Looking for other May 2021 folks to share the journey with! I'm scheduled for May 5th and start my liquid diet in just a few days. Anyone else on/around the same time? What kind of pre-op diet do you have? I admit I'm super nervous about how I'm going to manage the next couple of weeks and keep up my energy at work.

Surgery tomorrow, Im a bit anxious but excited for the day to finally be here. See you all on the other side. ?

3 hours ago, Greendragonfly said:

Surgery tomorrow, Im a bit anxious but excited for the day to finally be here. See you all on the other side. ?

Best of luck to you! Please check in and let’ us know how you’re doing!

Hi everyone! My gastric bypass is the 27th, my birthday actually!. Very anxious and nervous...researched went back and forth over a year and finally decided to do it and was positive about it. Now second guessing things like I’m afraid I won’t be normal and go out to lunch w the girls and enjoy vacations!! I do know that it will get better and those things will happen again but I suppose need some reassurance right now. Can anyone weigh in (no pun intended?) as to some positive experiences getting back to solid food and feeling normal again?

6 minutes ago, JCF said:

Hi everyone! My gastric bypass is the 27th, my birthday actually!. Very anxious and nervous...researched went back and forth over a year and finally decided to do it and was positive about it. Now second guessing things like I’m afraid I won’t be normal and go out to lunch w the girls and enjoy vacations!! I do know that it will get better and those things will happen again but I suppose need some reassurance right now. Can anyone weigh in (no pun intended?) as to some positive experiences getting back to solid food and feeling normal again?

Well for the first couple months things are not normal but I am about 10 weeks out now and I can eat pretty much everything I did before surgery. I haven’t yet attempted steak, bread, rice or popcorn because they are on the list but other than that I can eat normal. I just feel like I eat my husbands plate instead of mine now. He is super thin and fit and I eat about the same as he does naturally.

Edited May 19, 20215 yr by ShoppGirl

Thank you. That’s really good to hear that once you get over the hurdle of first two months, life can feel back to normal but with smaller portions! I’m great with that. I guess it’s just the jitters!

So excited for tomorrow! And so nervous something will fall through at the very last minute! Lol. Won't be able to sleep tonight, just like the first day of school.

16 minutes ago, muala94 said:

So excited for tomorrow! And so nervous something will fall through at the very last minute! Lol. Won't be able to sleep tonight, just like the first day of school.

Good luck tomorrow ?

Surgery for me in the morning. I’m excited, nervous, scared, hopeful... basically all of it. Mostly ready to get it done!

9 minutes ago, Peaches75 said:

9 minutes ago, Peaches75 said:

Surgery for me in the morning. I’m excited, nervous, scared, hopeful... basically all of it. Mostly ready to get it done!

Good Luck ?

1 hour ago, muala94 said:

So excited for tomorrow! And so nervous something will fall through at the very last minute! Lol. Won't be able to sleep tonight, just like the first day of school.

Good luck surgery twin. Hope all goes well.

23 minutes ago, Greendragonfly said:

Good luck surgery twin. Hope all goes well.

Good luck to you too!!

10 hours ago, BypassedSophie said:

Hey—I had my surgery May 3rd, too. I am a university professor, so I scheduled mine to coincide with when I am off contract, but I would not have wanted to go back to work this week. At my 2 week post-op appointment, my doctor was concerned with my fatigue and weakness. They sent me to get fluids and Vitamins yesterday at the hospital. i was so mad to be readmitted for the day, but honestly, I feel a thousand percent better. I have more energy and can tolerate pureed food now. I say take the whole month, but if you need a boost then talk to your doctor about fluids—it really gave me the boost I needed to just feel “normal” again!

I had my surgery this morning. Going back to work Monday. However, I work from home and have a desk job. My boss knows I may need to lay down l, rest or walk throughout the day. I don’t get any paid time off where I work

I should find out my surgery date in the next couple days, hoping for May 31 (original date was May 3) I am fortunate to have paid sick time and plan to take 4 weeks.

Surgery went well this morning. But this pain and discomfort from the gas is no joke! Originally, in the am, I thought I was having bad burning from acid and complained. Turned out it was just from the gas since walking around helped some. I feel like I'm walking a few minutes twice in each 30 min time span. Still lots of gas. Will be glad when it's gone. So far I've only had water and doing well getting it down. Was so tired during the day and fell in and out of sleep much of the day but in spurts of about 5 min. Finally tonight I fell asleep for like an hour but now I'm wide awake again. I think due to the Tylenol is wearing off.

Hey everyone, congratulations to all those who have had their surgery.

I had mine yesterday.. and oh boy!

I had a very large abdominal hernia repaired and I swear that has taken front and centre for the pain that I have.

It's been over 24 hours since the surgery and I'm feeling better. I'm drinking water and broth fine. I tried a popsicle for lunch and couldn't stand the taste lol. I'm really enjoying the broth.