cwasdin

Ugh. So sorry you had to go through that this week. Hope things are going much smoother by the time Friday rolls around.

Tomorrow is the big day for me. Just got my hospital arrival time...5:15 AM. Glad to be the first of the day so that I don't have too long to be anxious.

Bypass buddies [emoji173]️

Surgery done. Recovering!

This topic is moving so fast, it's already hard to keep up with who's gone through and who's still waiting and the month is just starting. I just wanted to say, good luck to everyone having the surgery this week, stay strong for all of us dealing with the pre-op diet, and hang in there to those of you anxiously awaiting the end of the month.
As for myself, I am 1 week away from surgery and getting plenty sick of Protein Shakes. We can do this!

Hi!! Thanks for checking! My surgery went way better than I could have hoped for. I woke up joking with the nurses and was up and out of bed the first day. I haven't had any trouble with Water or fluids (protein shakes are a little harder) and I just came home after a two night stay yesterday afternoon. I had a bit of an unusual situation with the pain medicine where I have Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction as a side effect of having my gallbladder removed, and so they did some really creative thinking with my anesthesia- I had a Ketamine infusion during the surgery and then lots of local anaesthetic to keep the incision pain down. I did end of taking one narcotic that didn't give me any trouble, and so it's been a pretty smooth few days. Today I'm going to do more walking, sipping, and Protein Shakes. Good luck to everyone with impending surgery dates! I'm thinking about you all!

Thanks I'll be checking those out - I believe those were mentioned from one of the youtube bariatric videos I've watched.
Thanks again!
Carolyn

I totally agree! Some days are easier than others. sugar free Jello and Pho broth are saving my life right now.

That's great news thanks, I already put some things in my cart - i'll order them now. Thanks again.

That's great news thanks, I already put some things in my cart - i'll order them now. Thanks again.

So, the BariatricPal 15g Protein fruit concentrate (grape) tastes kinda like watered down grape kool aid but it's really not to bad at all. I had the protein Soup (chicken) for dinner and it was actually pretty good and it has 15g of protein so win/win!

Hello Fellow September bypass buddies,
I love the caramel and bananas and cream of the Premier Protein. The chocolate is a favorite too. I am on day 4 of pre-op diet and I am finally starting to feel better.

Looking forward to hearing how they taste- thanks
C

Wow - thanks - that sounds very interesting.... I really didn't think about doing veggies and adding Protein Powder. Something I def will have to look into. I am going to do some bone broth..... mixing that up with veggie juice sounds like something I could live with. Thanks again
Carolyn

Hey there Sept By-pass Buddies - I start my liquid diet tomorrow and I am still struggling with finding a decent Protein Drink. I like the Premier chocolate but one cannot live on chocolate all the time. Would love to hear some of your favs.
Sept 15th - 16 days and counting! YAY!
Carolyn

I've had a CPAP for over a year and I am a side sleeper - I use the wisp (just around the nose but not the nose pillows) and mine works fine on my side. You learn how to make adjustments to prevent leaks. Best of luck

UnJury makes some really tasty items! All sorts of flavors as well as unflavored that mixes into things nicely!

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I became vegan 3 months ago. I am on pre-op diet since august the 8th. Surgery is next week, the 5th.
I am having soy Proteins that I mix with almond milk or cashew milk... when I am tired of sweet shakes I juice up (I am lucky enough to have a professional juice extractor) cucumber, spinach and kale and I add a total of 30g of soy Protein, a little bit of salt, pepper, squeeze a lemon ... and it is delicious and sugar free. If you do that, pay attention to avoid fruit or sweet veggies (such as tomatoes, carrots..). Check the nutritional values of anything you juice. Sending good vibes!

I also like Premier chocolate. Premier was my favorite brand of those I tried out. My favorite of theirs was Banana's and Cream. Although, I know some people don't like bananas so it might not be for everyone. But if you do, maybe give it a try.

FYI to everyone (I think I got everyone in this thread. Sorry if I missed you just let me now and I'll fix it!) I followed everyone in this thread so that way we might be able to message each other and help to guide each other through this process if we need it! Kind of be our own support group since we will be going through the phases at the same time! Don't think I'm being a creeper! lol. Just wanted a list of y'all just incase I had questions or you did as well! CANNOT WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER 7th!!!

My surgery is booked for 15th September!! Anyone else booked in for September? [emoji7]

Two weeks - starts on Friday

Sept 15th in Gainesville Florida- doing pre-op apts today!