Amanda403

Hello! I see you are in Lees Summit. I like north of the river. I would love to be your surgery friend. My wife and I are having surgery on June 11. I am having the sleeve and she is having the bypass. I will inbox you my Facebook info. :-)

So far I am stocked up on Vitamins, Protein Shakes, all the foods allowed post -op. I bought paper plates, one ounce measuring cups for measuring fluids and food. We already have a ninja and food processor along with blender
bottles. We also have food scales galore from the years of dieting.

What else do we need? Surgery is on Monday and for those who have gone through it what did you wish you had or glad you had. What made your meal prep easier? Any kitchen tools?

Oh and if you are going to cheat - cheat with fruit and veggies that are Water based like cantaloupe, peppers, etc. fast food has to much sodium in it.

Omg I feel for you! Seriously... I am freaking starving right now. Drink your Protein shakes!! And tons of Water. I really like Jello but even that is getting old at this point.

This bigger upside here Is the weight loss and what is what is helping me not eat. I have lost 13.8 lbs since Monday. My legs no longer look swollen and I can actually see my shin bones. I was having issues with edema pretty bad in my legs.

What also helped me was looking at my before pictures. Especially the ones I took naked... that is helping me see the bigger picture. I am nervous about Sunday though which is the day before surgery. We can only have Clear Liquids and no protein shakes... I am going to be starving when I go into surgery on Monday.

Good luck and know you are fr from being alone. You got this!!

Appreciate it! I am day 4 on my liquid diet and I am starving! I am down 13.8 lbs since Monday though... but still I am REALLY hungry!!

Just an update- my doctor said no. :-(

The chicken broth is ehh... not good. I really did try it, but I am not sure I can eat it again. Can I buy chicken noodle Soup and strain everything out preop? And just eat the liquid? It has more flavor.

Anyone tried this or have any ideas?

I start tomorrow and seeing this makes me nervous. I was hoping to lose 10-15 pounds.

I started at 403 and I am currently 8 days from surgery at 365. My goal is 185. I have a ways to go!

Today is my last day of regular food. Surgery prep starts tomorrow. So nervous but so excited! I had my surgery preop on Thursday. I am all ready to go. Good luck to everyone! I started a vlog to really help me process my emotions. If you are interested in watching , let me know. I have four videos up and my preop appointment recap coming soon.

I really like the Premier Protein and you can get them at costco. My doctor actually recommended these as they have 30g of Protein and only 160cal.

Hello,

I posted these in the June sleeve thread, but wanted to post more broadly. Video 1 and 2 are up. Video 3 should be coming today. I have preop this Thursday, 5/31. Surgery 6/11- two weeks from today!!!

I am struggling with this journey emotionally. I am all over the place. I know this is the right decisions so I can live my best life again. I already feel a huge difference with the weight I have lost to date. I can walk in stores and my back is not in pain. Now it is just my knees and ankles. But with more loss that will get better too.

Subscribe to my youtube page and I will keep posting more videos. This is just a way I can talk through and process all of this. Plus I want to look back and remind myself where I was. In a way it is a reminder to not let history repeat itself. It has helped me already and if it can help anyone else that is great. Enjoy!

SW: 403 (1/18/18)

CW: 360 (5/28/18)

7 hours ago, okayestmom said:

Amanda,

I enjoyed your blog and we have the same surgery date! I will definitely be following how you and your wife are doing. Also, I am happy you have parents willing to jump in and help you guys.

Thank you and good luck to you!! When is your preop day? Two weeks from tomorrow!! It is getting so close!

Also, I am so lucky to have the parents I have. They are amazing people!

1 hour ago, charlotte0606 said:

Hi Amanda !

Thank you for sharing ! It is so importang to process our feelings in that journey. I know I have been an emotional rolley coster, and especially on this liquid diet It is so cool that you are doing this with your wife. Will you get the surgery on the same date ? I hope to see more of your videos.

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Yes, we are going to do it on the exact same day and same surgeon. She is doing her at 7:30am and I am doing mine at 9am. My mom and Dad are going to help us as needed. So it is mice to have help!

4 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

Hey @ Amanda403, you are going to be fine! Are you going to be on YouTube? And what are you going to call it? Maybe something like "Anxious Amanda gets Her Sleeve"?👉😧👈

Haha that’s a good one. I am completely nervous as I am sure most are. I thought no I got this though. I am down 43 lbs since January. Next video is to come next week.

Hello All! I am having a hard time processing my feelings about my surgery so I am starting a blog. I have never edited video before so hopefully I can get better. This first video is longer than what the rest will be.

I go for my preop appointment this Thursday. I will be recording parts of that experience. I am not sure if this will help anyone, but it will hopefully help me at the bare minimum.

Thanks and and good luck! Surgery is June 11. So two week away!

19 hours ago, MrsLingo said:

The website is WLSVitamins and they’re for Bariatric patients. I’ve done a ton of research on doctors and they advise not to go to GNC for Multivitamin because they do not give enough for us. I brought the B12(Very Important), Folic acid, calcium citrate, Iron and the Multivitamins. Studies shows that taking the right Vitamins and Protein will avoid hair loss. I love my hair so I can’t let that damage. I will message you once I’m able to use my phone to cheer you on for the next day.

Are these chewables? If so, how is the taste? I am taking Bariatric Advantage mixed berry and they are pretty nasty.

6 hours ago, okayestmom said:

June 11th and I am self pay as well. Very excited! I have a few more nutrition appointments. Apparently my surgeon uses a staged diet before liquid diet. Also I have to repeat some labs and do a chest x-ray and EKG. Every other test has resulted in finding something wrong i.e. sleep apnea, hiatal hernia, and they put me on a low dose BP med. so I am hoping the EKG comes out normal...

Good luck! We are surgery twins! I am sorry you they keep finding issues but it is good to find it now and get it rectified. Good luck!! I have my fingers crossed for you!

I wonder why you do three weeks of liquid? My doctor only my requires one week and I am doing the gastric sleeve. Are you doing a different surgery or is that just surgeon prefence?

I am June 11th! I am doing the sleeve and my wife is doing the bypass the same day. So nervous and so excited! I am also excited that I have found this forum as we close in our surgery day.