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I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE SO UPBEAT...LOL...I THINK I WOULD BE TOO IF I GOT TO EAT SOME FOOD AS WELL........

Wow...today was a really scary day for me...went for my last appointment before the surgery on Nov.6th.......I have been on the pre-op liquid diet for nine days now and only lost a few oz's. After trying to get me to admit that I cheated or drank milk or what ever else she could think of that would not show a loss of 5 or more pounds...... She proceeded to tell me that the surgeon most likely would cancel the surgery and have me continue the pre-op shakes for 1 to 2 weeks more....I burst into tears as they are the most disgusting things I have ever tasted up to this point in my life. Not to worry though, seems that a lot of people get cancelled for different reasons....really wanted to know that...not! I have followed the pre-op religiously for 9 days so far......the only thing I have drank besides the shake is Water, water and more water...... Well the verdict was that she would contact the surgeon and phone me later in the afternoon after she talked to him and she would let me know if it was a go or not........ I cried all the way home which is a hour and a half drive one way........I waited for 3 and a half hours and finally she called and said the surgeon said it was a go......... I was so happy to hear this news.....this journey started 4 years ago for me when I went on a waiting list...I can taste it now....and success.......so glad that hurdle is over....... Just thought I would share!

The Pre-op diet is designed to shrink your liver so that you will have an easier time of it after the surgery...... I have added a lot more Water to the shakes and made them the night before ....also my daughter introduced me to drinking them with a straw...I place the straw at the back of my mouth and can hardly taste the sickening crap....... So I am drinking them cold and with a straw...seems to take the edge off.. However I am so hungry the pains in my stomach wake me up at night and makes me want to hurl...been drinking boiled hot water too...that helps you feel filled up.....what ever.......60 oz of water on top of the shakes and I am going out of my mind.........I just keep counting down the days....7 to go for me......

I am on day 8 of pre-op....four Slim Time shakes and all the Water I can drink....that's it! Even though I have not weighed myself....I feel smaller ....and my daughter and husband say they can see a loss.... This pre-op is hell.......I must really want this surgery to put myself through this!

SLIM TIME SHAKES...AND WATER NOTHING ELSE...NOTHING AT ALL......SHAKES WERE PURCHASED AT A MEDICAL CLINIC..THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR PRE-OP......SO THAT IS IT......

There are only two kinds of shakes...vanilla and chocolate....chocolate does not taste hideous..I can almost handle that....but the vanilla is gross...I can only drink water a long with the fluids.........that is it for 14 days.....

Day seven for me is up and now I have 8 to go.......every time I try to drink the vanilla shake I have trouble keeping it down....It tastes horrendous and the thought of drinking it 8 more days makes me cry My daughter has thinned it out for me and I use a straw which helps it by pass most of my taste buds....it is also ice cold.....but all I can think of is food that is salty...... I have 0 energy and feel like the pits...I have been getting leg cramps for the last 2 days and have no idea if that is because I am lacking something..... I am proud of myself for sticking this out and understand all the reasons...but even with that..I feel like the next person who says that this is the easy way out.....is looking at their last day on earth.......

I'm Nov.6th too..yes...another sleever for that day!

I was bumped from my last schedules surgery because it is considered elective surgery....but I agree with all of you..not for me it isn't.......I am on pre-op diet and heading for surgery Nov.6..I just like to say the date for some reason....lol. Anyway..the stuff tastes terrible and it is hard to do this..but I too am ready for the new me to emerge and live a healthier life... I have back problems and find it hard to go up and down stairs.......I am a sad sack..but not much longer.....

I have waited 4 years for this..been on a list......finally it is almost here..pre-op day 3...... Make sure you really do your research...being informed about everything makes you better prepared and makes the experience not so scary...... Best to you..

Pop is not a dear friend hun...trust me....it wreaks havoc on your system...whether sugar free or not.....it is just artificial color and sugar.....It takes several glasses of Water to reverse the affects 1 glass of pop has on your system..Not a true friend...not at all..... http://health.yahoo.net/experts/drmao/what-soft-drinks-are-doing-your-body

congrats....started pre-op diet at 12:01 am.......I'm excited for me too...

Well it is 12:02 am...I am on the 2 weeks pre op diet starting now...... My daughter made my favorite meal tonight and we gave my journey a high five and a lets go...... Now I am on my way......I can't be any more excited then I am right now!!!!! Just thought I would share!

lol...what's the worse thing that can happen.....you get nauseous and throw up on your shoes...you know better then anyone else how you are feeling......

This surgery is major surgery...you cannot expect to be fully recovered in 2 weeks or 6 for that matter.....You are most likely over doing it and so it drains whatever energy you have left over....which isn't much to begin with... You have to remember that this is a life change not a change in 2 weeks......there is no going from 0 to 60 here.......if you are weak your body is talking to you...feeding it is a great idea.......be patient and care for yourself.......2 weeks is not long enough for your body to heal at all....... Pace yourself kid this is a life long marathon......

Well....I have finally gotten sick of eating all the stuff I probably will never eat again......I had a food funeral this week and am so glad I got to do it.... I can't wait until Monday to start my 2 week pre-op liquid diet...... It feels okay to say good bye to all the past and leave this old me in the past...when I read on here about others having food funerals...I did not understand...but I do now and am happy to have gone through it.......I planned carefully every thing that I wanted to taste one more time.....it was good.......but I am so glad it is over..... The first time I was booked I did not get a chance to deal with the last meal and possible missed foods I would never eat again......the last thing I ate before that pre-op diet started, was a toasted tomato sandwich.....I was really upset about that..never got the chance to Celebrate the good news or choose my last bad habit meal......( Head still not screwed on right then...) A few days later I got the new date and even though I have been careful about my intake...I have eaten food that I probably will never eat again..salt, sugar, greasy you know the stuff I mean..... I feel even more ready now and set on my decision to sleeve.........

hi Iluvthesun I live in New Brunswick..just outside Saint John....I am being sleeved on Nov.6th in Moncton......nice to know there are others in the Maritimes......

If you have known your husband since you were 7...then you know when you are hurting him.....sometimes we do things to push people away or to just see how far their loyalty to us goes...If I do this to him will he leave......how do you like me now....attitude...you don't even know you are doing it...but it is our self hate that makes us reach out and prove to everyone that we are not worth anything... But you are wrong....always testing is over...time for you to go forward and heal yourself and build a great family life... I have been married for 35 years this year...and my husband is one of the kindest and loving people I have ever met...but I tested him over and over again to see if he would stay... Finally I changed myself so that he would want to stay....Losing my weight is the last big change I am making to better myself so I can be better for those I love.....you are on your way.... I so hope too that you will walk hand in hand with your best friend 30 years from now.....were with you here too.....use us to help as well...we are good listeners on this forum.....

wow......your honesty is very heart warming and real...... You can never be happy until you find happiness within yourself....acceptance of the past and a desire to move forward and improve yourself...not those around you.. There is no blame here just circumstances that could never be dealt with and put away.... Look at your life and see what is worth giving up and worth keeping....sounds to me like you have a very patient husband who has been there through all of it..... Dealing with what is wrong within yourself is a journey and it will not take one day or a year even to change yourself....the point is to do it with out making unkept promises and one step at a time......go outside of your comfort zone and push yourself to show extra attention to the ones you care about and love....one day at a time will start the change to the new and better you...... Beating yourself up so much is only going to delay the needed changes that you want to make..... I have been where you are and it took me a long time to like parts of myself so that I could find happiness within..then it shows outwardly...... It is a road that will take more then losing weight.....but it will be worth it..I promise you... Knowing you have issues is the first step....changing them is the next.... You are a brave person to see that you want to change and be a better person and happy.. Not all is lost......you are a fighter....find out what you need to become to make yourself and your loved ones happy..... I hope you understand what I am trying to say here....be kind to yourself and reach out for help...your moving forward already by saying it out loud..... keep journaling it helps a lot!

Monday I start my second time on the pre-op diet......I was bumped the first time and so only did 5 days of it...the third day I was really hard to deal with......I laugh now at how sweet everyone was to me as I continuously tried to rip their heads off..... Anyway I start Monday again for another 2 week pre-op liquid diet........I will do it no matter what as I am soooooo ready to get this going.....They assure me that into the second week it does get much easier and you are passed a lot of the with drawls or can now handle them better...so hang on there and keep your goals in front of you......And like me if you do lose it.....blame the liquid diet....I'm going to....Nov.6th is my date for the sleeve....

Jennabelle is right...I watched this woman on U tube who after 1 year of the sleeve gained 10 lbs in a very short period of time by eating a lot of granola.......she went on a protein liquid diet for a week and then liquid diet for a week and the weight was gone.........Her advice was stay away from granola people...lol.......but it worked. I am not an expert either..but I have remembered what she did in case it ever happens to me.....crossing my fingers... I get sleeved Nov.6th

congratulations !!!!!!

Didn't you know....scales are for fish...lol.........

Some professionals just do not have a good bed side manner...all he has to do is make sure all is well and the surgeon and the team will look after the rest......I am being sleeved on Nov. 6th...I have had ups and downs over this myself but will go forward as it is my only option for me to get to where I need and want to be...... A lot that happens is how you respond to the surgery yourself......some have an easy time of it...and others don't......being prepared for anything is the key....... 4 hours seems a stretch...my surgeon said he will be in and out in 45 min. I think this guy just wanted to give you the worst possible scenario......4 hours or 45 min....you'll be asleep......you won't know the difference anyway....but you will be on your way....to using the new tool that will help you gain so much freedom.....don't let 1 person frazzle you......you are ready.... I have waited 4 years myself for this and now it is almost here...I don't think I would have been this ready even 2 years ago....... Remember why your doing this and you will be okay........there is a lot of medicine out there to help with your discomfort and stuff........ Love the comment about the gas issue.........can women even say gas and fart in the same sentence or out loud.......I laughed hard at that...TY Annie!!!!!!

point well taken......