DonRodolfo

Lord, please let this happen to me with sausage, egg, and cheese bisquits!

OUTSTANDING - so happy to hear this. Keep on doing what you're supposed to and you won't have to deal with all that again. Imagine the people who got to eat what they wanted up until the last minute before their surgery. They had to deal with their recovery AND what you just went through! Keep up the good work!

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Congrats and welcome!

And the chocolate is the best of all the different brands I tried.

If you mixed it with Water, try it with milk instead. Even skim or nonfat milk tastes better than water with chocolate.

Make sure you are getting enough protein, liquids, and that you're taking your supplements - this is vitally important. It'll pass soon, hang in there.

Panniculum (sp?) - it's the sagging belly some are left with after losing a significant amount of weight. Mine rocks when I jog and I'm sure it's only going to get worse.

Being on the two-week preop diet gives you license to whine, you don't need to apologize for it around here. How much Protein are you getting in each day and are you drinking your Water? Can't speak for the arthritis but I'm hoping someone will chime in that can.

Forney - I do 20 to 175 to get downtown. Much less stress than 30! I dunno - I'd rather do 75 than the Tollway most days!

I am SO happy I don't work in North Dallas! Driving back and forth from downtown is nothing compared to dealing with 635 during rush hour!

:lol: You're gonna do great girl. Just get through those first 4 days without cheating and the rest will be cake. Write a list of the reasons this surgery means so much to you and keep referring to it as often as you need. Oh, and get yourself some liquid tylenol asap so you'll have something for the headaches you're gonna get the first few days. You'll be glad you did! And remember: you got sleeve brothers and sisters here to lend an ear!

Oh yeah, that thing with its "how YOU doin' " stare and pointy horn - I puckered every time I saw that thing.

Probably freaked out over that damned unicorn - that thing was creepy as f**k! Actually it sounds like a good idea but my concern is would there be moderators to move "what have I done" posts to the appropriate forum?

DUDE!

Not gonna lie, the first four days of my two-week preop diet were the suck. On day 5 I woke up feeling great. Hang in there, you'll be glad they made you go through this.

Same with me.

Do any of you know how much this procedure would cost out of pocket?

Don't forget the "how soon can I have alcohol" crowd!

Your doctor allowed you to have food on your two-week preop diet?

My surgeon and NUT disagree on the before part. NUT said okay to drink up until the last minute before you eat, surgeon wants us to wait 30 minutes. I'm just one week one day postop but I'll see when the time comes.

See the "why you shouldn't drink with meals" link in my signature for a video.

Only about 30 seconds for me, but I have a big mouth.

I was not given all of my meds in the hospital, only the metoprolol which was injected into my IV. I was not given my metformin in the hospital and my discharge instructions said not to take them any more. My surgeon dropped one of my heart meds a week before surgery and made my lansoprazole "take as needed".