I doubted I just stepped on the scale and got my focus back!! Good luck!!!

We've all been there. It certainly does get depressing at points. For myself I was still on liquids at two weeks out and ended up back in the hospital for another 16 days after that. So I was on liquids for about two months. And for 14 of the 16 days back in the hospital I only had food and most liquids through my iv. It was also hard for me to move onto the other stages of puréed and then soft foods. I finally got back to real food at about 3 months out.

As far as other people eating in front of me..I just couldn't handle it! If hey wanted fast food they couldn't have it around me. Obviously I was very selfish with that, but ultimately it saved some of my sanity.

Feeling bigger after surgery is normally due to all the iv fluids they push in you at the hospital. I felt like I was gonna pop the first and second time I came home.

Hang in there the journey gets much better. I'm 4 1/2 months out and would do it all over again even with the complications.

HW 229, SW 214, CW 160 RNY 3/14/13