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Hey! If you get dry mouth, I really recommend getting and packing some "Biotene spray". It was really helpful to me in the hospital and afterwards. Sips of Water feel really terrible unless you're sitting up, but the Biotene gets rid of dry mouth in the mean time. I combined that with regular application of lip balm every hour or so. Those were the two most important things I brought from home!

Hey! Check with your doctor, but usually, the drinking 30 minutes only applies to when you start solids/mushies/etc -- not for liquid meals! Because you can't "wash out" of your sleeve anything that is already liquid. It's good as a habit, but it should not be impacting you right now when you're not on solids!

Surgery yesterday, home just now! I feel good! I'm about to take a nap, though. Mmm, liquid Vicodin....

Tomorrow is the big day! I was stressed about the Milk of Magnesia dose, but I got the cherry flavor, and it wasn't that bad. OTOH, I was driving back from errands when it kicked in. I was like, "Please let there be no traffic! Please no traffic!" and barely made it home in time!

I'm a Sept 1 person, so yes, yes, on my liquid diet. :-)

No problem at all with the liquid diet. Over two months ago, I switched to 2-3 Premier Protein shakes a day, and one smallish protein meal. So, going to liquid diet has meant dropping the protein meal and increasing the shakes -- something I did last week before I had a surgery date. In another two days, I go to clear liquids -- Syntrax Nectar and broth and stuff. I am honestly much more stressed about the milk of magnesia they want me to have than the liquid diet.

I am psyched! :-)

Hello! As of this morning, I am now a September sleever -- Sept 1 at 9:30 AM! Wooot!