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Just keep drinking your fluids and walk, walk, walk. Everyday gets a little better

Well the day you prayed for, worked so hard for is almost b here. Try to get some rest tonight, I'm sure by now you have all the loose ends tied up at home, right? Okay tomorrow get up and go to your facility with firm conviction of the rightness of what you're doing, hope in your ❤, belief in your surgeon and their staff and plaster a great big_(1 step below S***eating grin) smile on your face, it is YOUR DAY, you are the STAR OF IT ALL.! But today do something I failed to do, take measurements all over your body, this is the LAST TIME you will be THIS SIZE! Yes, hips, waist, around "the Girls" but also upper and lower arms, wrists, thighs, calves and ankles and around your neck. Don't have to share these with,anyone else, these are a point of reference for the future! When I started losing, first places were forarms, wrists, face and neck, now Much of the rest is getting thinner but that was my first areas. And if you can and have someone help ing, frontal, back and profile pictures. Later when you look at them you will be gratified by your changes. I wish I had taken more pictures of the people at my hospital, they all treated me so fine and it would have been like a pictorial autograph. I have tried and tried to get a picture of my Dr Needleman, finally almost 6 months after meeting him,i got one in what I call his natural plumage, Scrubs, I had an unexpected rehospitalization November 28- December 5th and i got it Then! And promise you will update us when you make it safely(as You Will) through your surgery! Auntie Frustr8 will be Waiting!

Around day 5 the gas pains subside— hang in there

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@amy6152 your smile says it all😊 you are doing great keep up the good job for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life!! kathy congrats

I had to weaken my shakes with water or sometimes is use almond milk

Probably 6 weeks Min. But definately discuss with Dr.

Thanks - just looked this up - it is pretty much what it looks like. Thank you!

Dark meat poultry is usually better tolerated than light meat at this point - the extra fat and moisture helps it go down easier. Likewise, meat lube - gravies and sauces are helpful now (but not so much later when they might lead to over eating.) While it is generally good to get away from the protein drinks as soon as one can and get into real foods, we still need the protein, so one should use them as long as needed until all of your protein needs can be met with real food - that can be a big variable. Don't be concerned about how other programs define their stages or what they allow when - we never had a liquid or puree stage as it was all mushed together along with soft foods that we could progress through as our tolerances dictated for that first month or so. If mushy things like oatmeal or cream of wheat are what settles well for you now, go for it, and just sample other things in small quantities to see how they work.

My coordinator told me that when I’m allowed chicken on my soft food stages, it needs to be super moist- like cooked in the crockpot and drizzled with sauce moist. She specifically used rotisserie chicken as an example of what not to eat when I enter soft foods. I love crockpot recipes, and while I have tons of favorites a good simple one is chicken (thigh will be juicier, breast if that’s what you prefer) with a can of cream of mushroom soup. Cook it on low for a few hours until it easily shreds. Mmm my mouth is watering now- I can have this in two weeks!