VSG in 9 days.. Having second thoughts and completely failing on pre op diet

The title pretty much says it all.. If I can't even make it one day on pre op.. How am I ever going to be sucessful? As well as having so many second thoughts..

You really just have to put your mind to it and fight the cravings. The pre-op diet is hard, but I am not going to lie it only gets harder after surgery. (well at least for me it is...I'm 11 days post op and this phase is harder then the pre-op diet to me.) Just keep your eye on the prize and you will do fine. It's all in your head and you have to keep reminding yourself that it's head hunger.You won't have to eat like that forever and it goes by faster then you would think. You can do this! 

Thanks everyone! I'm also scared to death of being put to sleep and not waking up ( I already gave my boyfriend.. If I don't wake up speech).. I have never been put to sleep or had surgery so it's fear of the unknowe. Maybe in a way I'm sabotoshing myself with this pre op diet bc I'm so scared. You know what's crazy.. My pre op diet isn't eceb full liquids!!! I shouldn't be failing! 

Hey Julie - You will be fine and you will do great!  Hold on!

All Best,

Layla

Hi I will be sleeved 1 day after you. Thinking of it as a great Valentine's day present, also it's the best sleep ever. Honestly I have had the same 2nd guessing but stopped it, why do I wanna do that to myself. Instead I went to GNC/CVS and got my isopure for clear liquids, jelatine sent me free samples to try, only vit I still need to get is iron, wasn't sure which one to get. I did stuff around my house, I hate football so it was a great day to get things done, going to the dentist later for filling, had my teeth cleaned on Friday.  Later I will pack my hospital bag, get clothes ready for day of surgery. And everyday do a little something until the day of. BTW my doctor has me on clear liquids just 1 day prior to surgery.......Best wishes, sometimes, I find if I spend too much time here, I start thinking of worst case situations for myself. Counterproductive according to my psych.. I saw him on Friday to just for a little clarification. BE Well

These are VERY common fears.  I tried to refocus on before and after pictures on OH and other sites.  I also watched YouTube videos from doctors of actual surgeries, but that is not for everyone.  Listen to what most people say is their only regret... "not having it done sooner".  Self sabotage is a major issue.  Sounds like you know yourself.  You might get a therapist to help address fears of success and procedures. I almost forgot.  On surgery day let the nurse know you are nervous because they have something for anxiety ordered most of the time.  

I had the same fears right before my VSG. In fact, I took out extra life insurance, made sure my entire family knew what was to happen in case I didn't make it. I make sure my fiancé had all of my passwords and info just in case. 

I discussed this with my therapist and she said that it was a way I could control what was "uncontrollable" and that was okay.

I'm so happy to find someone else like me! I didn't take out extra life insurance.. But the goodbye speeches keep coming.

If this is something you REALLY want, and you obviously at some point did otherwise you wouldn't have taken the effort to schedule surgery, you need to buckle down and deal with this part of the journey. 

You are in the process of a pre-op diet that only takes up a very short period of time out of the rest of your entire life. In a month from now, 6 months from now and a year from now you won't even remember how crappy consuming only liquids were for 14 days... but you will be lighter, healthier and likely happier, as long as you fully commit and push forward. 

Pre-op was MUCH harder for me than the past two weeks since surgery.  I had my full-size stomach that was used to full-size meals and I was panicked that I'd never eat certain foods again.  I had goodbye parties for myself (which I now realize was totally stupid.)  The smaller stomach (for me) has made a world of difference.  I don't really crave things as much right now either.  I'm constantly drinking something to get my protein or fluids.  

All of this to say that you can do this.  You can.  It's 9 days.  Get as much protein as possible to make it easier, and be gentle on yourself.  You are changing everything - which is stressful.  Eating was (is?) my coping mechanism when everything is crazy, maybe yours too.  But as my dad says, just because you dented a fender are you going to throw away the car?  (Or something like that...)