grommie

Thank you. I am doing great l only have a little gas up in my shoulders. The surgeon gave me a pain ball so I did not have any pain from the stomach surgery. It comes out tomorrow.

I hope everyone is doing good.

I am October 9th. Both Grammie and Grommie are having it on the same day.😀

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Hi, I think you should have one more conversation with your Team to clarify what you can/cannot have preop and the reasons why.

This plan does feel very extreme because after surgery you will likely have nothing at all for a day or two, then just Water and liquids for the next week or two.

Do you have a very high starting weight or a fatty liver? Just trying to make since of the instructions...

I am currently at 280 and my goal weight is 150. He has all of his patients do this before surgery. No exceptions.

Thanks everyone for your response. I did not even consider the consequences of appetite suppressants. I don’t have any special issues. He has all of his patients do this diet one week before surgery. He is a very good doctor but your right this is a little “crazy “.

My sister said I should practice 😂! During the week of October 2nd, I will have to remind myself why I am doing this when I get hungry.

7 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

Maybe protein- enhanced waters like Protein 2-0, Ensure and the other companies make or you get at General Nutrition Stores or even Health food stores? Now I am curious also.

Nothing that has more than 2 grams of Protein per serving. You can only drink things that have 10 calories or less per serving. My dietician said if you feel dizzy that you can have a little orange juice,

3 hours ago, Mikeyy said:

That's weird so what are you just on Water?

You can have crystal light, broth but no more than 2 grams of Protein per serving, sugar free popsicles, nothing more than 10 calories per serving.

I was just wondering if anyone has taken an appetite suppressant during their clear liquid faze before surgery? If so, what kind? I have to do a clear liquid faze for one week. No Protein Shakes are allowed.

They called today and my surgery is scheduled for October 9th. I am so excited!

And all of the Protein ice cream. I am diabetic and most of them are filled with sugar. They advertise as 20 grams of protein and only 350 calories in the entire pint! They don’t tell you that the entire pint has 80 carbohydrates.

Thank you so much for everyone’s response. I feel much better about this. I have an appointment with a cardiologist on September 27th. It should not delay my surgery.

18 hours ago, lingre said:

I only had to get an EKG and then my cardiologist asked me if I could walk without being extremely out of breath. That was it and they sent that in to the Bariatric center as my cardiac clearance needed. I even have a slight heart arrhythmia I got diagnosed with last year but he still said I am clear and ready for surgery.

Thanks for your response. I just don’t want it to delay my surgery. I got an appointment with a cardiologist on September 27th so I should be ok.

5 hours ago, AZhiker said:

I got a stress test which showed a little abnormality of some sort. So I got a nuclear scan which showed a "shadow" over my left ventricle. I came back a few days later to repeat and the same shadow was still there. So THEN I had to get a heart cath! Oh my. I did not expect that and was really worried. But it went well and all of my coronary arteries were clean as could be. Boy, was that a relief, and great to know that my years of obesity had not damaged my heart or clogged up any vessels.

The "shadow" on the nuclear scan was probably some dense breast tissue. Would not be a problem now, since the bitty things practically hang down to my waist now!

Your right. It would be good to know that everything is ok after years of obesity. I am glad everything turned out good for you. Thanks for your response.

Looking forward to losing some of the Double D girls. They are a food magnet and are the cause of a lot of ruined shirts. 😁

6 hours ago, Lynnem6 said:

I think if you’ve never seen this cardiologist before, you would be considered a new patient. I too have never had any heart issues. I had my appt. 4 mo. before my surgery. The surgeon thought I’d have to have a stress test but the cardiologist just did an EKG and that was it. He (cardiologist) said as long as I wasn’t presenting with any other problems, any further testing could produce a false positive. I think all surgeons (and maybe insurance co.?) just need a cardiologist to clear you for surgery. Good Luck with your surgery!!

Thank you.

I found out yesterday that I need approval from a cardiologist to have the surgery. I got a referral from my MD. Do I just need a stress test? Do you have to go in as a new patient? I don’t have any heart issues and I am not sure why he wants it. They submitted everything to the insurance company so I would like to have this done before the insurance approval comes back. Hoping to get the surgery in October.

Let me know what your experience was like with this situation. Thanks.

I am still pre op and I have lost 23 pounds but I am still in the same size. They are looser but not enough to go down to the next size. What is everyone’s experience with moving to the next size and the amount of weight they have lost?

On 8/29/2019 at 1:21 PM, Fazzini Bee said:

I feel like it is not feasible, with the small amount that I am able to consume in addition to making good food choices.

Since your cholesterol is elevated is your doctor having you take medication? Just curious because that is one of my goals is to get off most of my medication.

I agree with everyone that replied. I found a book titled “Bariatric Mindset Success” by Kristan Lloyd and it really digs into the emotional part of this journey. She is very relatable because she has had the surgery. I originally bought the book as audible and listen to it at work, but since I like it so much, I bought the paperback.

Check it out you won’t be disappointed.