1st day of 3 day liquid diet pre-op - Help

Today is the first day of my pre-op 3 day liquid diet.  I woke up with a migraine so it was making me sick to my stomach.  Wasn't sure if I could take anything so I called my surgeon's office and he said I could take Tylenol or my Rx Imitrex.  So Tylenol it was, well on an empty liquid diet only stomach I got even sicker.  I was drinking beef broth - going for some flavor- well there was none and I think the taste was adding to my nausea.  I did not have any Imitrex so I went to pharmacy to get some, came home from work early, took one in hopes of not vomiting - as I often do even with a stomach full of food.  I fell asleep on the couch and am feeling better.  But I am hungry, am eating sugar free popsicles and that seems to relieve some of the hunger but not for long.  Any suggestions on how to get through the next few days on liquids only?  Hopefully my migraine does not come back.  The only thing I can think of is how long it will be before I can eat actual foods again, is this so wrong?  Just need a little affirmations from the rest of you that this too shall pass and the long run is much worth it.   Signed,  Hungry (Jennifer)

I just got done reading your post and this is exactly what happened to me.  I started my 3 day clear liquid pre-op on Saturday the 15th.  I woke up with an "I want to die" migraine. I called Dr. Chae to make sure I could take the liquid tylenol.  Not that it helped much.  It made my stomach feel terrible.  I don't know if I have any words of wisdom but I had the exact same feelings as you!  You're not alone....I guess this is what is referred to as the Lap band Hell weeks.......I'll say...and it's only day 2!  Tomorrow must be your surgery day, I'll be thinking of you.  Hope it goes well. 

Jennifer,

Let me just tell you girl, it is SOOOOOOO worth it.  Doing this is so much more than 3 days, and believe me, the jello, SF popsicles and such are going to be a good friend of yours for a while.  After sugery the only thing you might have is head hunger, otherwise those will be your staples for a while just to get some sort of nutrition in.  I know this for a fact because I had to do it twice (the 3 day diet).  The 1st time I did it, I went to the hospital and they had to cancel my surgery because the person in front of me had too many complications and ran over.  Soooo I had to wait for 2 more weeks and do it again.  Know when I say I understand how you feel.  The 1st day is always the worst.  The 2nd and 3rd days are so much easier.  You are almost there!  You are one of the luck people who get to have a 2nd 'birthday', and your life heavy is over!  Every pound you are losing now is gone FOREVER!!  How cool is that?  So when this gets to be overwhelming and you think if I have to eat one more spoonful of jello or drink another cup of broth, I'm gonna hurt someone, remember how blessed you are for this journey.  The steps after surgery are going to be just as difficult, but you are strong, you are a winner and you will be a loser!  May God bless you on your journey!