OhHeyMarina

thanks I have my surgery December 16th, just a month away

What Vitamins does everyone take? I know talking to the doctor will be the best for me to find out what I need for my body obviously and I will ask when I see him on December 1st but I'm just curious what everyone else takes I'm sure some will be the same and some will be different, also has anyone taken the chewable or soft chews Multivitamins from the store here? How are they, do you recommend or no?

Congrats!

Oh wow! So I literally just met someone on this site thats in the same city as me, which i'm sure there must be a lot but she has the same surgery date as me, cool right?! But hold on it gets even better, with the same doctor as me!!! How crazy is that! we will literally be at the exact same place at the exact same time getting the same procedure done and got to meet each other on here with millions of people on this site, what luck! This is so exciting to me! haha had to share!

@@cindym44 Oh okay gotcha my blood work is scheduled day before my pre op diet starts and i would like for it not to show a fatty liver so i better start watching now!

@@Malin I'm self pay also so I know this is definitely what I want or I wouldn't be spending all this money on it but before hand I'm like give me all the food! haha but I've been trying my hardest taken all my will power not to go through those drive thrus! But I know this is whats best and eventually the food hunger will go away and I won't crave the way I do now!

I was on a low carb diet before my surgery anyway, and didn't have a 'pre op' diet. But I did decide to treat myself to a nice prime rib dinner with a loaded baked potato and a huge craft beer about a week or so before surgery. But I didn't go crazy with eating everything in site. That's silly. It's not like we won't be able to eat any of that stuff ever again, or in my case would even want to. I like being healthy and fit more than anything I eat or drink. Well, maybe not craft beer

haha yea after surgery I know I'm gonna want to change and take full advantage of this, especially since I'm self pay I don't wanna pay $25,000 for nothing! I wanna make the most and best out of this but beforehand I'm like ugh I love food! lol

Don't do the food funerals! I did and was worried I wasn't going to be able to have my operation because of my fatty liver.

Yea thats what I'm worried about also but isn't that also what the 2 week pre op liquid diet is for?

How many of us have had food funerals? My pre op diet starts December 2nd so I have about 2 weeks left and mentally I'm like oh no I need to eat all my favorite foods! Chinese, Chipotle, pizza etc.... but my gut is telling me don't do it! So I'm curious how many people felt that way before that they needed to get all their favorites in before pre op and before this life change, and how many people actually gave in and ate those foods? Like yesterday I wasn't even hungry but I passed a chipotle and was like should I go in and get some?! I might never be able to again! and then I was like that is pathetic Marina don't think like that, your not even hungry, so don't eat! so I didn't go but it made me realize my relationship with food and that I'm literally almost scared of that fact that I won't be able to eat this stuff anymore, so I decided that instead of spending money on food, every time I wanna go buy and eat food I shouldn't instead of doing so I'm gonna stand my ground and put that money I would of spent on that food to the side and I'm gonna save up that money and set goals for myself of none relation food items I want and when I save enough money for that item I'm gonna reward myself for not giving into my head hunger, I know to some that might sound dumb but I personally know that will help this food addict over here, anyone else have tips on what helped them? Thanks everyone!

I'm in the Orlando area and my surgery is December 16th! would love to find other sleeves in my area for support especially with my surgery being in a month the nerves are finally kicking it

My surgery is December 16th! Good luck to you all!

My surgery is December 16th! My pre op diet starts on December 2nd I got about 2 weeks left of normal food haha, good luck!!

December 16th

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Squirmal you got the full moon and I got the Friday lol, crazynae1025 yay!! And boysenbear same!! I come from a very big catholic Italian family. Christmas and food is the best time but not for me this year

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Thank you kmorri and Malin exactly! Lol

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Thank you all so much. I work for my parents who own restaurants and bars so I am constantly on my feet definitely not a desk job haha so I know they will give me all the time off I need, but my surgery is December 16th so my recovery will run into Christmas Eve and New Years which are holidays we are opened for and are extremely busy so maybe I should wait till after those holidays to go back to were I'm not running around like an animal and can take it easy

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How long did it take to feel somewhat normal again and not in pain? Also how long until you went back to work? I only scheduled to take a week off is that not enough?

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Yes it will be! And yes I do I have to start December 2nd! Not looking forward to that either

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So excited to finally have a date! I am so ready for this journey! Any other's around or on that date?

Yay congrats! My surgery is December 16th! But unfortunately I'm selfpay because I had just switched insurances before I started this journey and guess what my old insurance would of covered it but of course my new one doesn't!

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