I didnt get nervous till the night before..so far no regrets except not doing it sooner. You can pick up some great info off all the people here.

good luck to you on your journey, I am 9 days pre op, in my last info class they said to always look at the positive parts that happen along the way, like your belly not hitting the steering wheel when you drive, or being able to tie your shoes with out extra maneuvering. I think looking forward to the short term achievements will help with the long term goals.

Wow you must feel amazing thanks for all your experience it is so great to hear, I wish i could have it done tomorrow now, so great to hear you can have a normal life after I think that was what was scaring me, the thought of losing my weight and then not being able to eat again normally afterwards, I don't mean how I eat now and got myself into this mess but the odd meal out and just normal life stuff, can I ask do you feel hungry ?

I think everyone experiences hunger differently, but personally, I don't feel "hungry" as much as I know when I NEED to eat. I eat by schedule to keep me on track, and I have to be careful because sometimes if I get too busy I don't even think about eating. Real hunger hasn't come back to me yet, and I am just under 7 months out.

Hi,
I had my sleeve 2/19/13. I was amazed. I went into the operative suite at 9:00, or so they tell me. Versed in my IV just prior is a wonderful thing!. I remember coming back to the post-anesthesia care unit with a very dry mouth..that was it. I got up and walked to the bathroom that afternoon, was walking the halls by morning and went home the next day. I do believe staying/sleeping upright-ish (at least 45 degree angle) helps tremendously with the potential for gas pain in the abdomen/shoulders from the air they use to dilate the abdominal cavity. Ditto with walking, several times a day. Get up and get moving!. I rarely needed by pain meds post op and was off all pain meds by the Friday after surgery. I live alone so I premade my post op meals for every phase. I had protein shakes on hand (Abbott labs makes one I still use to this day EAS AdvantEDGE carb control..17gm protein, about 2gm carbs, 2.5gm fat 100 calories), puree and strained pea and lentil soups, then just puree, low fat cottage cheese, greek yogurt, mashed potatoes, cooked turkey burgers in slow cooker and then pureed those. Make up 2 ounce packages so all I had to do was take out of freezer and micorwave! In the immediate post op phase, tried to get about 2 oz in every 3 hours. Your physician will set your protein goals..mine was 70 gm protein, 40 gm carbs 22 gm fat daily. By my first post op visit I was off all bp meds, diabetes meds. And I feel GREAT!!! Have 50 more to go!

Your surgery day is the day I can start eating solid food again I'm at 3 weeks post op and I have no regrets. I was a lapband to sleeve revision, so it was a little more intense - 2 nights in the hospital - but so far so good. I'm down 26 pounds since the first of April and less than 10 pounds from my lowest lapband weight. I had to have a revision because i got stuck every time I ate and was basically involuntarily bulimic after most of my meals. Stopped eating meat and gained 35 pounds back.

I made a bunch of pureed soups the weekend before my surgery and froze them all in 4 oz containers, but honestly, I can't stand the texture. Living off of Muscile Milk Pro Series and water, but I'm never hungry. I did have what I thought were hunger pangs right after surgery, but I did a little reading and found that excess acid can cause that sensation. Got a script for Prevacid and that stopped.

Make sure you do your best to get all of your fluids in each day and you'll do great Best of luck to you!!