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My NUT said same thing. She said if you ever stall don't make the mistake of eating less or excercising more-increase your protein! 50-60 keeps you stable but 90-95 is necessary to continue losing.

I'm doing really well. It has gone much easier than I ever imagined. I'm down 32 pounds but been In a bit of a stall. Started reg foods yesterday. So far so good.

How much have you lost, what are you eating?

We were sleeved same day!! I too feel great. Have had no pain, no problems getting Protein and fluids. While I "feel" like I can and want to eat normal, they were very clear-it's not due to pain. They don't want your baby stomach digesting. You want Fluid to move right through without "churning". Because the staple and glue line is healing. The more your stomach twists and squeezes against food this early, the higher the likelihood of a leak. It's just 3-4 more weeks. Totally worth the wait. My nutritionist said if you must-chew food and spit it out. Don't work your baby stomach before its ready.

I did not. It was found I was anemic and I'm sure you know he's doing no more surgeries. Had surgery 2 days ago and just came home. Doing pretty well. How about you?

Saw the hematologist today after being told I have to cancel due to severe anemia. I am having lots of blood tests done. If they all come back normal and only show Iron malabsorption deficiency then I will receive 3 iron iv infusions and if I'm normal by Wednesday I will be cleared for surgery on the 20th!!!! If bloodwork shows any abnormality Monday then the deal is off. Please pray everything comes back normal and I can finish this journey as planned and begin my new life healthy and well.

Wow...I really admire your resolve! I have seriously been a puddle of goo these past few days. It takes so much strength to remain positive at this massive disappointment. But' date=' we CAN do it, and we WILL do it! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Well.......I will probably be a puddle of goo in a day or so. This all happened today. I went from 13lbs down in 12 days (on liquids) to......you possibly need a blood transfusion, cancel your surgery, and your seeing a hematologist tomorrow!!! If it weren't for this forum and my family I might just crawl into bed with a cheesecake and not resurface for the next year. I just have always been of the belief that everything happens for a reason and there must have been some obstacle or hurdle that would have been to great for me to overcome no matter how ready I was. So another force (I happen to call him God) intervened to ensure I have the best chance at success. That's the only way I will get through this huge disappointment. My sister has called me 5 or 6 times already asking if I'm really ok. She had this done over 4 years ago and she is so upset knowing how far I've come to have it pulled out from under me this late. She's been willing me for 12 days not to cheat on liquids and helping me through. So after the last call she said "why are you still talking to me, I would have already eaten everything in the house! Go eat something!!" . It'll just become a peace you feel when you accept this was not your time and it's for reasons we may never see (I'm not quite there, but the process of sharing my disappointment and telling everyone has been therapeutic so far).

Absolutely' date='

We WILL do this...just not when we expected. I think the worst part is having my whole schedule flipped inside out and upside down. I've planned my whole life around surgery. I'm a teacher, so I can't do anything during the year. Also, I'm in my brother's wedding, and I don't want to make alterations until I know if and when I'm having surgery. The utter lack of control over anything in my life right now is what's really getting me down![/quote']

I get that!!! I had my whole summer already off from work, I'm the incoming pto president at our school so I planned recovery time around all of that. I probably realistically don't know if I can proceed during the school year. Really has turned everything upside down and inside out. At least I know that I am strong enough to make it through this process again. I have no intention of abandoning this goal.

Oh my gosh' date=' I know how you feel! The same thing happened to me, only I'm not anemic, I have hypothyroidism through the roof. I was scheduled for July 13th, went through the pre-op diet and everything; and they pulled the plug until I can get my thyroid level up.

I know how devastated you are, I've been so upset for days...you spend so long preparing for this and then to have the rug pulled out from underneath you. Obviously, I want to go into surgery as healthy as possible, but this just sucks!

I'm so sorry, for both of us! [/quote']

Uuggghhh!!! I'm sorry. Hopefully we both get healthy......to then make this huge change to become even healthier!! I had to call all my family coming into town to help care for me and my kids and tell them I just have to accept I need to LIVE through the surgery in order for it to be a success. For some reason, it's just not our time at this moment. It doesn't mean it won't. But it does mean I get a piece of cake for my birthday in 5 days.......silver lining??? Not so much But it will have to do.

Thank you all. As a nurse I understand the danger and reason. You just mentally get to a point where you are ready......saw my surgeon yesterday and had everything to go. I've accepted it just was not supposed to happen right now. But it WILL happen. Just not on MY timeline.....

I have been on the liquid diet for 2 weeks!! Surgery was all set to go on the 20th. Had pre op labs yesterday as the final step. Call from my pcp....severely anemic. Have to cancel, see a hematologist, get blood normal then try to restart the process. Could be 3-4 months before starting over.

And....gnc has them buy one get one 50% off and if you sign up for their card (15 for a year) you get an extra 20% off.

Unjury unflavored mixes really easily and is tasteless is anything. I love rtd. Premier at costco chocolate is good. Muscle milk has a vanilla latte with caffeine that is fabulous (you must like cinnamon). The banana and cream is excellent. GNC just came out with their own line called lean muscle shake-THE BEST. And I've had them all!! Swiss chocolate is the best. Strawberries and cream and vanilla bean are delicious!!! The dollar store had sugar free yohoo strawberry and chocolate packets that you can mix into the vanilla as well and it is so tasty. I'm just hoping I still like them post surgery!!

I'll have to try medifast. My sister had this surgery 4 yrs ago and says I have to find a Protein I can drink. She liked syntha-6. I would kill for an egg!!! When you're hungry, you're grumpy for sure. I've only gotten down 3 shakes. I'm supposed to have 5 a day.

I feel you. Started my liquid diet today. Sleeve is July 20. None of the Protein Shakes I've tried today I've liked > I'm in for 3 weeks. I've had sugar free Jello twice and a sugar free Popsicle. Now I'm really starting to get hungry.

Oh and I'm in Dallas Tx as well. July 19th. Pre op starts Thursday.

I'm set for sleeve on July 19 with dr frank felts. Getting nervous as I have to be on 3 weeks liquid starting this Thursday!!

Have been approved for my sleeve but am scared about the pre op liquid diet. I have enlarged liver so I have to do it longer. Anyone been sleeved by dr felts?