I am really wanting to get this surgery done. But here are my concerns, lack of will power, I have read on here that a person has to go with out eating prior to the surgery, I haven't missed a meal in 20 years . Then after surgery you don't eat again for a certain amount of time. Are you hungry? I thought I better ask now cause I am concerned that I will do this and die of starvation:embarassed::help:

Sooooo not hungry after surgery. It took about 5 days before I really missed eating anything. For those days right after surgery, just the sight of food would make me nauseous. As far as pre op diets, every surgeon is different. Mine said no foods after midnight the night before surgery. Some doctors require liquids only for 10 days, some doctors require low carb, check with your surgeon for their requirements.

Also, as far as will power is concerned, you don't need that much. The band makes it easier (not easy, easier) to lose the weight. Keep reading the posts on here, you'll get a good feel for what to expect...

My hunger never really returned post op. I was able to follow the doctors post op diet okay.

I am really wanting to get this surgery done. But here are my concerns, lack of will power, I have read on here that a person has to go with out eating prior to the surgery, I haven't missed a meal in 20 years . Then after surgery you don't eat again for a certain amount of time. Are you hungry? I thought I better ask now cause I am concerned that I will do this and die of starvation:embarassed::help:

It's not a starvation diet before surgery (although it might feel like that for some people) It's usually a liquid diet, Optifast or similar. So it's not like you eat nothing....

And post op, again, you are usually on liquids for a couple of weeks, then mushy type foods for another two weeks or so, then on to real food (although the length of the post op diet varies from surgeon to surgeon)

It's really not as bad as it sounds.

Right after surgery you're not hungry for about the first week, maybe longer if you're lucky. Then you're so terrified of screwing up your band/stomach/esophagus/all of the above that you won't want to eat the wrong way.