Hey everyone!

I'm scheduled for my bypass on Feb 14. So far I've lost 8 lbs on the pre op diet and I'm on day 3 but was dieting pretty hard-core the week I got on my preop. lol it's going well but I get food anxiety about stupid stuff though like what if I ate too much lettuce and get kicked out of ketosis? I know it's so irrational and I've done keto and the nutrition/macro dance of anxiety in the past. I figure as long as I'm losing weight and eating less than 6 grams of carbs a day, my liver is hopefully shrinking.

Anyway, I'm trying not to overthink things. That's been helping me so far. They say when you overthink you create problems that weren't there in the first place. Definitely feel like that applies to following a crash diet.

Well, with surgery approaching I'll be relieved to not deal with this feeling of emptiness. This is probably going to be one the most challenging parts. I can't help but wonder though and I have terrible medical anxiety, what does it feel like when you wake up from surgery? And in the couple of days post op?

Are you:

Sore in your stomach?

Can you feel your stomach and intestines?

Is there a burning sensation?

Are you zoned out on pain killers or you can go without them just fine?

Do you get gas pain right away?

Is it hard to move around?

Just wanna know your experience after surgery, hospital and getting home.

Thanks for the advice as usual. Love this community!

Hey all! I'm home from the hospital.
A bit about my experience:
I woke up in recovery the most nauseous. I was throwing up.

When I was transported to my room the nauseous wore off but supposedly it was from the anesthesia and gas pushing on my stomach.

As soon as they gave me my anti inflammatory in the IV I felt better and slept on and off throughout the night. I was up and walking day of surgery and drinking 6 oz of water each hour.

Day 2 is much harder. The nerve block is wearing off so I have pain in my torso but that doesn't bother me. The most annoying part is my throat and esophagus pain. Getting ready to take a pain pill and drift off to sleep. I have so much phlegm that I can't get out..hopefully that comes out soon when I'm able to cough.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with me. I'm so glad it's over now and I can focus on recovery and adjusting to the new stomach.