Slimmy-mommeee

My surgery day is March 2nd is there anybody else on the same day or close to it? I'm looking for an encouragement and accountability partner/buddy.

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I am 100% in agreement with you. Majority of the women in my family on both sides are obese and my youngest son is slowly getting heavy. I feel like once I get vsg and change my eating habits he will start to slim down with me.

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Almost a year , lost 100 Lb if only my self esteem will come back like I had it before
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I just got my date! March 10th! I can’t believe it. I’m so excited. I didn’t think I would get anything so soon. I’m meeting with the surgeon for the first time on Monday. So the NP yesterday and she said I’m good to go for surgery. Wow this happened fast

I have been on it since Tuesday and I have lost 5 lbs so I am very happy about that

My surgery is March 2 and I'm on my preop diet now. My insurance approved me in 9 days. IBC -Personal Choice

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Had my first "food". I had 2 tablespoons of egg beaters, scrambled. With a teeny pinch of lemon pepper. I took 15 minutes to eat it, mindfully, chewing. Now my stomach is singing...growling...not sure what to call it. No pain, and I did not feel "full" per se (2 TBL is equivalent to 2/3rds of an egg white.)
I set my alarm for 30 minutes so I can go back to drinking Clear Liquids.
I am obviously going to need some Protein drinks today to meet my protein goals.
I am not doing a good job of separating my day into meals. I will see how today goes and try to set up a six "eating event" schedule tomorrow.
This is a lot of work! lol. I am glad I have one more week off from my real job, just to try to get myself into a bit of a rhythm with all of this.
Hope everyone out there is doing well! Love reading people's updates.

9 days post op! I start "smooth" foods tomorrow and my Vitamins. My hospital divides the 3rd stage in 2; 3A is egg whites, cottage cheese, ricotta, tofu, refried Beans for Protein, and soft bananas, cream of wheat, canned in own juice peaches or pears, sugar free pudding. I do that for 10 days. Then I add in more foods for 20 days (e.g. whole eggs, soft fish, etc.)
I am strangely kind of nervous! I am afraid once I get to eat real food I'll overeat. I am sure this is nonsensical, but it's funny how the mind works.
I had a stressful work related call today, and found myself, phone in hand, heading toward my kitchen thinking about crackers. It was one of those "AHA" moments. I have a feeling I have many more coming....
On the upside I feel really good! I got 8000 steps in yesterday, and all in all I'm feeling good. I seem to be able to drink my glass of Water more quickly, and it does not feel like a full-time job getting myself hydrated. I have been able to get over 65g of protein; the Bone Broth really, really helps. So we'll see what tomorrow brings.

March 5 for me. 66 and ready to go. Hope fir a huge success and turn some health stats upside down.

Hey Slimmy-mommeee, you and I have the same surgery date!

So excited for all of you! Congratulations!

It really varies. My program is SUPER restrictive for 2 full weeks, Clear Liquids the day before. Post op it's 2 weeks of "full" liquids which are the pre-op liquids, Protein drinks with high protein/low carb/low sugar content, cream Soups that have been strained (add unflavored protein powder), etc... before 2 weeks of pureed food, 2 weeks soft food, then adding in regular diet as tolerated. This is my pre-op diet below.
Be careful about stocking up too much. I've been warned your taste buds can change a lot, and you can seriously overestimate how much you need post-surgery. Having a few Fluid options in savory and sweet to get me through the first week is what I'm doing, since I'm sure I'll want an outing by then. Most of my product is portioned out for my current "pre" pre-op diet (breakfast/lunch shakes) and the pre-op diet.

I'm on anti biotics for a different reason -- got a bad tooth. Have to go back to the Dentist on Thursday where he will either pull it or start a root canal. If I go with a root canal, I want it done 2 weeks before surgery...

So far so good! Down five pounds since Sunday!

@MorganF way to go!!

So I didnt have anything to worry about. The surgeon said if the antibiotic gave me nausea while on the liquid diet I can stop and resume taking them after the surgery. To be honest I was hoping they would say I could eat a little something with it...lol. She also is sending me for an ultrasound of my liver since my levels are so high. She just wants to confirm it's just fatty liver and not something else. It seems like for every test I have they want to do more test...smh. I know it's better to be safe than sorry. Or the test show something. The cardiologist sent me for an ultrasound and found mild mitral valve regurgitation, the endoscopy found h.phylori now the liver needs an ultrasound. But a part of me is happy to basically am getting a semi-final body check and if anything is wrong at least I know.

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Congrats I'm March 3rd and am super excited!

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I am 100% in agreement with you. Majority of the women in my family on both sides are obese and my youngest son is slowly getting heavy. I feel like once I get vsg and change my eating habits he will start to slim down with me.

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Good luck! I don't know if there are people who go into surgery without being nervous, but I've never met any. I am 8 days out, and I feel really good! I think you are going to be surprised at how quickly you start to feel better. And between what I lost during the pre-op diet (lengthened by the flu) and since the surgery (about 15 pounds, nearly 10 of which were pre-op) I already have less knee pain, and an easier time going up and to a lesser extent down the stairs. You will be able to enjoy your kids so much more. I can't wait to hear how you are doing!!!

@lisafrommassachusetts you are so right. And I will try to remember that. That’s good to hear about the pain and mobility since I really struggle with that. And I have decided that my children are one of my biggest motivating factors for this surgery. They eat and drink unhealthy stuff just like I do but I never want them to have to struggle like I do. I have a family history of this and if that cycle is going to be broken then I will need to do it. I don’t want my children to struggle with all of the issues that come with being morbidly obese ever! So I am making it my mission to teach them healthier ways. Anyways, I guess I needed to type that out to remind myself of one of my biggest reasons for going through this. Lol

Hi I am new to this site but I just wanted to say that my surgery is March 20th and I am very excited. Sometimes it’s hard to sleep because I stay up thinking about surgery day!

Congrats I'm March 3rd and am super excited!

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So I didnt have anything to worry about. The surgeon said if the antibiotic gave me nausea while on the liquid diet I can stop and resume taking them after the surgery. To be honest I was hoping they would say I could eat a little something with it...lol. She also is sending me for an ultrasound of my liver since my levels are so high. She just wants to confirm it's just fatty liver and not something else. It seems like for every test I have they want to do more test...smh. I know it's better to be safe than sorry. Or the test show something. The cardiologist sent me for an ultrasound and found mild mitral valve regurgitation, the endoscopy found h.phylori now the liver needs an ultrasound. But a part of me is happy to basically am getting a semi-final body check and if anything is wrong at least I know.

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All systems Go, surgery March 3rd.....And I begin my liver shrinking diet today. It's getting real people..I can't wait Happy Dance

@momof3angels that gives me hope. I have my last preop appt this afternoon so I'll know for sure then.

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