Is a real bad headache common with the liquid stage?

I was only at 770 calories yesterday. So today I'm going for the 1000.

As far as medication goes, like advil, tylenol, how long before the surgery should you stop taking that stuff?

I got my sleep apnea machine yesterday, so last night was my first night with it. Perhaps thats why I feel so dizzy and crummy this morning.

I suffered with a headache for the first 2 days of liquids. It does get better and the liquid diet is over before you know it. I was allowed to take tylenol until midnight before the surgery and they gave me something in my IV for the headache the morning of surgery. (it was from lack of sleep) I do reccomend getting some liquid tylenol (they make adult strength) if you think the liquids are going to continue to give you headaches as it is not reccomended to take pills right after surgery. Best of luck to you, I know being banded is the best thing I have done for my health. ~Mandy

The liquid diet is essentially a form of detox but in this instance it is used for other purposes. So the headaches is your bodies way of telling you it is mad at you for depriving it of what it normally eats. Think of this headache as a "good" thing. All that icky stuff is being flushed out of your bodies.

Liquid Tylenol works great for it. Also drinking LOTS of Water. Fresh clean water.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea a year ago. It is very common to have headaches while adjusting to the CPAP. You feel lousy often after using the CPAP. Hang in there, though, it gets better if you can tough it out. Then you won't want to sleep without it!

Thanks!

I didn't know that now I couldn't take regular pills. I'm on antidepressants and BP meds and a few others, Should I not take them now?

Hi Sunsett,

You're going to want to call your doctor's office to find out which medications you should stop and when. Some medications thin your blood and it's important not to take them for a certain time before surgery. Check with your doc to be sure.

I also experienced headaches during the liquid phase, and I wasn't on a sleep apnea machine. I think it was my body wondering where they daily dose of sugar was.

Good luck with your prep - the surgery will be here before you know it!

With all medications you should double check with your doctor, but with antidepressants and BP meds it is important that you maintain the blood levels of both meds. But again double check with your doctor.

Thanks!

I didn't know that now I couldn't take regular pills. I'm on antidepressants and BP meds and a few others, Should I not take them now?

I can jump on board with you that the pre-op liquid stage headaches are a pain.

For me it was partially a detox of caffeine too.

I have also had these same annoying headaches now that I'm post-op liquids...... I've heard of many many people with these same symptoms....they do go away...

:-) yeahhhhhhh

Thanks. Tomorrow is my big day...ahhhh...no more headaches.