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For me, pre-op was the hardest part of all of this. Do the very best you can and that’s all anyone can ask. It scared me that it was so hard because it made me wonder how.i could ever be successful. I’m doing rather well and with the cravings gone or at least manageable, it is much much easier for me.

AJ - that is one helluva fish!

You guys are awesome!

I’ve never been a fan of fish unless it is extremely mild. I am in the mushy foods stage and it is tasting better to me than it did pre-surgery. My question though is how to prepare and store. My local market gets fresh fish daily but I can only eat a small amount. It gets too strong for me if I cook it and save the leftovers. Would I be better off buying frozen? That has always been too strong for me in the past. I’d like to encourage myself in this direction but it feels like such a waste now throwing most of it out.

I had RNY on Dec 10th. I have one extra little incision to work around some adhesions from previous surgery. I had very little pain and after I was discharged took ES Tylenol only the first day. I was not able to tell if I was hungry or full for the first two weeks. I followed my liquids diet and am now following my mushy foods diet. I have not vomited at all. I did have a lot of pain one night when I added too much spice to my tilapia and I got some wicked heartburn from that. I was terribly constipated but now I add a TBSP of Miralax to my morning shake and it is keeping that under control. My pre-surgery weight was 220. I was 191 this morning. I was on 1000 mg Metformin and Trulicity and haven’t needed either since surgery. My BP was only slightly high and now is moving around quite a bit but getting lower over time. I think I’ll be saying good bye to that Med also. Most surprising is that my stress incontinence is GONE. (Good bye mini pads). This surprises me since it started when I was at a lower weight than I am now. I’ve been reluctant to post since I feel a bit superstitious about all this great news. Oh - and I am 64 years old diabetic since I was 50. As far as I am concerned this is a miracle and I am very grateful to God as HE surely led me to this. I say He because if God were female, we wouldn’t lose weight in our boobs first! 😂😂😂😂

When I was passing gallstones I had what felt like contractions.

I’m Dec 10th. Also getting nervous. I come on here and read posts. It helps a lot.

Giselle 1225 - We’re twins - and only a week away from surgery!!!!!!!!!

I have not been particularly scared about the surgery. I’ve had surgeries before so the operation didn’t scare me. I’ve been journaling and doing exercises from a BariatricPal mindset book so I felt on top of the head games, but I just lost it the other night and you were all so helpful! Thank you so much. You are all wonderful. I seem to be ok now but when we talked about gratitude at the Thanksgiving table I was talking about one thing but I was also thinking about you all and how I only got through it all because of you. Hugs! 💕💕💕

Thanks, Ladies! I needed all these reminders to get refocused. I do want to do this for all the reasons all of you shared. I have a tendency toward black and white thinking. I will be able to cook and eat again. Thanks for taking the time and being here in my moment of crisis.

I’m on day 2 of my pre-op diet. I’m grateful that it includes 2 very small meals and 3 Protein Shakes daily. It really isn’t too bad so far. HOWEVER, I’m keeping the surgery secret from all but a couple people and so I’m cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the kids and Gkids as I always do. As I am cooking a lot of my favorite foods and seeing my recipes for others as I go, I’m really questioning my decision. Do I really want to go through with this? I’m almost 64. maybe it’s too late. I thought I was firm in my conviction. My comorbidities are not bad but I have almost all of them. I’m wondering though if it’s worth all this when I’m old enough to die from some other thing that I don’t even know to worry about. Maybe I should just kick back and enjoy my food. I am an awesome cook - meaning it’s a joy in my life and I get some self-esteem out of the deal too - and maybe it’s just not worth it at this point. I burst into tears looking through the recipes and I feel really conflicted. feedback, please!

I keep reading that there is a link to report offensive posts but I sure don’t see it on my iPhone. Can someone give more specific location information?

Emma - Happy 40th birthday 🎁🎉💐. This is temporary. You will heal, get stronger and be happier and healthier than you started! Have faith and do what you need to in order to have your feelings about all this. Then feel better knowing we are all rooting for you and that we care. 💕

At my pre-op class yesterday, we were told that unless you have a physical job requiring lifting or pulling over 10 lbs that you would be fine in 2 weeks for work. They said it sometimes depends on your previous experience and that if you’ve never had surgery or a broken bone etc., you may have more difficulty than someone who has. Good luck!

Good Luck. I hope it works out for you!

I’ve heard that taste changes after surgery, but how? I would love to like salmon because it’s so common in restaurants and always looks good, but I don’t like the taste. Might I like it after surgery? If your tast changed, in what way did it happen?

Some plans under United Healthcare have changed their 6 month requirement to 3 months. My policy had the six month requirement. My provider sent the request in after 3 months because I had documented WW and I was approved. They called to verify because they were surprised by the approval and were told it did not have anything to do with WW but was because they changed the requirement to 3 months.

It’s a great book. I have been doing the mindset exercises and am finding them helpful.

Wonderful! Congrats.

Congrats, Chardonnay40! You are in the final stretch! I’m envious. Best wishes for the rest of your journey.

I have been approved by my insurance company but my surgery is not until Dec 10th. My BMI has been just under 36. I have type 2 diabetes, GERD and sleep apnea. From what I have read, people don’t seem to lose too much unless they have some sort of complication. My surgeon allows us to select our own goal weight as long as it is a healthy weight. Good luck with your journey!

Thanks so much !

I am 7 weeks away from my surgery and 5 months from my intro seminar. I am the same weight now as I was when I started. In the meantime, I have lost and regained the same 10 pounds twice now. I realize I am eating compulsively to deal with my anxiety about the surgery and other things. This week I am working on mindful eating and exercises for emotional eating. I’m getting awareness but have not been all that successful about stopping. My biggest fear is not about the surgery and recovery but I am terrified that I’ll keep eating sweets and go back to old/bad habits. I feel like I have been such a failure regarding weight loss and that I’ll be spending all this time, energy and money only to have it not be effective. I need to hear from those who felt their eating was out of control before surgery.

I have been struggling with his myself. My surgery is scheduled for December. I live in the same city as my husband’s ex-wife - who grew up with, and is still friends with, my husband’s very large family. My step kids also live here and no one has any boundaries, so telling them is akin to announcing it on social media. It’s hard though. We just moved back to the area and so I don’t have close friends here. So, unless I change my mind, hubby is my sole source of support. He is supportive but I’m feeling a bit needy about it all. I’m trying not to overwhelm him with my every thought. I’m thinking though that I can always change my mind and tell but once that cat is out of the bag...

My insurance is approved and my surgery date is December 10th for an RNY. I’m going to try and really focus on mindful eating between now and then.