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Forgot the weekly d3 is 50000 dose as mine is low

Twice a day chewable Vitamin, twice a day liquid calcium citrate, Biotin meltaway and B12 sublingual.< br>And writing this just made me realize I didn't take my second dose of Calcium citrate today. Whoops.

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Multi Vitamin Patch, calcium citrate chewable, and Biotin, miele hair Vitamin

I tell everyone... I don't care. It's the truth, it's what happened and I own it.

I just told my boss I needed surgery and that I would be out 1-2 weeks. That's all they needed to know.

Noneya.
As in noneyadamnbidness.
(I am not the poster child for MO and WLS awareness. )

I'm originally from Burlington Ontario (small world, eh?) but live in Australia. I used to come to Guelph quite often when I was still in Canada. My brother lives up near Walkerton so we would stop for coffee at the half way point.

Surgery is booked for next Wednesday, 26 September at Hollywood Private Hospital in Perth Western Australia.

Bailey Medical Center
Owasso OK
Still pre-op and the surgery date is 9/26.

I had surgery on 11/29 and I’m trying to not focus too much on the numbers on the scale or on my clothes.
My non scale victories since 11/29
Had to have a spacer put on my wedding ring
I’m wearing a coat I haven’t worn in 2 yrs
I got rid of my pre-surgery work uniforms
I’ve cleaned my closet twice already
What are your non scale victories?!

I asked a similar question. It's seemingly caused by ketosis... My mouth and breath feel stinking.

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You will live and learn to Live Triumphant! No sorrows No tears No fears, you can do THIS and do it well!

There are a few. I did notice there is an october group thread if you wanted people closer to your date. You are more than welcome here too!

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I ate bbq chicken, corn bread and wedding cake 1 week onto my pre-op diet 😞

I was 11 weeks out at that time. I could go for a bag today! 😂

My incision spots are itching! Oh my goodness... I'm scratching all around the incisions but lord have mercy they itch!!!

So no sweats or tachycardia? I almost want to know what "make your own donut" is...but the other part is terrified of having that knowledge...I'm not sure I possess the "need to know status" necessary for that mission.

OMG, so many ...
I rushed through my stages and ate real food starting week 3. Week 3 I was at a work event and I drank, all week, and I ate everything but fibrous veggies. No ill effects at all, I have never looked back.
I had no preop diet, except liquids only the day before surgery. I had a burger that morning. I was taking magnisium citrate to clear me out that afternoon, I figured it would get flushed out (and it did!)
I drink diet soda almost everyday. I just can't do Water, or crystal light, etc., I can never get close to 64 oz without it. I drink fountain only, so not a lot of carbonation.
I just don't believe in the we must have 64 oz of water every day or it is some terrible bad thing. It is honestly so uniquely American. Europeans say they can tell American tourists by the bottle of water they always have with them. Presurgery, there were days I probably consumed 16 oz of liquid total, to no ill effect.
So, that's a lot of bad stuff. My surgeon's PA grudgingly signed off on the diet soda. I also have a good friend who's a GI, and he's a lot easier to have real conversations with (vs. my surgeon), and he signed off on all of the above, as long as I promised to stop if I had any issues at all.

You rebel, you!

I just ate a bag of skinny pop from the vending machine at work. The most delicious 100 calories I have had in weeks.

I was amazing on my pre-surgical all-liquid diet and the “full liquid” phase post op. Not a single cheat!

The purée stage I’m in now is so much harder though. I keep thinking, “if I chew enough, anything can be considered a purée”! I haven’t physically been made to regret it yet, but I did feel super guilty when I had one of my husband’s wontons last night, for example.

🤣🤣🤣That's too funny!!! I'm the heaviest of all my friends can't wait until I'm in the range of thier size.

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Wow!!! So glad you were honest and open to share your struggles and hiccups along the way. I'm on my pre op and did really well the first 5 days, had to travel and it's been a struggle with family reunions and my son's 10th bday party all over the last 4 days...whew glad to get that off my chest. But today everyone's gone and I'm back on my grind.

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I figured it would be nice to have a section where we could just confess to some of the potentially dumb things we've done, pre or post op. Just so others can see we are all human. I want this to be kept as civil as possible, where people can own up to things without anyone else chiming in with anything negative, we all know what we did wasn't "right" but I'm sure we ALL have done something we shouldn't have.

I'll start.

I cheated on my pre-op diet a few times. I also like to find loop holes and exploit the crap out of them. I drank beer for a week+ on my pre-op, because it didn't say I couldn't. I only stopped after I was forced to, because my wife asked my surgeon and of course they said "no"... boo. I also ate a whole slice of French meat Pie at my Dad's 60th birthday luncheon.

I cheated on my post-op diet/puree stage a bit too. I ate rice cakes and Protein chips or other veggie chips. Not a lot, but it happened. I "pureed" a steak and cheese sandwich once. I ate a few fried ravioli on my puree stage as well.

This past weekend, I had a beer. My wife and I took my parents out to dinner at a local casino, it's Restaurant week, so we found a good looking location and went out to eat, part of the deal was that you got a draft beer with your meal. So, I had a shipyard summer ale with my grilled chicken parm sandwich (only ended up eating 3 bites of the chicken and none of the bread).

I did all that thus far and nothing bad happened.
I understand the changes are to ensure we stick to our diets, but understanding that we are all human and WILL either slip up or just stray from our diets on purpose like I did. It's good to see that, it's possible to still live and be able to enjoy a few things we "shouldn't" without any negatives happening.

So, what's your WLS confession?

letting hours elapse instead of the continual liquid replenishment they drone on about. Been out shopping instead of swilling down liquids in public.

Ok so I just found this thread and I am going to jump on this I Am a Sept 24th bypass buddy. I would love to have someone to talk to who knows what I am going through. I had my surgery at St Josephs hospital in Syracuse NY. My surgeon was Dr Graber.