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Ok all! I'm on my liquid diet....nearly 24 hours...I'm starving!!! 48 hour countown!

Looks like you are doing so well. Sounds like you have followed the guidelines beautifully. Have you dared to get on the scales yet? I've been on the liquid diet for the past 24 hours and starving!!! How ridiculous am I?! Imagine I were shipwrecked somewhere...already weak at 24 hours in, I wouldn't stand a chance at survival!!
I've got just under 48 hours until I go in.
What sort of anaesthetic do they give?

I'm going in for balloon insertion soon and I wanted to just say that my dietician was much more relaxed about the 'program', she said you need to follow your body and if you feel like you're ready to move on to a bit more solid food you can. Everyone reacts differently. However, she said whatever you eat you need to follow the 20-20-20-20 rule. You chew your food 20 times before swallowing, you then count to 20 slowly before you take your next bite and you do not eat for more than 20 minutes and finally you do not drink Water until 20 minutes after the meal.
Her suggestions for transition foods were:
mushed avocado with cottage cheese
low fat cream cheese with a bit of stevia
scrambled egg with cottage cheese
greek yoghurt with a pinch of cinnamon
mashed banana with a small amount of nut butter
thick butternut Soup
She even suggested some overcooked cous-cous added to any of the above for a bit of texture. Finally she said that a lot of the baby weaning books have great recipes for kids to wean. books by Annabel Karmel have some great, tasty options (I remember making them for my kids and now I plan to make them for me hehehe)
Hope that helps give you some variation!

Thanks so much for keeping us updated. I just got back from the dietician and she has put me on a liquid diet from today. Getting procedure done on Wednesday. Still no sign of medication!!! I'm like 'bring me the drugs!!!'.
Otherwise, she just removed the balloon from a patient with a similar starting BMI as mine and she had lost 22kgs! Thats unbelievable! I am obviously not expecting those results but for someone that is on the lower end of the BMI I wasn't sure what my results would be.
How often are you weighing yourself?

Well done! You're probably through the worst of it! Are you hungry at all? What liquids are you eating?
So glad it went went well for you! I'm excited to hear your progress! I have a meeting with the dietician today so let's see what she advises.

Keep us updated!

Well done! You're probably through the worst of it! Are you hungry at all? What liquids are you eating?
So glad it went went well for you! I'm excited to hear your progress! I have a meeting with the dietician today so let's see what she advises.

Keep us updated!

Thanks so much for your amazing response, it is exactly what I needed to hear. I will also post on my experience so everyone can compare. I have just called the Dr. and he does not give any medication pre-op! Uh oh!
I will just have to trust him and see how I go!
Best of luck xingmaltese! I wish you a quick recovery and the results you desire! Let us know how it goes!

Thanks so much for your amazing response, it is exactly what I needed to hear. I will also post on my experience so everyone can compare. I have just called the Dr. and he does not give any medication pre-op! Uh oh!
I will just have to trust him and see how I go!
Best of luck xingmaltese! I wish you a quick recovery and the results you desire! Let us know how it goes!

Thanks I just bought some things to help with the Constipation.
I was wondering if you could tell me what the initial feeling is like? Is it just a feeling of fullness or is there more to it? Can you 'feel' the balloon? Sorry for these questions, I'm just trying to prepare myself!

Good luck to us both. Thanks for the great advice. What medication did you take before procedure?

Hi all,
I am booked to get the Orbera inserted next week and I have mixed emotions! Excited, nervous, anxious!!
I would love to hear from you and if you have any tips for me pre and post insertion. What has worked best for you?
I'm trying to equip myself with enough knowledge to go into this with as much info as possible.
Thanks for your time and support!

Thanks so much for all these brilliant tips!!
What is the deal with coffee? I have 2-3 cups a day, can I keep this up or should I start weaning?
Thanks
Elle

Hi all!
I am a week away from my insertion date with mixed emotions. I'm excited, anxious and nervous all rolled into one.
I was wondering if you have had experience with the Orbera if you could give me any helpful tips pre/post insertion?
What should be on my shopping list? What should I throw away?!
I am looking forward to the support and the adventure ahead....
Thanks
Elle

Hi all,
I am booked to get the Orbera inserted next week and I have mixed emotions! Excited, nervous, anxious!!
I would love to hear from you and if you have any tips for me pre and post insertion. What has worked best for you?
I'm trying to equip myself with enough knowledge to go into this with as much info as possible.
Thanks for your time and support!

Hi all!
I am a week away from my insertion date with mixed emotions. I'm excited, anxious and nervous all rolled into one.
I was wondering if you have had experience with the Orbera if you could give me any helpful tips pre/post insertion?
What should be on my shopping list? What should I throw away?!
I am looking forward to the support and the adventure ahead....
Thanks
Elle