Got my surgery date: October 22, 2018....and now the wait... Would love to gather a cohort here to go through this with!!!

2 minutes ago, cindy t said:

Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes...

Post Op Day 8 and i don't quite feel like myself. I feel foggy and not in sync with this new change. Taking everything one day at a time...

Thank God it is not just me! I am a teacher and I came back to work today. These poor, poor sixth graders. Thank God for educational videos, but I feel like such a crappy teacher. You had your surgery just before me. Let's be buddies.

18 minutes ago, sleeveme7781 said:

Thank God it is not just me! I am a teacher and I came back to work today. These poor, poor sixth graders. Thank God for educational videos, but I feel like such a crappy teacher. You had your surgery just before me. Let's be buddies.

You can never have too many buddies. I started back to work on Monday and getting my to my routine has helped a little. I remember everyone saying the first month is the worst. If i could see the weight dropping daily, maybe it would pacify me but my weight isn't really changing.

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I was sleeved on 10/1 and physically I feel fine as far as pain but I just don’t feel right. Nauseous and starving to death and lightheaded. I have been such a with because all I want is food. I am going crazy on liquids but I feel like I want to puke when I drink but yet I feel like I could eat a whole pizza at the same time. So many emotions and questioning my choice to do this. And yes I totally have chewed food and spit it out!!! Ugh this is so hard

On 10/10/2018 at 14:58, sleeveme7781 said:

I ahd my surgery on 10/4... does anyone else chew food and spit it out, just to get some taste and chewing going on??? GAWWWDDDD this is so hard! I want to punch anyone who says this is the easy way out right in their judgmental noses!! My poor kids are feeling the wrath of my hanger... I have never salivated over the thought of scrambled eggs before.

The pureed food stage sounds like a dream come true at this point. Anyone else in the same boat as me?

I chew and spit too. Glad I’m not the only one.

13 minutes ago, aapb79Gmail.com said:

I was sleeved on 10/1 and physically I feel fine as far as pain but I just don’t feel right. Nauseous and starving to death and lightheaded. I have been such a with because all I want is food. I am going crazy on liquids but I feel like I want to puke when I drink but yet I feel like I could eat a whole pizza at the same time. So many emotions and questioning my choice to do this. And yes I totally have chewed food and spit it out!!! Ugh this is so hard

Same day, same surgery. Not feeling "right" must be common then. I'm not necessarily questioning my choice as much as i am questioning my ability to actually succeed at this... #imissmyfood

I understand. I am mourning food. I genuinely enjoy going out to eat and drinks and now I feel like I don’t even know what to do. I am hoping it will get easier

I can relate to that statement 100%

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You are recreating yourself as you heal and it can be bewildering. Eventually things do smooth out. Or at least that's what I have been told, I'm only 5 weeks past surgery myself.

How do you feel after 5 weeks?

Thought I posted a few days ago. Don’t see it, so here’s a re-post.
Started Liquid diet on Sept 27 (Optifast 900), for surgery on Oct 18.

Hi everyone, I have a date of October 31st. Very excited. Would love to dare this with fellow October sleevers.

Hi Skodes. I’m having surgery on the 16th! I’m so excited! I’d love to keep in touch!

4 hours ago, sleeveme7781 said:

I ahd my surgery on 10/4... does anyone else chew food and spit it out, just to get some taste and chewing going on??? GAWWWDDDD this is so hard! I want to punch anyone who says this is the easy way out right in their judgmental noses!! My poor kids are feeling the wrath of my hanger... I have never salivated over the thought of scrambled eggs before.

The pureed food stage sounds like a dream come true at this point. Anyone else in the same boat as me?

I am so with you!! I want to eat something, anything. I keep looking for posts that say I can eat puree foods starting week 2!!

4 minutes ago, mommytina said:

I am so with you!! I want to eat something, anything. I keep looking for posts that say I can eat puree foods starting week 2!!

Me too!!! Today I took the canned progresso chicken noodle soup, drained it all and put several carrots and pieces of chicken in it and blended it in a food processor. The consistency was a creamy soup. It went down so good!!!!@

On 10/10/2018 at 15:31, Snaver said:

Thought I posted a few days ago. Don’t see it, so here’s a re-post.

Started liquid diet on Sept 27 (Optifast 900), for surgery on Oct 18.

@snaver I have been waiting for you!! Finally I have a surgery twin :) hope pre-op is going well for you!