I'm scheduled for surgery on 12/19 and started my pre-op diet on 12/09. I was cranky over the weekend but just a bit tired Sunday afternoon and early Monday so I thought I was over the worst of it. Then last night and today I've been having these crazy crying jags, at work even!

Is this normal? How do you get through it?

Yup cried. It's hard, hang in there

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This is a huge change, IDK what your pre op diet consists of but mine was only liquids. You're hungry, you might be withdrawing from sugar and caffeine. The severely restricted diet before surgery when your stomach is still normal size is just really hard. Things will get better I promise! After surgery your body will only be able to tolerate small amounts of food and your hunger will really drop off.

I will say that the pre-op diet was 100 times harder than anything post-op. I didn't quite have crying jags, but I was emotional and hurting (had to go off my arthritis meds for the surgery) and tired and cranky. I just kept focusing on the end goal, and counting down the days until it was over.

Post-op, my hunger went away and so did my cravings, so it got much easier. Of course, a new set of challenges - getting in fluids and Proteins, but not nearly as hard.

You'll get through this!!

I will say that the pre-op diet was 100 times harder than anything post-op. I didn't quite have crying jags, but I was emotional and hurting (had to go off my arthritis meds for the surgery) and tired and cranky. I just kept focusing on the end goal, and counting down the days until it was over.

Post-op, my hunger went away and so did my cravings, so it got much easier. Of course, a new set of challenges - getting in fluids and Proteins, but not nearly as hard.

You'll get through this!!

I am really wishing this was my experience.

Pre-op was very easy for me. I'd nearly adopted the pre-op diet for 8 months before surgery. The official pre-op diet I was on was only a slight change. I rarely if ever had cravings I couldn't shake off easily and really didn't have any intense emotions.

For me, post-op has been a bitch. I can barely get my Protein in as I can't seem to tolerate my favorite shakes (favorite and most convenient) or most foods. This means I've been living off mashed potatoes and suffering the consequences of drinking my shakes anyway cause other high protein foods upset my tummy without the benefit of the high protein count. My cravings are off the charts. I want to eat EVERYTHING. Even on good days when I have nearly all my protein and fluids in for the day, I crave all kinds of foods I haven't had in months (surgery was only 4 weeks ago). Sugary stuff and carbs, mostly. It's torture. I feel hungry all the time, and the issues with getting food in and actually absorbed is keeping my weight loss at a snail's pace. I'm hoping that now I'll be starting to add more foods in that it will get easier, but I just don't know what to expect.

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Thanks for the feedback everyone! I had a therapy appointment last night and I honestly felt a lot better afterwards. We talked about how this is really me breaking up with food and it's okay to acknowledge that it's painful and grieve.

@@ahappycamper I hope things get better for you soon!