patiently awaiting! - NY

hello ! im in the process as well! im getting my psyc eval on wed. very excited! looking forward to following your journey! :)

Hey Lady! How are you doing so far? I haven't seen an update from you. I hope all is going well!

im in the process for the sleeve too! keep us posted soo happy fo ru!

So glad to hear you're doing ok the first few days of liquids is hard and you won't want any foods just like you said as a matter of fact a lot of it would stink! Super excited!!!

How are you doing?

Congrats on having it done!! Mine's in one week. Getting nervous, but I think I got this. Is the pain manageable? Do you have to sleep in a reclining position?

Good Luck Tiff! I know you'll do just fine. Praying for you!

Good luck tomorrow. I'll be thinking about you. Remember to be patient with the healing process. It will take some time to get back to normal but it will be worth it.

OMG! Surgery is in 3 days!!!! I'm excited for you!

Hey there, it took me forever, pre-op, to find a protein shake that I culd tolerate. I tried about 12 different kinds before I found the right one for me, so don't give up. Try some samples of different shakes and see what suits you best.

I'm having my surgery on Jan 31st - and can I just tell you that I have never really been as nervous as I am now? I have also never been as excited either, so it balances out. I start my thousand calorie diet on the 17th, and I am not looking forward to it! But I'm also very looking forward to it because it means there's only two weeks left, and I'll start dropping weight with those two weeks. Yeah, totally contradictory, haha. And I wish I could tell you how to relax, but I haven't figured it out myself yet. If you do figure it out, please tell me! I wish you lots of luck in the future!

Walmart sells a protein shake called Pure Protein. It's not chalky at all and it goes down very easy if you have it on ice. The pre-op diet is frustrating but don't give up. As far as afterwards, you have many options for protein -- not just shakes. So keep an open mind. I ate a lot of greek yogurt, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, things like that and I didn't have much of the shakes until now -- 3 months afterwards. The BEST advice I received was from the nurse who would meet with me for my follow up appointments. She told me to not worry and to take everything slowly. Let your body heal first and foremost. There is no rush. When you get home from the hospital take it easy and concentrate on your fluids first. The protein will come along but at your own pace. It was very difficult for me to even drink for the first week or so, so it took a lot to just do that. I was worried but the nurse assured me that I was fine and to drink as much as I could. It will seem like a long journey but in 2-3 months you'll be feeling better and your options for food will increase greatly. Just remember, one step at a time.

Ok i think i was having a panic attack because i was hungry smh food is so evil...im better now lol

I felt the same way. I kept telling myself that I needed to eat everything I wasn't going to be able to eat after the surgery. As far as after the surgery, it is impossible to eat big bites and to guzzle drinks and to eat fast. Physically it can't be done. You are forced to have to adjust or you will pay for it. Not that that should scare you because the changes in your body will (should) allow you to change the habits that you've created over the years -- causing your weight problems. I am almost 3 months out from the Sleeve (Dec. 30 will be 3 months) and I am still having to eat slowly and take smaller bites. It's really not worth the discomfort that happens to eat fast or to take huge bites. I am able to drink more than a sip (thank God!) and can drink pretty regularly. I still struggle with not drinking during meals - a hard habit to mentally break, but I do it because if I drink during a meal bad things happen! :) Imagine a volcano about to explode and that's what happens when you eat and drink at the same time. They don't mix well and the only time I'm thrown up is because of doing those two at the same time. I really wasn't paying attention when it happened. It's happened twice to me. So I'm careful to not drink before, after, or during eating. I wait about 30 minutes -- like I was instructed for obvious reasons. The surgery WILL work, but the longevity of the results is totally up to you. I was the same as you -- 5'7" and 254 when I had my surgery. I'm down to 200 lbs. today. Yay! I will definitely be under 200 be the New Year which is exciting. The holidays have been rough with all of the cookies and parties and such, but I made it through with no problems. I find that if I eat something I shouldn't or overindulge that my belly reminds me to not do it again. It takes about 30-45 minutes for an upset stomach to subside and I find myself hating the feeling so much that I am careful to not do it again. You will do great. It's a life size change but as I have said before, it's a mental struggle once you have the surgery. Your body isn't able to carry on with your bad habits, but your mind still wants to. I'm learning to listen to myself instead of acting first. It's not been an easy road but I'm getting there.