I had looked into the bypass for years and finally decide to try to get it .I was thin until I was 19 got in a bad marrige he was mentually abusive and made me be a house wife my weight was put on due to that I have been ober 300 for over 20 years I am 5'9 and my highest weight I am 47 and have already hsd both knees replaced after trying several diets etc I decided to have the bypass just started my liquid diet today my surgery is July 28th ...man today is hard I am really hungry ..please tell me it gets better .

It gets better I promise. You have already made a huge decision to get healthy. You can do this, the pre-op diet is no joke but after a few days you will get into the routine of it. Think about how amazing you are going to look in a year! Every month you will be smaller! You will feel and be healthier! Good luck!!!!

Thanks peach I need all the help I can get ..

It gets better, but not overnight. It took me 6 months after surgery to reach a Happy State.

If you survived 2 knee replacements, I guarantee you can do this! Just think of every step as physical therapy just like you had to do for your knees to be able to walk again. The pre-or diet is tough but gets a little easier. It will absolutely be worth it in the end though!

Thanks James and Daisee for your support..cant wait to meet the new me..

Congratulations on deciding to have weight loss surgery, and welcome to the forums. You will find a lot of information and support here to help you along the way.

Good luck!

_{G'day Niki..}

_{As everyone so far has said, yes, it gets easier...}

_{Just remember that this is possibly the best choice you've made in your life...}

_{That will get you thru the tough times initially...}

_{And once you start to lose weight... Once you see and feel the changes, you'll not doubt yourself again...}

_{Good luck to you...}

_{And remember... There are plenty of people here who have gone thru the same or similar...}

_{If you EVER need support or information, head here...}

_{You'll always find a friendly ear/shoulder...}

_{Take care...}

_Kinda...

And I'm REALLY sorry for the tiny font in the post above...

Just think of the extra calories you burn as you squint to read it...

See...

I do my bit...

Feeling much better having you all for support..I wonder how muvh weight I will loose just with this 2 week liquid diet? Do you all rember how much you lost?

Welcome to the forums. Your knees will be so much better after weight loss! I was in horrible pain at over 300 pounds and at 197 I walked my first 5k this summer. No NSAIDs, just the occasional Tylenol. Truly a miracle.

That awesome justwatchme I cant wait

It does get better! For me the best part of the pre-op diet was that I used that to get past the carb and aspartame addiction. I have awful headaches for the first three or four days. Once those passed, it was so much easier. I was just glad I got that out of the way before surgery. Good luck!

Thanks Maggie

Welcome Niki... The pre op diet isnt great is it ! Im on day 11 now and its SO much easier on the tail end rather than the first few days. Make sure you drink a lot of Water and keep busy and you will be fine

Hugs

Kate

Thanks uk just got bad nrws the dr nurse did not put me on the schedule for the 28th after all ..soo mad ..so now I have to wait until August 4th ..but on the positive side I got to eat ..I have decided to just eat 1 meal and 2 shakes this week so it wont be so hard to restart the liquid diet next week