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It's Sunday morning and I woke up feeling very lost and unprepared for my surgery scheduled for Thursday, July 18th. I had my final visit with my doctor on Friday and we are locked, loaded and ready to go but I have SO many things that I need to buy and get ready and I wondered if anyone who has been sleeved already could answer this question truly and honestly... "Knowing What I Know Now, I would/would not Have".....I guess like many of you, we have read and done our homework in preparation for the sleeve but each doctor is different and therefore the advice is different. My doctor for instance told me that it would not be necessary for me to go on a liquid diet but I should fast the day before the surgery. He also doesn't think that I need anything to help with the gas that may accumulate post surgery. I am originally born and raised in Atlanta, GA and now living in Switzerland so things are a little different for me but boy do I miss home and wish I could go into a store and buy all the recommended items (in English) ha! so tell me....for those who have embarked on this life saving journey, Knowing What You Know Now, You would/not have...