Question:
The pre-op diet is making me question whether or not I should be having surgery.
I'm having VSG on Saturday and I started my liquid pre-op diet yesterday and did alright but today I gave in and had a bit of a binge and now I'm feeling like maybe I am not ready for this...I'd hate to waste sooo much money or feel the bitter sting of failure on this thing. I need some encouragement or a voice of reason or something. — scraft120 (posted on December 21, 2008)
December 21, 2008
BELIEVE ME when I say that PRE-OP is the HARDEST PART of this procedure!
Having to DIET and then NOT EAT for the day or so BEFORE the surgery was
the hardest part for me. FOR MONTHS afterward, the HUNGRIEST that I got
was as if I had been working along and NOT thinking about food and someone
suddenly said, "I'm going to Taco Bell, anyone want anything?"
It was as if I would have to STOP what I was doing and THINK for a minute
before deciding, "Yea, Get me a burrito or something." This was
after NOT having had SOLID FOOD for OVER A MONTH! I DID NOT EXPERIENCE
HUNGER to ANY extreme like I had before! There was just the SLIGHTEST
little bit of an INKLING that I was hungry and that was usually LONG after
I had OTHER warning signs that I was hungry (usually things like light
headedness when standing up or being too grouchy). It took some getting
used to not having that CONSTANT hunger pangs that were driving me to over
eat all the time. Even NOW, 10 months AFTER my surgery, I STILL do not
have much hunger. I have MORE than I did right after the surgery, but I
can IGNORE the hunger if I have to. I could never DO that before. We ALL
fail on occasion, the TRICK is to get back up AFTER failing and get back on
track! You need to forgive yourself of this transgression and get back on
track. I hope that this helps. Hugh
— hubarlow
December 21, 2008
oh sarah, im so proud to know im not the only one that has fallen on the
wagon. i am having RNY on jan 5th, and am having to do a 4 week liquid
diet before hand. i started my diet on dec 7th and it has been pure hell.
I have cheated a few times, but really not cheating. I had a few bites of
salad and i ate a peice of grilled chicken. I have lost 16 pounds so far.
Its gonna be ok. what i have learned is to pick myself back off the ground
when I fall. Tomorrows a new day and you CAN do it. You will be in my
prayers.
— jackie L.
December 21, 2008
The good thing about the VSG is they are removing the part of your stomach
that produces most of the hunger hormone. I didn't feel hungry at all till
about 6 months post op. Then it wasn't really hunger, it was more of a
reminder that it was time to eat. I never feel that horrible hunger I felt
before surgery. I hit goal at 6 months, then adjusted my goal and have been
staying steady for almost a year. Also, with this surgery, you will no
longer be able to gorge the way you can now. You might eat the wrong foods,
and it might slow down your weight loss some, but you will not be able to
eat like you can now, and you wont even care. I love how I eat now, I love
how I feel now and I love how I look now. It's impossible to explain to
someone who hasn't had the surgery, how we feel now regarding hunger and
stuff, because you just can't imagine it till you are here.
Everyone seems to say the first 3 days are the hardest on the preop diet,
but on the 4th day, it just seems to click. You don't have much longer, you
can do it. It does get easier, but those first few days are very hard for
someone who is preop.
— Teresa V.
December 21, 2008
don't beat yourself up!!! the pre-op diet is hard, after years of eating,
just get back on track and remind yourself that you are worth what ever it
takes in effort or dollars to get healthy. good luck and I'm sending you
positive, encouraging, strengthening, supportive vibes!!!!
— jeanne_wise
December 21, 2008
— nursenut
December 22, 2008
Sarah, just hang in there. Pre-op is the hardest part; however, 3 yrs ago
most Drs did not require the liquid diet prior to surgery and people would
go out the night before and fill up on a buffet. Start each day with a
fresh outlook and don't dwell on the failures of the day before. It will be
different once you undergo surgery, the hunger will be gone. Good luck.
— amistique569
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