Flmomof2

By this time tomorrow I should be out of surgery or darn close to it. I'm scared senseless & hoping the clock goes slowly today. I know the surgery is fairly safe & my dr has a good record but I'm still mostly scared about the surgery itself. I'm sure I'll have issues following surgery but I'm not worrying about those right now. I'll have to deal with them because there's no other choice. I just want to make sure I see my babies grow up.

My surgery is Monday too. I've cheated way more than that! If I don't keep up with my protein drinks & liquids at work (which I hardly ever have the time to do) I am so hungry by the time I get home. Plus I'm going crazy not chewing anything! I had my pre-op visit yesterday & still manage to lose 8 pounds. I was perfect today & will most surely be Saturday & Sunday. Tomorrow I have a continuing ed class all day so I'm hoping I can make do without having to carry in an entire cooler full of shakes! I will be at the hospital at 5:30am on Monday. Since we're going on the same day want to keep in touch?

I asked my dr's office about the "rest of the stomach just floating around in there". I swear they almost laughed out loud! From what I understand the remaining stomach is simply moved a little and is still connected to the intestines for digestive juices, etc. I was envisioning it just flopping around when I exercised! I felt better after I talked to them. Although, considering I have a science degree, I did feel kind of stupid, too but I got over it:)

I hope you're feeling better

My surgery is in 3 days. I'm hoping to be feeling as well as you Good luck!

Yesterday was my pre-op visit. 7:30am - 4:00pm. What a long day!! Met with my patient advisor, paid my deductible, met with the exercise physiologist (can't spell at all -sorry), finally met with my surgeon! Had a 3 hour seminar with the nutritionist. That was informative but there were a few people in the class that kept asking the same questions over & over. Damn, I hate that! But there's always one or two in every group! Maybe if they were paying attention... The office gave me Calcium supplements, Iron & Vitamin C and Multivitamins plus a sample of their protein powder. The protein powder was decent so I bought some more. Lord knows I'm going to be drinking a lot of it post op! My dr's orders are: clear liquids only day of surgery then day 2 after the barium scan, just liquids for the next week. Week 2 we're onto purreed foods. Yum yum... I'm much less nervous about what I'm going to go through now. I'm not liking the 5:30am arrival time for the hospital on Monday, but oh well. Better to be first than last, I guess

Wow!!! Amazing change! You look great I hope my results are as good as yours!

Day 2 of liver shrinking diet. And the cold I was coming down with on Sunday has become a full blown sinus infection. Weird, but I'm just happy it happened now & not closer to my surgery which is now 13 days away. Just started antibiotic today so I'm hoping to feel better soon. Yesterday I drank so much I felt like I was going to burst. I'm not sure I even took in the 100 ounces of fluid I'm supposed to but I swear I couldn't get one more sip down. I had to take a Sudaphed before bed for my sinus infection & I just barely swallowed that sucker! lol Today since I'm feeling so sick I'm nowhere near where I should be for drinking. I skipped my yogurt at breakfast & lunch because I just didn't care. Maybe it's good that I've lost my appetite due to illness so I'm not starving!

Today is my last day of eating as I know it. Good thing & scary thing I've bought everything I need to start: protein mix, skim milk, light yogurt, fresh veggies and fat free balsamic dressing. I'm nervous about remembering when & what to eat/drink! I haven't told my co-workers about this so I'm just going to tell them I'm on a new diet. Not really fibbing, either. I'm nervous about how I'll feel on this diet. I get headaches (migraines) if I'm too hungry so I'm scared that will happen. With 2 small kids (that just got candy filled Easter baskets!) not eating at home is going to be a challenge. The kids are going to wonder why & I haven't told them I'm having surgery. My little guy is too young to understand & my daughter will worry & cry. I'll tell them what I think they can handle - no sense in scaring them as much as I'm scared! To top it off - I've caught a cold from my son. Feeling like crap - well, why not? lol

I have not had my surgery yet (scheduled 4/15/13) but at my psych eval she mentioned that an increase in depression was a risk. I have been on Celexa for years and I'm worried what will happen post-op with it. One step at a time, I guess Good luck!

Best of luck to you

I'm starting my 2 week liver shrink diet on Monday. I'm on 3 shakes a day with a light yogurt, 1 meal with 1 cup raw veggies & fat free dressing plus 2 fiber supplements. Only thing is : I can't take more than 3 dairy items per day so if I have the yogurt with the shake I need to take the shake with something other than milk. What do you mix the protein drinks with? I bought vanilla so I'm thinking vanilla water will suck. Can't think of anything besides milk that would go with vanilla. I don't want to be cranky from not eating & grossed out! LOL

I have my surgery scheduled for April 15th. I'm excited & scared. This has really happened so quickly it feels like a whirlwind! My first seminar was in February and I'm only 3 weeks out to my surgery. I sure didn't expect things to go from start to finish in 2 months. I'm not complaining AT ALL just nervous. Any advice on getting ready for surgery? How about recovery? Thanks all!

I felt kind of the same way a few years ago. I thought this surgery was "the easy way out" and I should be able to do this on my own. Well, guess what? Yeah, didn't happen. I've struggled my entire life with weight & I'm done. When I went to my Dr's seminar one thing they said that stuck with me was that all dieting and up & down weight has completely messed up my metabolism so realistically, I wouldn't be able to lose the weight the "normal" way. I just want to be healthy & this surgery, the recovery and the lifelong changes sure don't seem easy. But hopefully the surgery will give me a quality of life I've never had. Good luck, everyone!!! <3

I'm brand new here, too. I'm waiting for a surgery date also. I'm excited & terrified at the same time! Lots of emotions Good luck! Michelle