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Okay everyone, I have finally gotten surgery date and I am 6 days down on my liquid diet.... My surgery is June 4th at 8:30 am.... Where is everyone else at in their journey? What all have y'all purchased at this point in ya'lls journey?
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Mine was Monday 4 June.
I passed a lot of gas! I was very musical.
I’ve had a few procedures over the past few years and have a routine to get rid of the gas, it sounds silly but it works for me.
When I’m walking I rotate my arms in the air like sideways windmills.
When I’m at home, I stand in the lounge and wave my arms in the air and have a little dance.
After a few days all my gas is gone😀

Mine was Monday 4 June.
I passed a lot of gas! I was very musical.
I’ve had a few procedures over the past few years and have a routine to get rid of the gas, it sounds silly but it works for me.
When I’m walking I rotate my arms in the air like sideways windmills.
When I’m at home, I stand in the lounge and wave my arms in the air and have a little dance.
After a few days all my gas is gone😀

How are you feeling? Take what you need to recover and welcome to the other side

I’ve always dressed for comfort and style that suits my figure. I have an hourglass figure, that has ballooned over the last 10 years. I started treating myself with food treats, moved to an office job and got my drivers license.
When I was younger I wore short shorts, minis, tiny string bikinis etc.... now, my shorts and skirts are closer to my knees than my butt, and I wear a tankini with little shorts. This will continue as I shed the weight.
If I was younger... I’d go for the short shorts all over again 😀. As long as You are comfortable in what you are wearing you will rock it

STICK TO YOUR DIET! The first thing my surgeon said when i woke up was “you did an EXCELLENT job of shrinking your liver.”

Folks, I'm a "June Sleever" but from 2017 (June 30 2017). It's been one of the best decisions in my life. I'm down 66 kg (145 lbs) from my vist dr. visit and (56 kg 123 lbs) since surgery. Follow your doctors advice to a "Tee" and it will work without fail. you'll have stalls( don't freak out), find a way to exercise (partner, trainer something), drink Water as much as you can (and it you can't Crystal light was my saving grace in the summers when I was over water). Eat your Protein first , take your multi Vitamin.
First day was the worst ( I wondered what I did), had lots of worries (but don't anymore), don't crave food anymore either. I didn't tell a lot of people (including our kids) and went off for a week on "holiday"... we have one daughter that has a tendency to be chubby and we didn't want her to think this was an "easy option". Amazingly when she saw me losing so much, she got motivated and went low carbs and is now a fit 17 year old (she lost 12 kg about 26 lbs since middle of feb). I don't think I'd do anything different. I'm 3.5 kg from my original goal and may make it by surgery anniversary.
Wishing you all the best and may you have as good if not better results!

Let’s definitely keep in touch! We can be surgery buddies. No in really knows about my surgery. I don’t want anyone to give me their opinion! Haha I also don’t want my mom to freak out on me.

Had my sleeve operation yesterday and so far doing well. Intake of fluids going well

Hi! Are you still around? We are thinking of you and hope everything has worked out for you <3 update us if you can! No judgement here.

As a single mom you don't know how encouraging this is to hear. I don't think I'll need the pain meds long and I love that you were doing home chores and then actually went out the pool and shopping already. I so want that since I'm taking a couple weeks off. I hope to spend a little extra time with the kids especially my youngest who is 7. You really are a success story with your recovery. May I ask your stats (weight/height)? Qhere you started and where you are now and where you want to go? Love that you're already feeling benefits like sleeping better and feeling good energy. Feel free to jump over in the June RNY Buddies page. You're so close to June. There are a few on there just beginning their journey and I'm sure would love to read about your success so far.

Pre-Op went great today! First, I paid for the surgery in full with the office ($$$!!!!! ouch - but a good ouch - this is the beginning of a big change and journey in my life). The Bariatric Coordinator reviewed all my Vitamins and I'm in good shape. I received my binder (WLS Bible) which I'm eager to read over in detail. We discussed the Pre-Op Diet again which starts 10 days before surgery. The Bariatric Coordinator answered all my zillions of questions. I had a little pocket size moleskine that I've been keeping questions and notes in. By the time the Surgeon came in, I really had no further questions as I felt like everything had been answered already. I received my Pain RX script and also was told my surgery would be at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, 6/25. However, they did say that the time could easily get moved up to earlier in the day. I received a goodie/sample bag of various vitamins and shakes and juices to try out. The team is amazing and I learned that the facility that I'm having surgery in is so brand new that it actually is opening next week. They said the recovery rooms are like a hotel room with an amazing view and for patient visitors, the lounge is insane with an amazing coffee shop. YAY! I am a sucker for architecture, NEW, aesthetics and design. They told me the Nurse Anesthetist will call me in the near future to go over all surgery related stuff (timing, meds, what to expect, etc.). I left feeling pretty excited. I went to CVS after and filled my RX and purchased a few more items: liquid Tylenol, Pepcid Complete (which I need to take 2 a day for the first 6 weeks before I graduate to calcium citrate chewable). I'm going to jump online and buy some Gas X strips. Otherwise, I feel pretty prepared in terms of supplies.

YAY! You, me and @sanfletch70 are surgery triplets all on June 25th! Congrats on the date. I'm nervous and excited too and sometimes my mind goes into the "what am I doing" state because I really don't have any family support and I'm keeping this private from my colleagues and I'm worried about all the celebrating we always do at my office. But, then I remember how long I've struggled with obesity (up and down and up and down) and I know I need to do this for myself and my kids. I've got to fight this once and for all. If you just have 1 liquid day before surgery then that is amazing! I'm finding that everyone's surgeons has their own preference and diets vary vastly. I think mine is doable but that's what I'm saying now. HAHA! I'm not in the thick of it quite yet.
We can DO this! Before you know it, we'll be on the other side!

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR REPLIES🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I feel better now after hearing so many horror stories that we will never be able to eat foods we love again lol. I love spicy food and sushi, thai, chinese, etc. Now I know that I will be able to eat all those hopefully but in tiny amounts👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I just had my surgery today about 10 hours ago and so far am so thankful that so far all is ok🙏🏻! Last 2 years I had 2 hernia surgeries and those were the worst recovery of my life😭😭😭so I was so scared of this one. Thankfully, so far it is much easier than hernia repair!

The answer to your question is complicated. I'd say, no. But let me explain, as to not discourage you.
I had RNY, so I don't eat anything with added or processed sugar. I used to eat sweets now and again, now the sweetest I get is fruit. My whole diet has changed. I don't hardly eat anything I used to. I'm very focused on lean Protein, whereas before, I would have eaten my potato and my salad first and barely touched my chicken. There is so much that I have to say, "no thanks" to. But I also don't crave things like I used to either. After time, you don't think about the things you can't have. It just becomes second nature, like someone who is lactose intolerant.

i have not found any food that i used to eat that is not tolerated now.
couldn't stand the smell of coconut before and can't stand the smell now so nope nothing changed

I can understand why the forums are open to the general public, it's a marketing tool, aside from that, I wouldn't have found these forum if they were locked down. Some forums have a subforum which is accessible by registered users only, that would be useful.
In the specific instance, the gender rooms could be locked down to members only, plus locked down by gender. I understand that there are specific issues that some people only like to share with their gender and don't want the other gender to read and/or comment on.
In some instances, I would probably share more in a members only sub forum as well as a locked down female forum.

Mine was Monday 4 June.
I passed a lot of gas! I was very musical.
I’ve had a few procedures over the past few years and have a routine to get rid of the gas, it sounds silly but it works for me.
When I’m walking I rotate my arms in the air like sideways windmills.
When I’m at home, I stand in the lounge and wave my arms in the air and have a little dance.
After a few days all my gas is gone😀

Hi
I'm on fluids for two weeks
40g Protein

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Hi Everyone. Just checking in. I was sleeved Weds and went home today. I don’t want to scare anyone - but it has been a rough few days for me.The has pushing against my diaphragm was bad. I did feel a bit better yesterday and today it’s still slow going , but tolerable! Sorry for the typos - I’m on Percocet and do not have my glasses on. I other 6/6ers have done well! So far, Luke warm beef broth and zero cal propel are my friends.

Instantly it makes my stomach uncomfortable or I instantly have to go the the bathroom to vomit

I had all my pre-op stuff yesterday. My surgery is on Monday, June 11th. I'm nervous. I'm having a lapband removed, gall bladder removed, sleeve done, and possibly fixing a suspected hernia. I HATE surgery and am very scared.

Hello guys, had my surgery yesterday, the pain is real. Lots of pain, whatever blockers they object in my back did not work. Surgery went fine and besides pain I am all good.

Of course, i'm still "overweight" according to my insurance guy....but I'm not "obese" anymore...and definitely not "morbidly obese" like I was at this time last year.
So yeah..."Overweight" sounds pretty darned fantastic to me:)
Today I broke my doctor's goal for my weight.... which is 172-178 pounds:) My body fat is right around 30% according to the underwater scale and metabolic analysis....which is generally considered Healthy/Acceptable for women.
My personal goal is 170, and I'm looking forward to popping my calories up a bit to maintain after I hit that goal. More good carbs! More fruits and whole grains!
Have been crazy busy, but life is good:) Still loving my forever diet and not feeling deprived of anything. Getting exercise in is not hard with 11 year old neicey running us around to the zoo, forest, alligator farm, natural history museum, aviation/space museum etc....and needing a swimming buddy.
Have been cooking healthy for guests, and they seem to be enjoying it:) Had a couple nights of junk for the kids on the grill, or pizza. I just throw some salmon on there and have some avacado and cukes and other veggies and call it good. Grilled salmon with balsamic glaze is my new go-to favorite.

Yikes.....at just a month out.
Nope, not a chance I'd do this.
Way too many calories, and too little nutrition for those calories. (I love bacon, but I'm not gonna eat pure animal fat anymore)
But you're an adult and we play our own cards.
And everyone has something they will cheat a little with from time to time...so I'm not judging.
Still....no way in hell I'd eat Brats...not even at 6 months out.
If you do this? Try just a couple of tiny slices of brat. Itsy bitsy amount...and give it an hour to see how you feel after.
Also, try to stay within your calorie budget for the day.
If you can balance your day and stay within calorie budget and get your required protein...you'll probably be ok. But, be extra mindful of portions, calories, and calorie totals.
The problem with brats is that they're so dang fatty and part of a traditionally junk food meal. They're also salty as heck and processed.
At one month out... it's so important to work hard on those new eating habits. There are better choices you could be making.
Don't mean to be the food police cause i get it.
Just sayin....every choice you make in these next few months really matters. If you go off plan? Count those calories extra carefully and make sure it's REALLY worth it. And do the penance....