I'm having surgery on April 6th at Celebration Hospital is Kissimmee, Florida and I'm extremely terrified. Was anyone this scared before surgery? Is this a normal feeling?

No I'm not on Instagram. I'm glad you are feeling good. I've been home since Wednesday and my challenge is I have to do 1 week of thin clear liquids. Very difficult. My post-op appointment is Tuesday when I start back on protein shakes. Can't wait. Seems like instructions vary from doc to doc. I am also lactose intolerant. Have you tried mixing protein powder with soy, almond or cashew milk? Soy milk works for me.

I noticed how a lot of doctors have different instructions. I haven't tried the powder in milk, but Silk makes a soy milk that has protein already in it, and I've been sipping on that here and there. I just don't like milk in general, but I'm trying with this one.

I'm getting very depressed. I'm not doing well with the no eating at all. I really pray this is the most difficult part of my journey.

I've been really depressed and emotional the last couple of days... I'm sure we will get through this... It only gets better!!!

It is very hard, I know how you feel. I've been told that it'll get better. I've been down too because I haven't lost any weight since surgery. Preop I lost 44lbs after surgery I gained 9 due to the liquids in my IV and now compared to others after their first week I haven't noticed much. I'm hoping my scale is just wrong

Definitely don't compare yourself to others. Everyone is different. I had my 1 week pre-op appointment today. I'm on protein shakes for 2 weeks. We'll see how this phase goes. Hope you are doing well.