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How's the liquid diet going for you? I am not the best, but I'm doing my best.

I told you you were tiny. Fantastic job. I hope I can do the same.

Thank you Madd. I'm excited too. And super duper duper scared. You're date is approaching also, isn't it?

Fantastic, You are so tiny.

My date is fast approaching. Yikes!!! Nov. 8th. Good luck to all these surgeries this week. I know we have all long awaited this date. I'll be thinking of all of you and wish the best of luck to each and every one of you also.

Still smoking and surgery is Friday. Yikes!! I did by an ecigarette yesterday. $37.00 and I hate it. It takes like a cigar. Not that I ever smoked a cigar. Fortunately, I am paying for my surgery and it is in Cancun, Mexico, so there won't be a nicotene test. BTW, I had accupunture, wellbutrin and hypnosis. Nothing so far has worked for me. But, I think you have to want to stop and to be honest, I don't want to. Sad, I know. Good luck to those trying to stop and to those that have stopped, congratulations. I hope someday soon, I will want and do, stop smoking.

I'm on day 3 and I can have protein shakes, sf jello, sf ice pops, yogurt, cottage cheese (yuck). No cream soups for me though. Everyone's doctor is different.

I'm on day 2 of the liquid diet. I'm not hungry at all but I sure want to eat. When is your surgery? Must be around mine. Nov. 8th. Good luck to you.

I can't find the link to it.

Ellen - My surgery is 2 weeks from tomorrow. I still smoke. I can't stop. I'm really scared. Good luck to you.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I copied this from another site. All gastric bypass patients are encouraged to consider the placement of a silastic ring. The procedure is the same as is performed for Gastric Roux-en-Y with one modification: a silastic ring is placed around the pouch just above the connection between the gastric pouch and the bypassed intestine. This creates additional restriction for patients, and many surgeons believe that the ring helps patients avoid weight regain in the long term.

From what I found so far, it's for a vertical gastric sleeve. Still looking into it.

Interesting. I will have to look into this. Thanks for the info.

I'm 52 and in Lumberton, NC.

Can you mix your shakes with milk?