Texas_Chick

Started my 2 week preop diet today... Surgery date is 7/15 ????????????

I totally found my new favorite pre-op food today: 30 dollar snowcone machine, sugar free zero calorie cherry or blue raspberry Syrup, and a handful of ice cubes. Totally hits that dessert craving I've been having!

July 6th! Best wishes to you!

July 6th for me! Started my liquid diet today. I can't believe it is right around the corner! So excited and nervous

Depends on how you are feeling and your doctor. I was walking from day 1. Doing light 5lb hand weights after week 1 and back in the pool doing Water aerobics by week 3. I had no pain/discomfort post op. If my incisions had scabbed over sooner I would have been back to Water aerobics after week 2.
I was 50 when I had surgery. I'm 51 now. I have been overweight for most of my adult life. You have youth on your side. I would start working out at 3 weeks. Just make note of how your body feels and adjust accordingly.

July 6th for me! Started my liquid diet today. I can't believe it is right around the corner! So excited and nervous

July 6th for me! Started my liquid diet today. I can't believe it is right around the corner! So excited and nervous

My surgery was wednesday the 24th, today is day 3 and i am getting around much better. It does hurt to cough, gas is still bad, but walking helps! Good luck everyone!!

The only pain I had was getting up due to the larger port hole hat he pulled the stomach through. It was comparable to trying to stand up after my C-sections ouch!
By day 6 ( for me) it was much better. Get rest when you can and try to walk you got this !!

Between the post-op diets and the healing process you really cannot eat much but that does change as you heal. Your diet is limited to mushy and softer foods as you heal but real food is coming. I am at 6 weeks post op and introducing regular foods back in. I can eat about 3/4 cup of food and I get full. I am trying to make better cho0ices than I did pre-surgery and looking at healthier options.
You will get there, just hang in there. Good luck!

July 6th just found out today. Start my shakes in morning

July 7th!!!..... got my BCBS aproval on June 26, scheduled same day..... feel like it's all happening so fast.....

@@Texas_Chick - July 2nd for me! Good luck with your surgery!

July 6th also

July 6th here....anybody else with the same or close date, please feel free to friend me!

Me too! I start my diet Sunday And will be relieved to start it....ready to get this started!

Mine's July 6th! No pre-op diet (low-ish BMI). Nervous but exited to get it done and get healthy

July 6th for me!!!

July 7th I'm so ready to start my new life

--switch out the yogurt and fruit for cottage cheese and meat for Breakfast
--switch out the Protein bar for 3 oz grilled or baked chicken breast
Here is a sample menu from when I was under 800 calories and regularly getting over 75 grams of Protein per day:
Breakfast: 2 oz chicken wrapped in romaine lettuce leaf (85 calories/12 grams protein)
Lunch: 2 oz sliced roast beef, 1/2 oz. roasted edamame (137 calories/19 grams protein)
Dinner: refried Beans with an egg baked on top, melted cheese (150 calories/12 grams protein)
Snacks:
hot chocolate Protein shake (110 calories/ 21 grams protein)
chocolate PB2 Protein Shake (140 calories/26 grams protein)
marlin Jerky (80 calories/18 grams protein)
totals including various Vitamins etc.: 768 calories, 107 grams protein

No I didn't vomit at all, although I was nauseated off and on for about 24 hours after surgery. The nausea medicine helped so it wasn't too bad.
Now that I am a few days out I feel pretty good. I still have a little gas but it isn't bad or very uncomfortable. I was able to go shopping yesterday without any pain so I am moving aground just fine. I haven't felt any hunger although I feel as if I can eat (or drink since I am still on liquids) a bit more today. My incisions look great and I will be flying back home tomorrow.
Overall the entire experience has been better than I thought it would be. Good luck to everyone who is getting sleeved soon, or has recently bee not lee ended!

Hey everyone. I had surgery on Saturday and everything went well. I feel much better now although I'm still dealing with a little gas, but nothing walking won't help.
For those of you who are getting sleeved soon, good luck! Everything will go great.

Once I got home I used a heating pad on my back and a microwaveable heat pack around my shoulders. It helped the gas pain so much.

congrats! i had to only stay one night in the hospital, but my Dr told me to walk walk walk, even made me walk out lol
and the gas pain was YES by far the worst , way worse than the surgery itself. the more i walked the more i felt so much better, just sitting up made me feel better...so walk and burp and even do a little toot toot....and go on home

@kiks:good luck!!!! I'm going in @ 10:30am.... Wishing u a speedy recovery!!!!