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My surgeon says 6 weeks.

@@kimpossible67 Oh and when I said "ha" I wasn't laughing at your pain so don't get pissy!' Lol!!!! ; )- (Inside joke)

Oh yea! I live on decaf chai tea with a touch of heavy whipping cream. I rather drink that than eat.its becoming a habit!

@@dw40 Hey! I wasn't rude to you! I was joking with you and even said "good luck with your pre-op" then you insinuated we thought you were "ignorant in the process" we've heard that term "last supper" a gazillion times on here! I can't speak on how everyone else interpreted it but I knew what you were saying and the others where giving you advice! Your response did sound pissy! Any way sorry if you thought people where being rude it wasn't my intentions. I hear Thinnertimes Or obesity help may be good sites! Good luck!

Well you have 5 days until you can officially use the "new year resolution" as a motive! Along with the other millions of people!

I think I gave you some? Is this a double post?

Ha! Probably!

@@kasumi I the only "sweets" I've had in two months are sugar free mints and sugar free lemon drops...sorry I'm not Good at this ; ( sweets are my down fall so I just avoid them.

I like quest bars! My husband brought me some more home today. Chocolate chip cookie dough and cookie n cream are my fav!

I wish I had known not to stress so much! I'm over two months out and it's like it never happens (except for the restriction) just embrace the change and work with Your body on its time!

Awe well Nerves are normal! I never cried BUT I was nervous until they knocked my behind out in the OR then bam nerves turned into determination to learn my new sleeve and focus my attention on fluids and Protein! It's all phases! Good luck and try to stay calm its all going to be fine! Yay for a wonderful support team! @@Christina T.

Water! Pain water is not my friend but I'm kicking his butt anyway! Still the hardest thing to get down! That's about it....

I like the ricotta cheese bake, it's like lasagna without the noodle. You could make the real for them and bake yourself some minus the noodles and you don't even have to purée it! Also, refried beans with sour cream, guacamole , and hummus...you can make the family tacos and make yours up different. Chicken and tuna salad is good and Lots of protein.

Good question....I will wait with you for responses....

@@Jackie Pulleine I have BCBS Federal

@@BLERDgirl *completely off subject* BUT I just noticed your from PA! My last 3 nursing contracts where in PA! York, and Littlestown! I like PA, but I do not however like applesauce with everything lol!" it's Pennsylvania Dutch"

@@Luvin_Life125 Sorry forgot to "mention"you in that, I got all excited about the bra!

Woohoo! Enell is the best sports bra, thanks OPRAH! She recommended them years ago and thanks to her big mouth I had to wait 3 months to get mine! Completely sold out! It's the only sports bra that will hold my 34 DDD in the right place! It's not the most flattering look on the girls all smashed down but oh freakin well! I like Zumba I like anything I can shake my lovely lady lumps around to ( while I still have them anyway) I also like Pilates! I'm pretty Dang flexible for a curvy chick! And I like the good ol walking with my daughters! Mother daughter time...unless they start talking about boys at school. Then I like running, running home to lock myself in my room ha!! J.j I Can't run! (Yet)

Love!

Swanson make yummy broths like hot n sour, Thai ginger, Mexican tortilla, jambalaya.....ect.

@@swmann12 Hummm well you should be worried about a lot of things at this point. You need to figure out why you would defy the surgeons Orders and eat things you weren't suppose to be eating regardless of the holidays. Especially when you know you "can't reschedule" or pay more. I would think that would have been motivation enough to stop you from eating like that. I never got the option of eating food in my two weeks just liquids, I had a birthday, desert concert, all kinds of stuff I had to Get through but I did it. I guess you should ask your self how bad do you really want this? The pre-op diet is only a short amount of time in a life long WLS life style. I know the pre-op can be difficult but it serves a purpose and your surgeon has that plan for you for a reason. I don't know, I would hope if you just Finnish this out on protein drinks you should be ok, heck some Drs don't even require a pre-op diet but that's not the point, the point is you need to be compliant with your Drs orders. If you trust Him/her to do surgery on you, you should trust the plan they have set for you. Good luck on your surgery! I hope it all works out for you!

Oh and gastric bypass peeps call it a "pouch test".....from my readings.

@@Patoonces I am no where near that point BUT in all my mass amounts of research I have heard multiple people say that once they felt they may have "stretched" the sleeve a bit or felt they weren't having as much restriction as they like they went back to the liquid diet phase for a week or two to "shrink" the stomach. Now, with that being said I have no idea if it works or is true but that's what I've read about.

@@waitin2bthin Eww that's not normal, Projectme is right you need to call your surgeon....like yesterday.

@@Jackie Pulleine What do you mean by funds? Are you asking what insurance companies?