My surgery is Monday the 9th and everyday that gets closer, the more freaked out I am. I've been so excited about this since October of last year and it's all I've wanted. I was so confident and sure this was it. Now with less then a week until surgery I am completely freaked! I don't want to never enjoy food again. I'm scared of surgery, of the pain. I'm scared it's going to be miserable afterwards. I'm scared of making a mistake. I'm just scared shitless. I know I want to be healthy, I want to be a normal weight, I want to be in control of my weight and eating habits. But right now I am petrified. I'm telling myself i haven't tried dieting hard enough, I'm telling myself this isn't what I want. God I just needed to rant. I feel like I'm losing it. I am so scared.

What do u mean by getting food stuck?

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It's hard to explain. It kind of feels like it is chest pains. It eventually goes down and stops.

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Ok thanks..... I'm new to all this and I've learned a lot from reading everybody's experiences

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I'm only 3 weeks in, newbie as well.

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It will all so be worth it in the end.

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My surgery was May 9th and have been doing good. I have that same bubbling, gurgling feeling when I drink. The burp hurts but it passes quickly. Not much pain. I am struggling getting the Protein in.

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I struggled something HORRIBLE to get the Protein. About 7 days in I had Greek yogurt that was a huge mental boost.

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My surgery is tomorrow May 4th and I am a bit nervous but ready to get it done. I know it will be the best thing for me. You will be just fine.

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How are you feeling now? How was your surgery?

Preop feelings like this are very, very, VERY common. Have a look over the boards and you'll see.

I don't know who told you you wouldn't enjoy food again after surgery. I am 7.5 weeks out and in every stage of my postop phases, I've found that I enjoyed some foods more than others, but I've always had foods that I enjoyed eating. The lovely thing is that I'm satisfied with so much less now!

Everyone experiences pain differently. Mine wasn't bad at all. The worse part was my larger incision for for the first four days or so. I never took anything stronger than plain Tylenol once I got home from the hospital.

Probably the best response to a post like this I've seen was one that reminded the poster that the decision to have surgery was made when they weren't in a full-on preop meltdown. You decided to have this surgery for sound reasons. Those reasons still exist. They're still true. The only thing that has changed is your perspective.

Miserable? Is there anything more miserable than facing the rest of your life obese? Yes, you may feel less than great for a couple weeks. Not everyone does. A healthier rest of your life is the reward.

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My surgery was may 9 and my recovery has been pretty easy. Unfortunately, last night I had that "food stuck" feeling. I made the mistake of thinking that a puréed Soup and a broth are similar enough…I am a full week out but I guess the soup was just too thick even though there were no chunks in it. Fully pureed soup. Deathly ill. Go figure. And felt like such a loser. I was thinking that even after having 80% of my stomach cut out i still cant follow rules. How can i succeed when I am still trying to "cheat" and game the system. When I woke up today I was able to recognize that I had been way too hard on myself yesterday… And back on broth and shakes only. But what was amazing to me is that after a full week of recovery and feeling amazing, 10 minutes of being violently ill was enough to make me start doubting myself! I cant let any shortcomings come between me and success.

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@@leahhindi that's so interesting. My surgery was the 9th and I've already moved onto mashed patstoes, pudding, yogurt, and apple sauce