I had my sleeve surgery on the 4th of June and wanted to share something that helped me out. I knew I was going to be an afternoon surgery and the thought of not being able to drink anything after midnight on the day of surgery was going to be a real struggle. Also, I've heard if you're dehydrated it makes it difficult to start IV's. So I did some research and talked to my surgeon and the anesthesiology department about using a product called "Clear Fast". You're supposed to drink two bottles of this stuff one just before retiring for the night and the second one 2 hours before surgery. They gave me the go ahead to use the product and I can tell you that was the easiest time I've ever had getting an IV started. Clear Fast is also supposed to help you come out of anesthesia easier and it must have worked as I was in my hospital room about an hour after surgery which is an hour sooner then what they expected.

I don't work for the company that makes Clear Fast and I think there may be other companies that have a product like this but I would highly recommend getting an using one of these products if you are still in Pre-Op. I ordered it directly from the company that makes it called BevMD and it was about $30.00 for the two bottles.

I didn't sweat the before surgery, it was the post-op - waiting for the leak test. I was first in on Wednesday morning and had leak test about 11 or so next day...longest I have ever gone without SOMETHING to drink. That was miserable