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OMG, I was horrible the first 3-5 days. For the first time since Tuesday of this week, I feel good. I was a "B" yesterday and my husband was just so patient, bless his heart. It's sugar and real food withdrawls. This medifast is CRAP!!! I guess I shouldn't complain since I've lost 9 lbs. My headaches finally subsided this morning when I woke up. I am now doing a 3 day So Easy mucoid plaque cleanse and giving medifast a break for the next 3 days. Good luck with your surgery.

When was your surgery and how much have you lost?

Hello All, I am being banded on Sept. 2nd and thought it would be nice to have a nice clean colon free from years of gunk prior to surgery. My wellness center prefers a vegan diet 2 days prior and after the cleanse; but considering I am on the 2 week pre op Medifast diet and my caloric intake has been drastically reduced, I thought I'd be ok. The clease requires a drastic reduction in the amounts/types of food for maximum benefit from the cleanse. It's the So Easy Mucoid Plaque Cleanse. In conjuction with doing the cleanse I have 2 colonics scheduled, 1 in the middle of the cleanse and 1 after I've completed the cleanse. I also scheduled to do a foot detox spa after the colonic to pull any additional toxic stuff out that the colonic may have missed. I am wanting to start my new life after banding with a clean colon and a detoxed body to maximize my chances of weight loss and increased metabolism. Has anyone else done this prior to surgery? If so, what were your results and would you recommend it? So far, I feel great, but got to be close to the ladies room for 3 days during the cleanse. I look forward to the feedback. Below is info. on all that I'm doing prior to the surgery. Enjoy!!! http://www.3daycleanse.com What is a Colonic? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa5pKdnl5zI]YouTube - Colonic Irrigation[/ame] http://www.amajordifference.com/landing.asp?gclid=CPeL0YyDp5UCFRRhnAodHgk0kQ

For me it is a 1 day out patient surgery.

WOW, thanks. Fortunately, I haven't taken that dosage since Saturday. My surgery is in 2 weeks. I will refrain from taking anything.

How are you feeling now? Are you still bloated and sore? Just curious.

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I am preparing now. Congrats you all. We're on our way to losing ALL unwanted weight.

NSAIDS??? Please explain. Is this the aspirin or ibuprofen? Tylenol does nothing for me except of course the one with codeine. I don't mean to sound like I don't know anything but I'm not familiar with that acronym. Thanks.

I'm not sure if there's anyone like me but I don't like a jiggle in my butt, stomach and boobs so all of my under clothes are support everything (panty girdle's and minimizers). I was wondering though, the day of surgery with all the incisions would it be wise for me to get some cotton granny panties and wear a cute sun dress that's loose. Suggestions welcomed.

Similar to phlegm???

I'm new at this so don't laugh, what is "slimed"? I know what PB'd is and the thought of doing it absolutely disgusts me, but I never heard of "slimed".

I'm experiencing the same thing on my pre op diet of Medifast. I feel like crap today. Probably no more than withdrawl from sugar and/or caffeine. You should get over it rather soon. Medicine may not help, but I take 1 low dose asprin and 3 ibuprofins. Seems to help. Your surgery is just before mine. I'm Sept. 2. Well wishes.

Be thankful that you can do this sort of diet...my Dr. has me on a 2 week Medifast diet which is pkg. foods and disgusting. I wish I could have a piece of chicken or fish or low carb veggies. My breakfast consisted of a vanilla shake and I have a headache from being on this diet and my stomach is growling. I don't think sugar free gum is a problem. They want the regular sugar out of our system. I'm the one going nuts right now. My 16 year old daughter went and go chinese won tong soup last night and I drank some of her broth. Sounds appetising huh? I'm trying stay focused on my goal. Have fun eating chicken and fish while I eat pre pkgd. food. :thumbup:

Kristi, Here are a couple I looked up for you and would be easy to get to from where you are coming from. Give them a call and see if they'll do your fill. Good luck. :thumbup: Community Hospital North 7250 Clearvista Parkway, Suite 355 Indianapolis, IN 46256 Phone: 317-621-7771 Toll-Free: 866-621-7771 Community Surgical Associates 13050 Parkside Drive, Suite 250 Fishers, IN 46038-8235 Phone: 317-621-2500 Fax: 317-621-2503

My nutritionist recommended buying or making a chicken salad you like to puree and Wendy's chili pureed is good. I will try both when I'm at that stage. Although I must say the thought of pureed chicken sounds disgusting...but after eating food on the Medifast diet (2 wk pre opt diet), pureed chicken doesn't sound all that bad. That food is SICK!!!

That's exactly why I'm not having my surgery here in Indiana. I have mine in OH on Sept 2nd. Have you tried an bariactric surgery center in Indianapolis? I know St Vincents has a bariatric center. Not sure who else does. Hope you find someone soon.

Chris, who's doing your surgery? I live in Indiana and am driving to OH to have surgery by Dr. Trace Curry on September 2nd. I'm 44, married to a wonderful Man and have 3 children and a pet child toy poodle who is my baby. Congratulations! We have to keep one another encouraged. I just started my 2 week pre op medifast diet. Looking forward to surgery and weight loss.

I started my 2 week pre op medifast diet today. It's not the worse, but it has to be better than an ALL liquid diet. It has a little variety but not very tasty compared to what I'm use to eating. I had to keep myself from smelling the chicken noodle Soup or I would be sick. I'm gonna try the pudding this afternoon. The shake isn't that bad. I'm gonna hang in there in anticipation of my September 2nd surgery. Thank God!!!

Congratulations! Everything will go well and you will be on the road to weight loss forever. Good Luck!

Great question!!! I was just thinking about starting a thread asking "what is a list of highly recommended pureed foods and what pureed foods are not recommended at all?" You are on point. It'll be interesting to see the responses. :Banane34:

I know that some patients suffer shoulder and neck pain post op, but for those who had surgery 6 mos ago or longer who intially had this pain, when did it go away, if it did and was it permanent or does it recur? It would be nice to give those that are either in the process of getting the surgery or for those that have already had it and are experiencing this sort of pain, hope of this passing. HELP!!!

I'm praying that I don't experience that shoulder pain. I'm glad you had a great experience. I'm looking forward to it. How are you doing with diet and exercise? How has your overall experience been with the surgery.

I'm having my surgery with Dr. Curry on Sept. 2nd. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worse, how bad was the shoulder pain? I want to know what to expect. I understand this is normal with this procedure, but it was explained to me that it was because of gas in the stomach which I would think would be temporary.

Since Obesity is such a growing health concern, it has been stated that with obesity weight loss surgery, we may be eligible for a tax write off. I'm also wondering if the purchase of fitness equipment falls into that same category? Anyone work for the IRS or is an accountant that may know the answer to this question?

That is so wonderful. I am so happy to hear this. I am 2 1/2 weeks away from having my surgery and I'm starting to get a little nervous. This helps alot. What is your exercise routine? Have you had trouble with vomiting your food back up? I don't mean to sound gross, but this is one thing that concerns me because I HATE vomiting. Thanks for sharing your good news and congrats!