I am new to this forum just found it by googling. I am scheduled for surgery 9/11/2018. I am excited and also nervous, I am currently on the liquid diet and it really sucks. I am hungry...oh so hungry. It seems like this week has been taking forever to go by and I am not sure if I can make it . I also worry about returning to my bad habits and/or poor food choices after I have the surgery. I don't want all this to be for naught. I am also concerned with how my skin will look after I start dropping the weight, if my knees and back will stop hurting....oh so many worries...

Am I wrong for having these thoughts? Does this mean I am not ready?

Well my Surgery Month Buddies, has everything resolved? Especially you @ Mandy1013, I have a stricture, 3 times they have tried to resolve it, still not quite right, still on liquid diet, still fighting the Nausea Wars!???

Hey there. I’m sorry to hear you’re still dealing with a stricture and nausea and vomiting Frustr8. What are next steps to resolve it?? Things have been fairly smooth sailing for me so far. I’ve been on purees and soft foods and am slowly advancing my diet and trying to figure out what works best for me. Back to exercising. Down 52 pounds. Loss is sporadic. I’ll lose 4 one week and none the next. Hydration is still something I have to really work for but has been ok. I really hope they can get your stricture widened out soon. That’s a long time to be on liquids and fighting the nausea wars. Good luck!!

RosieT I wish I knew, I am growing weary of this alln yeah someone is going,to say " You,knew this wouldn't be easy" and sure we all,innately know this. But you know, we all book for the easiest smoothest path to our future. Nobody wants or desires a stricture. Especially with the ulcers I have attending You get pain, Is it hunger, has your pouch got empty, is your stomach spasming, is it the ulcers being tender, is there some residual gastric acid production,? Yeah no real reflux. but if you don't eat something at the right interval, when you do eat you will vomit it up anyway. In the old days the consul was Let your stomach rest, but it doesn't work that way for me. So I walk around with a bottle of Acai Grape by Nestle, keep sipping, got to keep the kidneys flowing. IDK I get so perplexed.