Welsh Ben

I had GERD repair surgery done at the same time as my sleeve.

My surgeon found polyps in my stomach when he did the pre-op endoscopy, turned out they were harmless and were in the portion of the stomach that was removed anyway. So same as you, it made me think about ‘what if’ they had been bad? If I hadn’t been having surgery I might never have known till it was too late. But yeah, great that you’ve found it now and can get it sorted out.

I've been on a strict, 2 week pre-op diet of 900 calories a day or less. I've been finding it surprisingly easy... 2 protein shakes and 2 protein bars per day, along with a fibre supplement drink and multi-vitamin. I'm losing weight well, but more importantly, I'm confident that I'm shrinking my liver. I'm flying internationally for my surgery. It'll be the first time (and probably the last time in a long time) for me to fly Business. It seems like such a huge shame to not enjoy some of the fantastic business class hospitality. Do you think that a single 'off-plan' meal is enough to undo 2 weeks of hardcore liver shrinking? I'm not talking pizza or a huge bowl of pasta here, just a taste of something 'sensible' and maybe 1 glass of champagne.

Ha, I hope so Pandemonium, and apologies to GreenTea if that's the case. Feeling Hangry today ☹️

Not sure what you mean, but I feel like you're mocking me with this GIF.

Goes without saying, but this is exactly the kind of comment I was hoping for. Thanks MsMocie!