Beni

I, of course, will waltz in someday to the sleep Specialist follow up having dropped a substantial amount of weight (knock on wood) and inform her that her CPAP machine has cured my obesity. The truth is, I hate it so much, I stopped at nothing to get to where I don't need it. f that's not a cure I don't know what is

yes, get help. The psy is a good idea. WLS is hard on your body. I can tell you in a normal day if I ate only what a WLS patient eats I would be so hungry/angry I would be a BEAR.

I plan on burning my CPAP on a send off. It does not like me and I return the favor

Look at us we are raving about hospital ice chips, we don't get out much!

The plan is staying two days but the first day counts as one. I'm going to ask for 1/2 off since I don't get my surgery until 2:30 PM. I'm sure they'll be okay with that - NOT. But then my NUT said usually you stay 2 nights. A part of me wants to go home ASAP but you may not be able to get enough fluids and become dehydrated. IV fluids in hospital, sip, sip at home not nearly as efficient.

Yes, I'm going to have to get to the bottom of this. I think that "nothing after midnight" was before they realized my surgery was at 2:30 PM. I want my ice chips.

I am laughing so hard at layknee's comment on "eat what?" I had to run to the bathroom so fast I nearly didn't make it

Cruelty I say

Cruel and unusual punishment. I am to drink water like crazy in prep for WLS but then on the day of the surgery I'm not supposed to drink for 14 1/2 hours. That's kind of like running a marathon and then made to wait 14 1/2 hours to cross the finish line. Bizarre! Well, Im sure my doctor doesn't need my plumbing full of water to operate

Same thing

Mine is at 2:30 and I can't have anything to eat or drink since midnight the night before. What am I supposed to do until 2:30 without even a sip of water?

I know it's this ever smaller circle of interest and inward looking that gets to me in watching my parents age. It's so hard to watch

Great job James Marusek. You lost a lot of tummy and many not so welcome co-morbs. How long did it take to lose the sleep apnea?

@@jessiquoi, now you know why I have not told my mother. I am fortunate I don't live near my mother ( I love her to death, too) or I wouldn't be able to pull this off. I do not need the stressed out, daily phone call asking how I'm doing and what she just read, and what her friend told her, and why I am losing too much weight and blah, blah, blah. In my opinion as our parents age their lives become ever smaller circles. Any little old thing fills the circle and overwhelms the system.

Yes, me and my Water are not friends, because if we were, I wouldn't forget it all the time. I know I'm being silly but focusing on food is not my strong suit. That's why I get in trouble. I get so busy I forget to eat and then I am so hungry I can eat a cow. Place your phone in your pocket or nearby on alarm vibrate for the time to drink shake, it may help . Good luck!

I love, love, love how you say "I drink it like it's really good." On the bright side, our big girl panties are getting smaller, lol. A little Bariatric humor!

I am not a fan at all of the shakes I have tried. I had read so many post of others stating Protein shakes made them gag. I was, boy there are such picky people out there. I on the other hand, hardly have ever met a food I didn't like. Well, here goes my apology to the world, at least some are horrid. chocolate Muscle Milk made me want to throw up, I even wondered if I had the flu. I also burped for hours. It couldn't have been anything I ate prior. It had been 4 1/2 hours since Breakfast. Having said all that, I will drink my shakes like a good little (to be) girl. It's wonderful you are trying your best and Protein Shakes to keep you full and curb hunger. Which ones do you like? On the mental side of things, I am so distracted by my upcoming surgery (OCT28) I find it hard to focus and get anything done. I'm not depressed, just obssesed. I guess the last time I felt this way was when expecting my first child. I had to read everything.

Hi @aircooled. My wake up call was pre-diabetes. Once my blood sugar level passed that magical barrier into pre-diabetes and the: it's only a matter of time until you get Type 2 diabetes. A switch went off inside my head. I went on a diet immediately. Even taped a picture of a syringe by my bathroom scale to remind me of what I was up against. I kew for sure this was it, I was going to get healthy - no more denial, I have a serious problem. Well I did lose 20 lbs but life got stressful, I did great during the day but by dinner time I was exhausted and hungry - well weight loss became slow weight gain. I then realized I was NEVER going to be able to do this on my own. If even diabetes didn't provide motivation. Nothing would. My bypass is OCT 28.

I don't know why but I am on pins and needles about all the gals in our group who had surgery already. I feel like the mother duck looking for her ducklings. I constantly check in looking for updates. It's kind of silly because I am not getting any work done.

esskay77, how did you get so wise? It must be in part due to WLS. Funny enough, I did read a study concluding that it does just that. Apparently losing the weight and getting healthy does affect cognition. All joking aside your post above is spot on. You put just as I will once I get my RNY and get smarter...lol. But I am not there yet! Good advice my friend!

I think the issue other folks are having is that your plan is very different from what most are advised. I have been reading this site for quite a long time and the first few weeks (mine included) are a lot more conservative then yours. Another thing is Slimfast is not considered to have enough Protein. The recommended dose of protein is higher (at least 25 gr) Premier has 30 grams while Slimfast has only 20. A higher Protein Drink will make you feel fuller and it is needed to for recovery. Just to give you an idea my first week is Protein shake and Water only.

Congrats Alumace. Go figure, Australians are efficient. You managed to squeeze in before me (Oct 28th). I only have 3 day clear liquid diet. This is to clear the track, so to speak, before surgery.

Karen Allen our trailblazer is back home, hurray. Glad you are feeling a bit better.

misstvb and wlswarrior are our next gladiators and tomorrow, OCT 8th is their day. We'll be thinking of you, let us know how you are doing. Good Luck!

That's too long on a clear liquid diet, in my opinion. I don't know of anyone doing a "clear" longer then 3 days since I joined Bariatric Pal. Are you sure it's clear not just a "liquid"diet? But perhaps there is a good reason why your doctor is doing it this way. I know I may be acting a little pushy but please double check with your doctor. The spams are probably from a ketoacidosis type reaction. It happens when too drastric of a no carb diet is applied. Funny enough everyone in this board that has posted this spasm/cramps condition, their NUTs/doctors have said to increase Water intake. Please contact your doctor first of course, I am not a doctor I am just reporting what I have read here. Sorry to hear about your situation.