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Yay for you! I wish u a safe and seamless surgery and a speey recovery!

I am also scheduled for November 19th in NJ! Our time is really coming soon! I have a busy week this week with my last few appointments I wish you the best of luck!!! Keep in touch

WOW!!!! You look amazing. You should be so proud of yourself!!! I am scheduled for NOvember 19th and you just gave me some much needed inspiration for this last week of the pre-op diet. Congratulations on your success

Just tried the strawberry-watermelon mio, it was awesome!!

Working to Get Healthy: I think that the feelings you're experiencing are completely normal, the first day of my pre-op diet I was an emotional wreck. I can't speak for you, but for me the more overweight I became the more food/eating became my hobby, my friend, my support system. It's hard to admit that all now, but I think it's normal to grieve a change in that relationship. As my pre-op diet progressed, (I'm on day five now), I started to function more normally and feel more like myself! I hope the same has gone for you, those first couple days were really difficult! I can share some things that I did that have helped me feel better and got me even more excited about surgery: -I took "before" photos, once I uploaded them from my camera to my computer I found myself questioning- How did I get this big? Is that REALLY how I look? I can't wait to take some better post-op pictures!!! -I committed to myself that I would start doing something that I love again once I've hit my weight loss goal. Horseback riding, it was my passion growing up and I would love to get back into it! -I've really enjoyed looking up recipes that will be good choices post-operatively. Yesterday when I went to my required pre-op surgery class, one of the speakers provided us with a lsit of books that we might want to purchase for advice/recipes. She said that one of her favorites was 1: The complete idiots guide to eating well after weight loss surgery by Margaret Furtado, Joseph Ewing ISBN: 978-1-59257-951-8 (I am planning on purchasing the book!) I hope some of my suggestions will help you and I wish you the best of luck

Thank u so much for your reply, salmon cakes sound really good!!! I'll definately be giving them a try

Hi everyone! I am on day 4 out of 15 in my pre-op diet phase and am feeling really excited and ready for my big day on November 19th. Today I attended a bariatric surgery class which was one of my requirements before having surgery. The program coordinator/NUT discussed in detail the post-op diet. I was wondering...what were everyone's "go-to" healthful foods that you chose for each stage post-operatively. I was hoping we could break the "go-to foods" down into categories: -Stage One- Clear Liquids -Stage Two- Full Liquids -Stage Three- Puree -Stage Four- Soft Diet I am looking for some out of the box suggestions!!!! Thank you. :)nursemeg

Alicia- we have what sounds to be like a similiar diet. I am on day 4 of 15 days. Surgery scheduled for November 19th. YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS! The first couple days are the worst

Glad to hear Everything went well! Best wishes for a speedy recovery- update us again when u are ready!

Congrats Chris! I am glad to hear that everything is going well. To make everyone feel more at ease about the PACU (post anesthesia recovery room), as a nurse I can tell you that they have seen and handled it all! The nurses who work in PACUs expect a high amount of patients to wake up crazy emotional/angry/nauseous/in pain and they will use every medication they have on board to make us comfortable! I woke from my first surgical experience (when I had my gallbladder removed) hysterically crying and so embarrassed because ugh! I work with the people I was acting insane in front of. However, they helped me collect myself and never acted unprofessional don't worry about the recovery room, focus on recovery!!!

Today was my second day on liquids. Compared to the first day, today was a million times better. I think the weekends are going to be the hardest. It's a lot easier to Be on point when the weekday craziness consumes your life!! Still having a lot of cravings but I've learned to get the heck away from my triggers. Cleared out a lot from my fridge!!

Best wishes & prayers for a safe surgery and speedy recovery. My date is rapidly approaching as well, can't wait until we get to post some post-op pictures!! You'll do great

Best wishes to Boston George and any others whose life will be changing tomorrow I am just a few more week away! Come on november 19th!!!!!

Wow! You are very impressive. I think it's a great idea to practice the liquid diet. I am in total shock today because today is day #1 of my pre-op diet and I didn't practice. I wish I would have. I wish you the best of luck, 47 days will fly by!!!!

You guys are such an inspiration. Today is day one of my pre-op diet and I am a little moody. I'm REALLY glad I am not scheduled back to work until Tuesday, night shift. Nothing worse than a miserable nurse. Hopefully, I adjust some by then. I am doing 14 days of 6 optifast shakes per day and then I have one day of sugar free clear liquids the day before my surgery. November 19th cant come soon enough. Hoping for some encouragement from you guys b/c i need it today!

Hi all November sleevers. As my date rapidly approaches, I've been having crazy dreams about my surgery every night! Just can't seem to get it off my mind. Btw today is day #1 of pre-op diet for me- hoping it goes well. Best wishes to all on this AMAZING life change we are making together!!!! <3

Nope she never had WLS. Gained all her "knowledge" from listening to others discuss their experiences.

I haven't even had my VSG yet (scheduled November 19th) and am already losing patience with the terribly insensitive things that people say regarding WLS. Yesterday, my boyfriends mother said, "if you ever come over my house and I notice that you still look the same I will get in your face and announce YOU'RE STALLING!" Is she &*^+^*+ serious!?!?! Also totally annoyed with the "you're going to be so pretty comments..." Please! I know you guys have some comments that have really "rubbed you the wrong way" to share with me

I'm all scheduled for November 19!!!! Start liquid diet tomorrow!!!!

I start pre-op diet this Sunday, November 4th! 14 days of 6 optifast shakes per day. Then one day of clear liquids on November 18th before the big day!!!!! good luck to all

I can't believe it's November! I start my pre op diet Sunday- 6 optifast shakes a day! Surgery all set for November 19th it can't possibly come soon enough!!!!! Let's enjoy the first month of our "new lives" November sleevers!!!! <3

Ditto 88: I start pre-op diet November 4th. 14 days of 6 Optifast Protein shakes a day and then 1 day of clear liquids! This weekend I went out and tried to prep for surgery by buying a lot of what I think I'll need. I bought some of those blender bottles for protein mixing, 2 oz food containers, and some baby silverware to start off I am so excited for us. November 19th will be here before we know it!!! Best wishes to you

November 19th!!!!! Woo! Maybe November will be my new favorite month?!

Very exciting to see other Nurses getting the surgery!!!