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Surgery this morning. Everything went great! Pain was bad for first 2 or 3 hours but not much now. As long as tests come back good tomorrow I can go home tomorrow night! So glad I did this...no regrets at all!

You just breathe into a machine that measures your lung capacity. Done right in the office. Only takes about 15 minutes.

Surgery this morning at 7:30! Ready to get this done!

I was originally going to do the sleeve until I found out that my reflux would likely become worse. I was also sold on the bypass because of how long it's been done and the success rates with it. It seems to be the gold standard.

I use Quest powders. The syntrax nectar have some fruit flavors that are more like juice that are good.

April 22nd!

I had my group seminar on January 21st and I'm scheduled for April 22nd Surgery. Definitely doable! You just need to stay on top of your appointments. Be aware that the NUT may require two visits 30 days apart. That's the one thing I wasn't aware of and yet I made that my last appointment. I could have been done 2 weeks earlier.

I am preop also and have pretty much adopted the post op diet already. I've lost 20# far. Here's what I'm doing: I've given up all sweets including sweet tea, no caffeine (I drink decaf coffee), I get 80-100 grams of protein a day through food and protein shakes (I love the quest protein), I eat something or drink a shake (2 max per day) every 2 hours (I feel like all I do is eat), and drink at least 64 Oz water a day. I focus on the protein first and stay away from white bread (actually almost no carbs). There were 2 days last week that I didn't get enough protein and barely had my snacks and gained 1.5#. The next day I upped my protein to 120g, had all my snacks and lost the 1.5 plus 1 additional. I don't eat anything after dinner especially sweets. Ever since I gave up sugar I no longer have cravings. My guess would be that you need to up your protein intake and track your food in a diary. I'm sure there are other options that would better at controlling your sugar than eating cake right before bed. You definitely should speak to your dietician about that. Good luck to you! It's hard but will be so worth it to lose some before the surgery because we will heal faster and have fewer complications.

I was surprised it went that fast! I had already settled in for a wait them got the call. Didn't even realize my surgeon had submitted for approval. Good luck to you both in your journey!

So excited! Went through the whole process in 2 months and got my approval! April 22nd is my day!

I'm in HR and you don't have to tell anyone. You can request that your surgeon put "General Surgery" on your FMLA paperwork. I have only said I'm having surgery. If pushed for info I'm telling them it's personal but is for the betterment of my health.

Breathing function test and chest xray. Not bad at all.

I just bought quest vanilla protein shake. It is wonderful! Tastes just like vanilla ice cream!

I didn't have a waiting period or a supervised diet. I'm still preop and had everything done within 3 weeks. I'm just waiting on my dietician appointment and then I'll get my date.

Has anyone tried the quest shake powder? I love the bars but I'm still looking for shake options.