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Mine was spaghetti with turkey meat sauce. A little fast food the week before surgery but nothing major. I went to a nice restaurant and had lamb the monday before. I wasn't required to do a preop (Dr. Atkinson, Las Vegas) so my "last hurrah" went on all week, in moderation. I am now four weeks post op and those foods don't tempt me. I still eat a LITTLE too much sometimes, but only good stuff like Protein rich chicken, and cooked veggies. Yesterday I made a crockpot meal to freeze. It was chicken breast cut up, asparagus, Brussel sprouts, carrots, red pepper, onion, garlic, Rosemary. Chicken broth and seasonings. Sooo good but I had two helpings (small, but still really filling). I felt like I overdid it. Fast food doesn't tempt me, yet anyway. It was a habit to get out of because I used to pick some up almost every night. I also don't eat bread or Pasta yet. I have no room for empty calories either.
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Hi Patrick! Good luck on your surgery, mine is on May 2nd and I am also new here but I am really enjoying this site. I wish I would have found it sooner. Keep us posted! Sent from my SM-N910P using the BariatricPal App

Boo, hisss.
That just plain sucks.
Please, feel better and by all means post and let us know how you are doing. Not only are we nosy ( ), but we really do care about you, my friend.
Prayers going up for YOU. Feel better.

Good luck! I am 1 week post op. My real birthday was 4 days after my surgery. This will be a great year!
My advice, take pain meds as prescribed the first few days.
Get your Protein shakes down.
You'll be golden!
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My surgery is May 10th and I start 2 wk pre-op liquid diet 4/26. May 10th just can't get here soon enough!

Sounds like we are having it the same day. My stomach growled LOUDLY for about 3 days when I started the liquid diet. I am having more trouble controlling my blood sugars than anything else, not used to them dropping so low. It's important to not accidentally skip a Protein shake...my bad I love your dream! It's almost 2am here, I woke up dreaming about food, it was a strange dream but pretty funny. Sent from my SM-N910P using the BariatricPal App

I strongly recommend taking before photos. I'm now 3 months post op and a lot of weight has dropped off. I now take a photo every month to mark my progress , and I find it amazing to watch my body change; and I can't believe I was ever that big.

My support person is my amazing boyfriend of 4 years. He went to EVERY SINGLE appointment with me. He even comes to my bariatric support group meeting every single month for the past 8 months. He went to the psych consult, he went to every check up, every nut appointment, he was there when I went under and there when I woke up. He eliminated bad food in our household and has adapted his diet to eat healthfully with me. He even sometimes reminds me to eat, and cooks different things for me when I'm having trouble making myself eat. I've told him twice today how thankful I am for him, and how lucky I am to have found him. I think I'll go right now to tell him again.

@@Doc'sWife and @@Heatherg0907
Glad to share same path with you two. There are definitely more out there like us, i was very happy to find out I was not alone.
I am supposed to start liquid diet on Thursday, not looking forward to it but needs to be done. I am also nervous, I will be having 3 in one surgeries, removal, bypass and gallbladder removal, so hope it all goes well and in one and without complications. Will update

@@Doc'sWife Wow I guess there are more people than I thought going through this. I have a lot of anxiety about this just because the lap band didn't work out for me but at the same time I can't wait to start this new life. I'm going to put everything I have into making this work for me. Good luck to you and we should definitely keep in touch, I would love to have someone to talk to that knows what I'm going through.
Heather
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Hi all,
I'm scheduled for May 13 ( hope I can still join the group since I am revision from band to bypass)
I am supposed to start 2 weeks liquid diet on 28th (my dr requires it for all patients)... Not looking forward to it.

My surgery date is May 9th!
Pre op all liquid diet is 2 weeks.
I'm so freaking excited.

I did not want to take before photos at all and you can see it in my face in the pictures. But, I'm so glad I did. I'm only 6 weeks post op but I can already see the difference thanks to those pictures! You'll be so happy you took them once the weight starts coming off. They will remind you of all you have accomplished!