I'm having vsg tomorrow (Monday), I'm nervous and I'm not young either so hoping I can deal with it and don't have too many issues. I wish you all luck on your healing and please wish me luck!

 Mine was also the 29th!  Where is Sanger?  I had my surgery at Scripps Mercy in San Diego through Kaiser.  I also had to do "only" one day clear liquids pre surgery, but almost two weeks after.  I see the surgeon tomorrow--hopefully get cleared to mushies.  I can't wait!  Hope you are doing well--

 Hi, I had a sleeve on 10/29 and I'm still on clear liquids (hopefully tomorrow move to mushies!)  My husband made frozen pot pies for him and the kids and it smelled SO GOOD!  I told him he has to take them out for dinner until I can eat again (LOL!)  It's more challenging than I have thought.  On the upside I lost 15 pounds the first week--I think I've already hit a stall but I know that's to be expected as our bodies adjust.  And I had a dream about a grilled cheese sandwich....

HI!
Glad to hear that you are doing well. I too never cared for sugar free drinks and loved iced water, but had a rough time tolerating it. It just tasted like metal to me initially. To get  my fluids in, I drank and continue to drink warm tea. Now cold water isn't as bad, but when I am having an issue tolerating it...I usually squeeze a lemon wedge into it and a half packet of splenda. Hope it works for you.
Best of luck,
Merrilee
P.S. There are tons of different protein shake recipes on this forum, so you might want to try some of them....

Hello back @ ya, I had my RNY Oct 11 and as of today I am down 22 pounds!  I stalled out last week and couldn't get passed 250 but finally today I"m 248!  I started out at 270lbs.  This is definetly a new way of life for me.