KatieBelle

I had surgery on Thursday the 24th.. my Dr sent home these written instructions: Day 1 is surgery day: Days 1-3 Clear liquids, Water or any clear non carbonated zero carb liquids, sugar free Jello, sugar free popsicles(NOT fudge) coffe, unsweetned tea, crystal light, propel water (not gatorade) bouillon cubes, crush all medications (they can get stuck, the day of my surgery he was having to go back into a patient he banded a few days before, because her pills were stuck) Days 4-8 full liquids, plan 3 meals a day continue to eat same items from days 1-3, can add high Protein Meal Replacement shakes up to 3x's per day(low carb) you dont have to finish the can. (avoid Soups, yogarts, oatmean, grits etc) Days 9-15 Meal Replacements baked NOT fried fish, pork, chicken & turkey (no skin) and in small pieces. lean ground beef finely crushed canned or well cooked veggies low carb 30 g oer day is the max NO bread, Pasta, rice, potatoes cottage cheese & processed cheese scrambled/boiled eggs NOT fried salad, egg salad, chicken salad, tuna salad, turkey salad, (mixed well) Low calorie mixes -seperate solids from liquids 10 minutes prior to and 20 minutes after mealtime

when did this storyline start? I would love to go back online & watch the episode if it was recent. I have the dvr set to record it tomorrow! :0)

For those of you that have already had surgery... speedy recovery wishes are being sent your way!! And update us, once you feel up to it :0) April 5--southerngirltx April 7--davisd, Lizb88, Susanbee, mrspws, thunderstorm816 And for those having surgery this week.... Best wishes & your in our thoughts, let us all know how it went once you feel better! April 8--Carol422, CinniMae08, carol4784, Cori in WA April 9--bft33, lizalee, moosey52, warrior April 10-Turler, , cadencemarch, dreamsize8, Denise (from Canada), VegasJen, Leslie2Lose, Karly1 April 11-Lynne (countingthedays), tatt2, LisaB411,Susan{livn4jesus}

Hope everyone had a successful surgery today! MissLady, Natasha, Leoyne, dogluvr(Amanda) And for everyone having surgery tomorrow, good luck to all of you, your in our thoughts GiGiRN, ebowling, alicia99, 3photogal,BigBandFan(Amy),

GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BAND-DAY! LOL Bunky1965, mamakatken, nortone (Erika), alicatcyclist (Allie)

WestCoastGuy...... Wow! I hardly even know what to say... Your post was so profoundly true & dead on, that it brought tears to my eyes. I am scheduled to have surgery in less than a month & have been good and then very bad all in the same day just from nervousness. And the Dr has a policy that if you are any heavier, even an ounce heavier on the day of your surgery, then he won't touch you. And that is daunting too. But your post rang such a chord that I will not gain any weight before this surgery, I will stay committed to this pre surgery diet, I will start walking everyday (like I should have been doing already) I will make this work! Thank You & HUGS from Florida :thumbup: !

Apr 24th here! And I am in Jacksonville Fl!

Nikki, thats so nice of you! However, I am in Florida so I think with gas prices I would be better to buy one...LOL Good to know about the stairs, my daughter will be relieved! She is stressing about what to do & how she will know I am ok. Apparently she thinks I will be out of it & unable to speak...LOL

Thanks for mentioning the recliner, Nikki. I was wondering how you sleep after you get home. Lord knows I have a hard enough time sitting up & getting out of the bed now, much less after surgery...LOL Maybe I will call one of those furniture rental places & rent a recliner for a week or so... LOL of course I may not want to get rid of it afterwards either..LOL How is everyone with stairs? I am in a townhouse and its just my teenage daughter & I, so I don't want to stress her out.. Thanks everyone!

So, you know what I mean by not wanting to be stuck on the phones miserable and uncomfortable :shades_smile:...LOL Some days its hard enough taking the calls when you feel good..LOL :success1:

Are we still going to try and all meet?

my Dr wants no more than 30 carbs a day

April 1 - Bunky1965, April 2 - MissLady, Natasha April 3 - GiGiRN, ebowling, alicia99, p3photogal (wow that is so permanent!) April 4 - magic 1127, ColoradoChick,cheercoach08 April 5 - southerngirltx April 6 - April 7 - davisd, Lizb88 April 8 - Carol422, CinniMae08, carol4784 April 9 atasha, bft33, lizalee April 10 - Turler, , cadencemarch April 11 - Lynne (countingthedays), tatt2, LisaB411, Susan{livn4jesus} April 12 - April 13 - April 14 - DaNieLLe (Dshea8285) April 15 - Chilly April 16 - nurse7263, Bea1128 April 17 - Johnst027 April 18 - Astrid(scarlettbegonia), JennyLynn, April 19 - April 20 - April 21 - April 22 - Pat (Tricia1105), April 23 - April 24 - Savedbygrace, KatieBelle April 25 - bling April 26 - April 27 - April 28 - April 29 - April 30 - __________________

Karen, I would love to come to a meeting! I have yet to be able to attend any support meetings, because of my work schedule. My schedule at work is Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 8am-7pm, I work on Gate Parkway so a location near 295/95 would be great. Someone mentioned 7 or 8 at night & that would be perfect on the days I work & and my days off are open for whatever time.

I would like to know this answer myself.. I am worried about re-coop time too. I work in a call center so I am tied to a headset for my entire 8am-7pm shift & we have 2 scheduled 15 minute breaks & one hour for lunch... no exceptions. So, I am curious how hard others would think it would be to stick to a schedule like that right after surgery. Plus we can take upto 10 weeks of paid medical leave, but I can't just come and go if I don't feel good one day. :sneaky: