lovellytanya86

Hello,
I have my surgery date! 6/28! Super excited. I received my pre op paperwork yesterday. Only thing I'm required to do is a clear liquid diet for 48 hours prior. Anyone else not have a "liver shrinking diet?"
Thanks!

Congratulations on getting approval. Have you tried any of the clear Protein Drinks? They were a godsend for me right after surgery cause all the Protein Shakes were too sweet.

I just got scheduled for surgery on August 12th. I don’t know any more than you but I plan on watching my son’s baseball games, learning guitar, and riding my bike/walking whenever I get antsy about it. It’s just short term, one moment, one day at a time.

I just got a voicemail from the surgical coordinator to schedule my surgery, so I'm assuming insurance has approved me!
I'm looking at mid-July, and...I know in my head and heart that the sleeve is the right thing and I definitely want to move forward, but am also feeling super anxious about the pre-op diet (I have difficulty choking down Protein Shakes and get queasy without solid food), and even more so, about the recovery and all the long-term changes ahead of me, as well as the whether or not this will be sustainable over time. It's scary to read of stories of people's hunger coming back and regaining weight after all the effort. I just really want this to work.
Any words of wisdom? 😊

I see my dietitian for the last time on the 30th of june. Then I will schedule my preop appointment with my surgeon. Then I get to schedule my surgery. I am so excited.
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I had the liquid pre-op diet for two weeks too. I just reminded myself that I can do anything for 14 days. It's not forever, and before you know it, it'll be post-op and you'll be figuring out how your new tool works. You can do it! Any habits you can change now will be a HUGE help to you both during pre and post op. It will help to take the shock off your system later and will help with getting rid of bad habits.