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Great to hear you're ok Claudine. I heard that Gas eze stuff helps with the gas. The reason also I have heard your port area is sorer is because that is where they do most of the work out of so that is why it is sorer!

Thanks Lana...some interesting ideas there!

So are you a fan of Joss Whedon's work?? If so have you seen the new Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog?? I LOVE IT!!!

ACK!@! It is hard because they recommend you stop a lot of medications prior to surgery...I suggest you try and get some rest....vitamin C.....steam with Vicks vaporub...Mostly you have to wait a cold out it being a Virus and all and the stuff you can take will only make you feel better anyway. The good thing is at least it is the weekend so I would suggest you spend it in bed resting@! Take care

This is my preop diet!! I will be living off the chocolate shake and berry bar from the Optifast range. (I'm in Australia) Brekkie...Optifast Choc shake or Berry bar Mid morn Apple (or other permitted fruit (there are specific amounts you can have (not banana's)) lunch Optifast choc shake Mid afternoon.....1 cup vegetables (from the list of ok veggies, IE Low card and green vegies) or a shake or berry bar dinner Optifast shake and 1 cup vegetables from the list of ok veggies or have both cups of vegies in a Soup (made with stock)... I can have as much diet Jello as I like (but I think I would stop the red before surgery due to reasons mentioned elsewhere) I should drink 2L of Water and/or calorie free liquid and take a multi Vitamin No carrots, legumes, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, tomato sauce (Ketchup), mayonnaise, tartar sauce, fruit juice, alcohol or vegetable juice... I could drink tea or coffee but I don't like it!! can have diet soft drink, diet cordial, atrificial sweeteners lollies or gum and all spices and herbs can be used also can have lemon juice, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce (in moderation) chilli, mustard, tomato paste My dietician said if I eat the foods on the don't eat list then it knocks the system out of whack and will make you feel hungrier! Just need to get through those first 3-4 days

Hey April! I am being banded on the 27th too!! Hope your approval goes through! It seems so far away and yet so close!

Welcome and Good Luck Just try and avoid those Buffets in Vegas!! :biggrin:

Exciting that August is finally here!! Good luck to all those being banded today, I wish for a speedy recovery for you all!

Hope all those being banded today are ok and I'm thinking of you all! Lellow should be done by now and sip sip sipping...

Congrats that isn't long at all now!!

Welcome!!! i have to do two weeks of the preop diet but I will end up probably closer to 18 days... I hope it isn't too hard!

Hope you'll be ok for it Lellow!! Good luck for tomorrow!!

Good luck for tomorrow Lellow and all the other August 1ster's

I'm going on Optifast too but will pretty much follow what is on the information I was given which is.... Brekkie...Optifast Choc shake or berry bar (I think starting the day with the Soup is bad because that soup tastes like crap ) Mid morn Apple (or other permitted fruit (not banana's) lunch Optifast choc shake Mid afternoon.....1 cup vegetables (from the list of ok veggies, IE Low card and green vegies) or a shake or berry bar dinner Optifast shake and 1 cup vegetables for the list of ok veggies or have both cups of vegies in a soup (made with stock)... I can have as much diet Jello as I like (but I think I would stop the red before surgery for reasons previously mentioned) I should drink 2L of Water and/or calorie free liquid and take a multi Vitamin No carrots, legumes, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, tartar sauce, fruit juice, alcohol or vegetable juice... I could drink tea or coffee but I don't like it!! can have diet soft drink, diet cordial, atrificial sweeteners lollies or gum and all spices and herbs can be used also can have lemon juice, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce (in moderation) chilli, mustard, tomato paste My dietician said if I eat the foods on the don't eat list then it knocks the system out of whack and will make you feel hungrier! The first 3 days on this diet are generally the worst and then your hunger starts to abate and the headaches and general crappy feeling is supposed to go...

Another thing I was thinking of trying is to use a little spoon to eat for a while so I don't take too much into my mouth and hence into my belly!

Good luck Edel and Jill!!! and what Keisha said!! Good luck to everyone!

It is probably a good thing I don't live in America because Boston Clam Chowder is AWESOME!!!

Thanks Momto!!!! Oh and Lana....I can't lie I ate myself here as well Congrats on the Masters that is very exciting...you probaly won't know what to do with yourself when you are finished with Uni!! Hey and North Carolina hey?? I spent a few months at a summer camp in North Carolina just out of Lenoir about 9 years ago now..a very pretty part of the States!! I just go and watch Last of the Mohicans when i need a reminder Congratulations Melolo..I hope this all works out for you!! Greenerpastures...I have planned out a LOT of gardening to get done before my dad and I get our surgery....there's fence building, lots of digging and hopefully concreting ...in 28 days we may be pushing it :crying: Then we'll be resting a while...lucky for me it is winter here so the garden is kind of dormant at the moment! Welcome Gary!!! It is great hearing about ya'll!

Hey Lamvmomo that is the same date as me 28 days to go!!

Woohooo but then when I get to a weight I dont have clothes to cover this money will be on shopping sprees!!

Hi I'm Lisa and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I'm 30 ooops nope I'm now 31 (today) :eek:, single with no human children though I am mum to a greyhound Ebony and a labradoodle Buffy! I work full time as an analyst so spend a LOT of time at a computer. I have been 'bigger' since puberty hit but really began to have battles with my weight when I wrecked my knee dancing and had to have a knee reconstruction at 15!! I love my dogs, gardening, renovating, reading and I love TV and Movies. I also love to travel and have been lucky to travel to every state and territory of Australia and I've been to quite a few states of the US! ALso Bali and Fiji... I am getting banded the same date as my dad and Kathy and Laura it appears (AUG 27th) and mum will likely follow in the future! My brother is the freak of our family with no weight issues!

I think that is a much better choice!! My last celebratory 'meal' was tonight for my birthday from now on I will be better behaved and will stick the the pre op when I start it on the 10th (a few days early but i wanted to start on a weekend)!

I'm not a fan of Weetbix, I like Vitabrits but now I have discovered I love the new Oatbrits...I find that once the milk has softened the cereal, it is nice and mushy :eek:

I am sure it will....I just noticed on my ticker that I am now at 30 days until surgery!! Had the counsellor consult today which was fine. Just the doc and the pre admission nurse to go!! Oh and the leave was approved...I love when my team leader doesn't ask questions and just signs away!!

I think it is totally normal to have these freak outs...it is a HUGE decision and will involve changes but I we have all reached that moment when we say enough is enough, we don't want to be like this anymore (the moment that usually comes before going on diets which invariably fail in the long term). It is what I keep telling myself when apprehension and doubts come into my mind. And I think about what life will be like as a thinner person and that is what I focus on. I know it will be hard and i am expecting that but I am determined. As for telling people, my family all know. Luckily my family is very supportive but I know not everyone has that and I figure you will know who you feel comfortable in telling. The one suprise I got was from my cousin who has a BMI of 31 and she would have liked to get this done but is too small so she began saying negative things about it to my face but I think deep down this stemmed from jealousy. I KNOW she'll come around but i was kinda shocked that she who should understand what being overweight is like couldn't be supportive. My workmates won't know except for probably 2 colleagues who I know are caring and supportive and I am pretty certain will be good about this (i've told one so far and she was good about it). I just want someone at work to know so I can have a buddy to back me if there is a need. I have also told a group of my friends, one who I know wants the surgery and another who's had it, and another whose mother has had gastric bypass so I figured they would all have positive reactions and I was right. But everyone reacts differently some will suprise you some not but if you want to tell people trust your gut instinct. On a side note, I have decided post surgery and maybe pre to begin eating with a little spoon :tt2: I figure it will slow me down and ensure smaller amounts of food are going into my gut and hey it is appropriate for the mushy 'baby food' stage!