I am glad your melt down is better.  Hang in there, it will over before you know it and we will be welcoming you to the loser's bench. As for the hospital, I don't have any special recommendations other than the usual personal items.   Good luck and have hubby call me so I can post on the Board how you are doing.  Cell no. is 442-4188.

I know one little thing that not everybody thinks about prior to WLS is a "back scratcher".  After surgery, you'll have tubes and stuff and your stomach will be sore.  The back scratcher helps you reach places that you need to scratch without much discomfort.  It also helps you bring things into reach.  You can to to the "Dollar Store (where everythings $1) and find them there.  Good Luck.

Thank you for the good vibes.

 

JoAnn

I went to Carowinds this pass weekend and at 230lbs I was able to fit in the roller coaster and a lot of other  rides.

Dont forget to drink, your fluids are important so you dont get dehydrated. You can use your liquid protein drinks to help keep your protein up when you can not tolerate the pureed (I had trouble with the texture as well). Here are a few things I was able to tolerate during that stage: sugar free puddings, mashed potatoes with chicken broth mixed in ( I mashed the potatoes up using skim milk and chicken broth for flavor and protein), i would get a piece of turkey and chew until it was mush (if you swallow before mu**** is not a good outcome), and i made chicken/veggie cassarole and then blended it...the taste was good. Baby food has no flavoring, spices and was to bland for me. Also I had a hardboiled egg...and mushed it up.
Keep trying we all tolerate things differently. Hang in there it does get better.