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Hi all. I'm 8 days Post Op. I can't believe its been just over a week already. I am now feeling great. I had a few extra days hospital stay due to the swelling in my stomach and nausea. I've been home since Friday. I have close to no pain ( when I first got home it felt like I did too many situps) I can't believe that I had zero gas pains! When I had my c-section, the gas pains were horrible!. I have moved onto the puree stage and it is not bad at all. Just take the bites and sips slow. I lost 20 lbs. in the month before the surgery and 17 lbs since the surgery! I'm here if you have any questions or anything.

I'm leaving for the hospital at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow. Good luck to all who are having their surgery tomorrow and in the next couple of days!!

I'm leaving for the hospital at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow. Good luck to all who are having their surgery tomorrow and in the next couple of days!!

Hi all! I will be having my surgery on October 1st! I'm getting very excited. I'm glad to be here where we can support one another. I am currently on the pre-op diet consisting of 3 Protein Shakes and 1 high protein/low fat meal.
Christina

I go in for my pre-op October 4th, but from what I understand it is a 10 day Liquid Protein diet. The Doctor's office has all the supplies for me. I will pick up everything on the 4th of October.

After two weeks of Clear Liquids & Protein Shakes pre-op & another 4 weeks after surgery, those pureed foods are wonderful. Of course, I'm full on 2-3 ounces. It's only been 4 days so I haven't tried a lot of different things but I have had pureed refried Beans with low fat cheddar cheese, pureed Stagg chili with the cheese & pureed tuna & hard-boiled egg mixed with Walden Farms honey mustard mayo. I have had some greek yogurt with sugar-free syrups for flavor, but I'm just not a big fan of yogurt.

With my NUT's permission, I didn't each very much pureed food. I did have scrambled eggs and a few other things a few times, but I just mostly stuck with Protein Shakes. After I got to soft foods, I have expanded my food consumption to the expected level, and cut back on the Protein shakes.< /p>

That will be the first day of the rest of our lives and I can't wait!

I ate cream Soups, refried Beans, chicken/tuna/ham/seafood salad, yogurt, mashed taters, grated cheese, guacamole, hummus, soft scrambled eggs, applesauce...
You can find things, this phase is short and you won't want much anyways, so...

I thought it would gross me out but like others say, you get real,sick of the shakes. Crazy as it sounds, if I purée the food and put it on a coffee mug I find it more palatable if i don't actually see it, like in a bowl. And if you allowed mashed potatoes, most meats and fish taste really good mixed in. Salmon with mashed potatoes and a little chopped spinach has tasted divine this week. I have four weeks of puréed required. Two weeks down...

Yuck. Puree stage is horrible. I have to do it for 3 weeks, i'm 2 weeks in. I drink 2 Bariatric Fusion shakes with 8oz of Lactaid which gives me my minimum Protein requirement. Throughout the day I'll have 1/4 cup scrambled eggs, a 6oz Yoplait Light yogurt cup, a 100 calorie Healthy Choice greek froyo cup, and 60 Gerber Lil' Crunchies Snacks, and at least 32oz of Crystal Light. I get all my liquids and about 80g of protein, right around 800 calories a day. It sucks and I'm dying for some chicken salad or stringcheese, but beats putting turkey, potatoes, gravy, etc. in a blender...

I did deviled eggs puree and they were the most delicious eggs ever!

That will be the first day of the rest of our lives and I can't wait!

I don't like keeping secrets because I am not ashamed of my decision. At first I romantisized keeping this whole thing a secret, even from my mother but then I thought against it because if anything happened while I was having surgery it wouldnt be fair to her that she at least didnt know. I struggled with that for a while.
But I strive to live a transparent life and in that transparancy there may be oppurtunities to touch other people's lives with my story. I already have, twice (that I know of) and at the end of the day... people greivances about my decisions have nothing to do with me. So I do my best not to concern myself with them. It makes for a much happier me.

Oct 1for me, robotic

Hi all! I will be having my surgery on October 1st! I'm getting very excited. I'm glad to be here where we can support one another. I am currently on the pre-op diet consisting of 3 Protein Shakes and 1 high protein/low fat meal.
Christina

Hi all! I will be having my surgery on October 1st! I'm getting very excited. I'm glad to be here where we can support one another. I am currently on the pre-op diet consisting of 3 Protein Shakes and 1 high protein/low fat meal.
Christina

Hi all! I am October 1st!! I am super excited and ready for this journey! I'm getting my house, yard, etc... in order now . I'm also on the pre-op diet.

Hi all! I will be having my surgery on October 1st! I'm getting very excited. I'm glad to be here where we can support one another. I am currently on the pre-op diet consisting of 3 Protein Shakes and 1 high protein/low fat meal.
Christina