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She's just crazy. She definitely doesn't get how specific the diet has to be in order to be successful. The liquid phase would be a breeze if we could still just eat whatever we wanted!

Hi all – Hope everyone is doing well with their recovery! I’m set to join you all in just 11 days!!! I wanted to post a funny story here that I though you would appreciate. My mom is very supportive of my surgery even though her Bypass didn’t go well (and she never followed the rules). I’ve had very honest discussions with her before about how critical it is to eat healthy after WLS and why her surgery wasn’t that successful. But I had a conversation with her last night that emphasized her lack of willingness to change and was a prime example of the type of person she is. She was trying to coordinate a dinner with my family and some of her neighbors. She asked if the end of this month would work for me. I told her no because I’ll be transitioning with my food and I may still be on some combination of liquid and puree. Her response was, “Well if we go someplace with milkshakes you could have that. That’s liquid.” Yes mom, milkshakes. That’s what my liquid diet will consist of.

Ok, the last major hurdle I needed to get over has been complete. Surgery paid in full. I talked to my surgeon this morning about all my concerns, worries, and anxieties. I was reminded of why I chose him as he is so caring and compassionate. He put all my fears to rest and told me I could call him whenever I needed. And then he said, "All this practicing you've been doing to transform your eating habits will pay off." And I thought well ****...with everything going on I totally and completely forgot I should have been practicing sipping, taking smaller bites, chewing well, etc. So I guess I have the next 4.5 days to cram all that practicing in! lol I still forgot to ask him what he thinks a healthy weight is for me to target. But I suppose there is plenty of time after the surgery to discuss that.

Oh thanks - I'll check that out!

So now that my time is getting closer I'm getting more anxious and worried about things. I worry that I won't have the discipline to eat like I need to after the surgery and I'll ruin everything. I worry that something horrible will happen and I won't make it out of surgery, leaving my kids all alone, and devastate my mom on top of just losing my dad. (I know, morbid thoughts!) I also worry about handling the comments about my weight loss at work since I won't be telling anyone. I haven't even told my boss yet that I am having a surgery since all this other stuff happened. I suppose I need to do that tomorrow. I've very frustrated that I really want to pay for my surgery to get that weight off my chest but my surgeon's billing dept will not call me back! I think I have a good handle on what I'll be eating for the first two weeks after surgery, but that third week has me anxious as I'll be back at work at that point. Need to do a lot of planning for that. To top all this off my husband keeps saying he's not sure if he can get time off for the time I'm in the hospital. I think that's crap but he keeps saying he took all this time off for my dad's funeral and he just started a new job at his company last week. But whatever. My back up help was going to be my mom, but now she's going back to Illinois to be with her family for a few days and won't be back until the day after my surgery. I don't really need anyone to be in the hospital with me (although it would be nice), but I do need someone to get my kids to school so a little help would be nice. UGH...I just think I'm under way too much stress right now!

Mine was July 10th 😊 Got it!

All - I think I'm caught up on adding all the new members and dates to our list. The number of people that I moved over to the Completed tab is amazing!! For the members listed below, I do not have a date listed for you. If your surgery has been scheduled and you'd like your date listed, please either tag me or quote me with your date and I'll get it updated! @Auroragirl4489, @Brina1980, @DebSom54, @dutchamy, @HealthierBetterMe, @Ivy Joel, @jessicasz, @Jolexis, @Lauren26, @Love2Travel816, @newme1962, @NYJenn, @savannah_Lee, @TaylorMade4One, @zulayyinet4, @CKap10, @monies, @KRush88, @theresahyatt19 MEMBER LIST: tinyurl.com/SummerWLS

@lizvirgo09 Thanks for the info and "fed my poodle the chicken" is the funniest thing I'll hear all day! I love it.

Booooo!

Hey - question for all of you that in your post-op phase. One of the items I can have in Weeks 1 & 2 are "Strained Low Fat Cream Soup". What type of soup would that be exactly? I'm assuming Cream of Chicken would be ok. No way I'm eating Cream of Mushroom by itself. What else is there? Is there a Cream of Potato?? What about a bisque like Tomato Bisque?

Hello all. Checking in as I try and get back to normal as possible. Thank you to everyone that reached out to me and posted kind words. I read them all and really appreciated them. My dad did pass away last week. Even though he was sick for two years, the end was actually so quick and still a shock even though we've know for awhile that it was inevitable. His service is not until this Thursday so my brother and I have been busy with planning the service so my mom doesn't have to. I am also hosting the memorial service/celebration of life at my house after the service so there is a lot to do. It's been good keeping busy but I might just go crazy with all the people in my house! If there is any silver lining it's that time has been flying by since I've been so preoccupied that all my significant dates are fast approaching. My pre-op testing is tomorrow morning. Last appt with the surgeon is Aug 1. And I'll have my surgery fully paid this week. Then its just surviving the 1 week liquid diet. After all this is over, I'll start catching up and adding all the new people and dates to the member list. But not before I have a lot to drink this weekend!

Hey ladies - I’ve been absent a few days and way behind. My dad’s health has deteriorated and he’s been put in hospice. Just spending all the time I can with him and supporting my mom. I’ll try and check in as I can.

I'm very much an emotional and stress eater. I've been working on using other methods to channel those emotions and breaking that habit prior to my surgery. However, my dad has chosen to give up his fight against cancer and is leaving hospice to be at home until his time comes. I know when he does pass it will be a truly heart wrenching time for my own feelings, but also supporting what my mom and brother will be feeling. Not to mention helping my kids deal with losing their grandfather. I really want to find strategies now that will help me through this time. I don't want this to be the cause of me going off the rails. I'm wondering what you all do or have done to stay on track through tough times.

Thanks - I do try and remember all the relaxing things I do on a regular basis and will work on using those during stressful food times. Bubble baths are good ones for me too. Glad to hear I'm not the only one that just gives in on certain days. In the past I have been good about getting back on track after those times, but the upcoming stress of losing my dad will be a completely new experience so not even sure how I'll handle it.

Thanks.

Thanks Danny. I do remember the last two times I was successful in losing weight, my dad was the first to notice. It's a good memory of him.

This has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Just wanted to complain. I’m falling asleep at my desk. No work is getting done. It’s taking all the energy I have to type this post. Blah.

Nope...I have severe insomnia and nothing herbal or natural works, I've tried it all! lol I've been avoiding the major sleep medications for awhile and sticking to sedatives, but its clearly time for a change.

Welcome Rick! I've added you to our member list as well! MEMBER LIST: www.tinyurl.com/summerwls

Welcome btw and I've added your date to our member list! MEMBER LIST: www.tinyurl.com/summerwls

lol August 13th, but that's basically the same as the 14th. We can still be twins.

Clearly was so tired on Tuesday I forgot all about this post! lol Didn't mean to ignore everyone commiserating with me!! Didn't get much sleep last night as my dad is back in the hospital, but I'm doing what I can to manage. @ElanBri - How does Ambien affect you? I've been on Trazodone for years but it's becoming ineffective after multiple dosage increases. I had Ambien on time when I was in the hospital a few months ago and I had no adverse effects, despite all the crazy stories you hear about it.

This is good to know as I have to start taking B12 this week. B12 for breakfast it is!

I'm looking for more people to follow. If you've got your journey out there, let me know your username so I can follow you. I've just reset my profile to reflect my journey so if anyone wants to follow me, I'm @i.am.emilym

Followed you back! :)