i am 11 months post op, and frequently get asked what i wished i had known pre op. here are 4 things:

I wish i would've known that i would still get hungry.- i was told my hunger would be gone.

I wish i would've known that the 1st 5 days of recovery could be difficult- i was told i would just be a "little sore"

I wish i would've known that my weight loss would be slow- i compare myself to others

I wish i would've known how yucky the Protein shakes would get to be--they suck now.

Please chime in! What do you wish you would've known pre op? Our honesty could help those who are still pre op.

Dont be scared-- im not complaining. i love my sleeve and the results i have gotten so far.

I love my sleeve, too, but I wish I had known how awful the first month would be, I would have been better prepared for it.

I just wish i would have known. Then I would have done it sooner. My life is so different since the sleeve and I am loving it!

I wish I had known how emotional not being able to eat would be. It was very very difficult in many many ways and I was not prepared for that.

oh yeah- "head hunger". that should have been on my list too.

I wish I had known how emotional not being able to eat would be. It was very very difficult in many many ways and I was not prepared for that.

Wow~ good point~ already worried how my Italian Mom is going to handle it and how I'M going to handle HER!

thanks to u all, i needed this

I'm a month and day post-op.

This is my list:

• I didn't know how painful the first week would be, with a sore stomach, little food, and the machine gas getting out.
• The food gas pains are also pretty rough.
• If your stomach really doesn't like a new food being introduced, you get sick. And it can be painful after.
• Getting the required water in, especially when water tastes bad after drinking so much of it.

There's a few complaints xD

• I wish I would have known how disgusting and frustrating the "frothing" syndrome can be.
• I wish I would have known that some people develop an intestinal problem that causes them to throw up when they have bowel movements [sorry I know this is an icky topic]
• I wish I would have known that I would be one of those people
• I wish I would have known that despite the slow weight loss, I would have to buy a new pant size every month.
• I wish I would have realized that the first things I would lose would be my baby face and my, umh, "girls".

But I'm not complaining. I did this for my health and I'm am extremely happy.

I agree with what others had posted.

I wish I had known how emotionally difficult the first couple of weeks would be, just so that I could have been better prepared.

I also wish I had known that breaking the emotional ties to food would be so hard. There is LITTLE talk of that in the surgery prep classes, etc.

And I also wish I had known about the surgery as an option many years ago, because despite how hard it can be at times, it is the best thing I have ever done "for myself"

I wish I had done it sooner.

I wish I had known that the bad taste would soon go away

I wish I had known about Primier Protein sooner

I wish I had known it would be easier than I thought it would be! So happy I did this for myself!!!

I wish I had done it sooner. I wish I had known that the bad taste would soon go away I wish I had known about Primier Protein sooner I wish I had known it would be easier than I thought it would be! So happy I did this for myself!!!

I agree with u.............. I was told the things others are saying........

I agree with what others had posted.

I wish I had known how emotionally difficult the first couple of weeks would be, just so that I could have been better prepared.

I also wish I had known that breaking the emotional ties to food would be so hard. There is LITTLE talk of that in the surgery prep classes, etc.

And I also wish I had known about the surgery as an option many years ago, because despite how hard it can be at times, it is the best thing I have ever done "for myself"

Wow, the second comment on this.....I think I'm REALLY going to focus on this now that all the "legwork" is done (I hope).

I have Geneen Roth's book on Breaking the Emotional Ties to eating.

I've got it in my hand right now and I'm going to read and read till I "get it".....

Thank you, thank you, THANK you all for sharing all of this GREAT information for the those of us in the on deck circle!!

Hugs,

Rosie

This is great stuff! My surgery is 12/18 and I am getting nervous and excited all at once!

I wish I had known how difficult it would be to watch everyone else eat food that I no longer will allow myself to touch.

I wish I had known how difficult head hunger would be to control.

I wish I had known about the emotional roller coaster my hormones have had me on for the past month.

I also wish I would stop comparing myself to others that have had this surgery and stop thinking that I'm doing a terrible job because my weight loss isn't as much or as quick as some people.

I wish I would have known how good I would feel six weeks out. I would have done it long ago. All the trauma of the first few weeks is all worthwhile.