I had a 2 week liquid diet before my op. No food allowed. It was difficult but it has helped transition through my post op. I stayed overnight at the hospital and recommend doing so for at least one night. I didn't have a tremendous amount of pain in my stomach but the pain in my shoulder was horrible. It felt like a pinched nerve. I couldn't lay down or sit down for about a day without medication or a heating pad. It was the gas build up. I take my multivitamins everyday and it helps with my energy. Still can't get my full liquids or protein in daily but I am slowly increasing. I have bad acid reflux today but feel good for the most part.

I had my done also on may 12th I'm already down 21 pounds witch is great I don't see that much of a different I guess when ur bigger u have to lose a lot of weight to tell but I'm also on clear liqids I feel very week and can't wait to get back to feeling myself I'm trying really hard to start at least get one protein shake down I figure like a oz in a half ever hour should do it

I got Sleeved on May 12th as well. I am very happy I did this. I already knew that with a Sleeve the weight loss isn't as fast as with the Band or By-pass. That's OK with me. It gives my skin time to adjust. I didn't have any nausea & almost no pain. I started this process at 294 lbs & I'm down to 269. What I have really noticed is the difference in my clothes!! I need to stop weighing myself every day & I should measure myself. I didn't & wish I had done this. I've already given away my 3x size shirts. Yay!! I can wear my 2x shirts without the buttons being stretched. LOL. I would do this again.

BTW, when I had my 2 weeks pre op diet I couldn't drink another Premier Protein shake - chocolate. I ordered their strawberry shake & love it. I also bought Protein powder from nectar & powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury. Really like both. The Unjury chicken broth is good. Also, I put 1% milk in the powder shakes. Using Water made me gag. It will increase your calorie count but I can have 800 calories a day so that's not an issue. The milk will add protein also.

I tried the Isopure flavored water. It was so bad I had to pour it out. It totally turned my stomach over. Some people love this stuff. If you buy it I would only get 1 bottle to see how your stomach tolerates it. I bought 3 ($4 each) & couldn't stomach any of those flavors.

I have also found that when my instructions say THINNED for pureed/soft foods then you should thin it. I tried avocado all mashed up & should have thinned it. My stomach felt so overloaded that it made me feel really rotten for about 3 hours. I thin everything now!! Well, except scrambled eggs.

The Unjury brand you get on-line & the Nectar brand you can get at The Vitamin Store or on-line. I get my multi Vitamins & Calcium chewable from there also. They also carry a liquid vitamin & calcium but it's a lot more expensive than the chewables. The Vitamin Store has a lot of the products you need for any of the Bariatric surgeries. They sell individual servings of Nectar so you can try different flavors before you buy a large container.

My new motto - Onward & Downward. Good luck with your Sleeve everyone.

I also had my surgery on May 12. The first few weeks were pretty rough due to nausea. I couldn't drink enough and was constantly dehydrated. The liquid diet got old pretty fast, too. But now that I'm on real food, things are looking up. One curious thing: that first month when I was having only around 300 to 650 calories a day on liquids, I barely lost any weight. But now that I'm eating real food, in the 800 calorie range, I'm losing three pounds per week. I know I won't keep up this pace for long, but it's thrilling while it lasts.

I'm following this thread because I would like to hear from others who had the sleeve around the same time. I hope others will check in.