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I am 5 days pre-op. I'm strictly following the liver reduction diet. I have dropped nearly 35 lbs in less than 9 weeks..... So why am I feeling sick tonight.... like sinuses and swollen glands, sore-ish throat??!! I thought I recall seeing some other posts made about getting sick before surgery too. IS THIS COMMON? Uggg I don't think I can take anything. I have to check my little manual to see if I can take something! I'll flip if I am truely getting sick 5 days before surgery!

thank you. I am not a huge fan of the mobile ap, but it gets me connected here so it'll have to do

In the past, when I have mixed powder into these things, specifically the jello & yogurt, they get way to think and gross. The soup sounds like great idea though!

Im 5 days Pre-Op. I bought the bin of unjury chicken broth and a sample of the unflavored.... I have been drinking the chkn one fairly regularly the past 2 weeks (I'm on the liver reduction diet and also trying to keep my protien up) but today I FINALLY tried the natural one. I only used 1/2 in hot-ish tea. BLEH DID NOT LIKE - I did drink it, but it had a smell to it and a taste. In a way, it reminded me of the chkn soup one, though that one I can tolerate IF I don't smell it as I mix it..... Sounds silly but I found in both cases, if I mixed it well in my mug, then I poured it into a different mug, I didn't get that funky smell in my nose. I will admit, it is a very minimal smell, but still smell it. I still have 1/2 sample pack of the unflavored - any suggestions of what to try it in??

very helpful! THANK YOU.

Yes definitely.... I'm not doing anything risky. I figured I'd be on ground for at least 6 wks, maybe 8.

My surgery is at 1pm.... I am planning on 2 nights/3 day stay. Will I have any use for my laptop? I don't want to be bored in hospital.... do you think I will be sleeping much of the time?

No worries, I will be careful. I will also only walk for weeks as needed. But how long can I expect to be on the ground?

I am in totaly agreeing-confusion with the original poster!! What about warm fluids such as warmed broth??? Can we drink warm stuff right away? (6 day countown!!)

Me too! SIX DAYS!! I am freaking out!!

Sooo happy to read all the info in these forums!!

**Update** nearly 8 hours later.... So I decided to go eat some dinner.... as soon as I smelled the meat cooking, I had to go potty. All liquid....but not bad at all.... I still wonder if there's something wrong with me that I am not even a fraction as bad off as most have posted.

I guess I don't really understand this - isn't that bad to do? I am so fearful of things bgetting caught in any stapled area.

Well I wonder if that is going to happen to me. I think I am going to eat a little bit of a SF pudding and see if that does anything. This is far too good to be true.

**sorry ahead of time for any crudeness** My surgery is in 6 days (April 17). So 2 days ago I decided to go to Walmart to look at the Magnesium Citrate. Paid $1.29 each bottle. Got Lemon & Grape. These are the Equate brand, clear bottles/clear liquid, 10 ounze each. Got home and put them in fridge. I had my day free today so first I went to JCP and tortured myself with clothes. Left with an $8.00 sale shirt that is lightweight with "bat wing" sleeves. Then I went home and tortured myself with a magnesium citrate experiment. So here is my experience: I set a timer too Opened lemon bottle. Had NO smell. Has a little carbination. Reminded me of seltzer (not as carbonated). Looks like clear Water. Took out my water bottle. Held nose and proceeded to down bottle. Stopped 1/2 way to breath, chased with ice cold water (before opening nose), wiped mouth so as not to have any taste. Could taste the residue - NOT BAD. Far easier than Barium or Pepto!! NOT BAD AT ALL. I dont understand why so many people have written how horrible it was. Continued to finish bottle with nose close, chasing with ice water. The dilemma really was that I dont have an appetite lately nor can I fully consume 10oz of liquid (probably 14 if this instance because of the ice water chasers). So getting it all down in a few mins was the hard part. START TIMER>>>>>>> One full hour later, still nothing. No gas, no gurgling belly NADA. OK a little burping, but nothing out of the ordinary after a large glass of water. Thought I was crazy and this stuff wasn't working. 1 hour 5 mins, felt normal sensation to poop. Went to bathroom. POOPED NORMALLY. Naturally my poop was black from the high protien. No more poop than normal. AND THAT WAS IT. It's now been a full THREE HOURS since I drank it...... And I think that is all folks!!! (so some info: I am doing the liver reduction diet day 8 and I have not cheated really. My diet includes mostly high protien, fluids, and 2 food items from "the list" - so I can have 2oz of lean meat each day. I have done 4 oz on the days I have "slipped") So I guess there isn't anything further in me. CAN IT BE THIS EASY WITH MAGNESIUM CITRATE???? Did I miss something??? Doesn't seem right.

OMG You guys have no idea what I am doing at the moment..... Just got bored today...so first went out and tortured myself at JCP looking at clothes. Bought an $8 shirt Then stopped at Walmart on way home to check out this stuff and bought 2 bottles of Magnesium Citrate (lemon and grape). Just drank the lemon one..... big experiment!!! Please stand by :( I'll post all about the MC experiment in a bit lol

AGREED - most pertinently is that this is a hostil work environment. You NEED to be looking forward to this. Surgery, ANY surgery, really requires a good attitude to foster healing! I am soooo mad for you! Speak up for yourself or else, take a small leave if you can. But how exciting that your date was moved up!!! I too had a date moved up and about flipped with excitement then went crazy trying to make all my arrangements more quickly.

SIX MORE DAYS I am anxious every day!! My liver reduction diet is going well.... it is hard to get 64oz of Water in. Some days I do, and some days I am getting in 50 though. My liver diet is very simple (too simple) and it allows for 2oz of lean meat - in which I fail and have been eating 4 at times!!! 4 is still low, and it is mostly protien. But starting today, I am curbing that. I have not deviated in any other way and am still losing. I am down about 34 lbs since Superbowl (about 8.5 wks). I have made a list of all the things i want to bring to surgery (cell phone, charger, chapstick, brush, backscratcher...stuff like that) and I will be scrubbing the hell out of the house this week so that I wont need to clean for a bit once I am home. I AM scared though....very scared. I think constantly about potential complications (mostly adhesions and things that are out of anyone's control). I know people who have had bad complications and now that I know so much about WLS, I can attrubute many of their complications to things they did wrong or defied their doctors. I wont be doing things wrong.

OMG I hope I can eat cantalope!!! I am diabetic and insulin resistant and eating cantalope in the past has messed with my blood sugar and naturally contributes to insulin issues thus weight issues and causes me to dump (and I do not mean "dumping syndrome" LOLOL) This is one of those instances where I pray that RNY/WLS allows me to eat something normally (even if just 1-2 ozs). Thoughts?

same here, my Doc is nearly 2 hours from me. I wasn't overwhelmed until the insurance approved and they got me a surgery date....then I was TOTALLY overwhelmed. You are not alone. I am 6 days pre-op. Today was my last apt for anything before surgery; I was cleared with all of my pre-op tests today including a MRSA test that I was scared to death about.

Sorry, just testing from iPhone ap! Want to be sure I'm connected during my surgery stay if I choose to be. April 17!

My surgery is in 1 week so I am having this dilemma at the moment. My dr did tell me I would need to crush mine. I take Neurontin and the pills are on the larger side. I crushed one tonight as a prep and it was a pain to do. Bet it tastes GROSS. So for those who used the SF choc syrup or apple sauce etc; on what day following surgery did you start? I do not want to miss ONE day of my meds. OK so I guess I will miss a day, but want to start right away.

My surgery is in 1 week so I am having this dilemma at the moment. My dr did tell me I would need to crush mine. I take Neurontin and the pills are on the larger side. I crushed one tonight as a prep and it was a pain to do. Bet it tastes GROSS. So for those who used the SF choc syrup; on what day following surgery did you start? I do not want to miss ONE day of my meds. OK so I guess I will miss a day, but want to start right away.

How large were they though?My surgery is in 1 week so I am having this dilemma at the moment. My dr did tell me I would need to crush mine. I take Neurontin and the pills are on the larger side. I crushed one tonight as a prep and it was a pain to do. Bet it tastes GROSS.

I'm a firm believer of the 'turning it around approach'.... Have you asked her, "Why do I need to stop losing weight"? I'd love to hear her response... and if she says, "because you are too skinny", then say, "Says who"?