Hi everyone,

My surgery date is the 12th of January and I'm on the pre-op diet (broth, Protein drinks and jello) now. I'm struggling with it quite a bit though I have stuck to it so far and have not cheated. I'm feeling very hungry, tired and lethargic. I'm afraid that I will continue to feel this way after surgery and I'm very worried. Right now, I'm lucky because I have vacation days and I have taken time off but after recovery, I will have to go back to work and if I feel the way I am feeling now, after the surgery, I don't know what the quality of my work/life will be!

Those of you who have already had the sleeve, does it get better after surgery? Or am I deluding myself?

Edited January 3, 201511 yr by evanter

Ipayne89 don't sweat it. One slip up won't hurt. I had my surgery on Tuesday and thought for sure they were gonna cancel cuz I cheated! But as long as you don't gain weight you should be good. Good luck to you. There is light at the end of the tunnel!

I'm interested in how everyone is doing after surgery, How you feel a few days post op and how and what you are eating?

11 more days till my surgery in Mexico.

Good luck everyone

Kmgaustin, I'm 11 days out and feeling great. Surgery went perfect and wasn't nearly as painful as I was expecting. The first day a rough cuz I couldn't have anything to drink and my mouth was so dry, but I slept alot of the day so it wasn't so bad. The second day was much better. Took sips of water, jello. The third day I got the protein shake. I thought it was so nasty, I didn't think I was gonna survive if I had to continue drinking them! But by day 4 and 5 I was able to choke em down, now it's no big deal at all. I'm used to them. So I mostly just have my 4 shakes a day and either jello, yogurt, or pudding. I haven't felt hungry or full yet. It's so weird! I have my 2 week follow up this Thursday and will hopefully get to advance my diet. I'm a little concerned I'm not getting enough calories/protein cuz I don't feel like I've lost much weight since surgery. But I'll figure that out at my appt. The dr said don't eat if you're not hungry, but I'm never hungry! Good luck to you! Eleven days will fly by! Let me know how it goes for you.

kmgaustin, I am 3 weeks post-op tomorrow. Doing OK, losing slow but steady. Feel OK but low energy still.

I have stayed on the mushy diet longer cuz some foods (even a Protein drink) came back up, fast. The last thing we want to do is vomit and challenge our new small stomach and staple line, so I'm being very careful.

When I was on the PRE-op diet and starving I NEVER thought I'd be saying this, but it is VERY hard to eat. The biggest challenge is everything tastes different and I am not hungry at all. Even Water which I loved pre-op is really hard to drink, it tastes so weird. It's hard to get all the fluids and Protein drinks in cuz I have to sip so slow and small amounts. I am maybe eating 500 calories a day if I'm lucky. I mainly do protein drinks and blended cream of mushroom Soup. My nurse said if I vomit it is usually cuz of eating too much or too fast or in the post-op diet eating something too soon.

A long-time sleever told me to enjoy it now (not wanting to eat) because eventually the taste buds recover as well as the capacity to eat more of the wrong things.

I bought a lot of drinks and Soups pre-surgery that I just can't tolerate now. Gatoraide, propel, crystal iight..tons of soups. I can't use any of it, tastes terrible. So I caution buying too much of anything pre-surgery. Try one bottle and see how it tastes post-op. What I loved to eat or drink pre-surgery just doesn't work post-op. That may change but for now it's a huge challenge. Also pills, its hard for me to take a small pill, just upsets my new little stomach. Some people do better or have an easier time, this is just my experience. (I am a band to sleeve revision so my recovery may take longer.)

Best wishes to all of you about to have surgery. Even with the challenge, I'm happy I had the surgery. It will take some time to get used to a new way of eating and drinking but I feel better already.