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good luck fay.. Your second time around will be much more successful .. Just keep believing in yourself.. Best of luck to you..

all surgeons are different in what they require preop.. some are much more strict then others. I personally think my doctor has a nice in even line... My pre op consist of giving up any drinks with carbonation and to drink a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and have a no carb meal for dinner. this is to help shrink the liver. the smaller the liver the lower the risk for complications during surgery. my sisters surgeon had her on an all liquid diet for the two weeks prior and that was all she could have.. so basically that is .. I go to my pre op tomorrow so I will update you on anything i might have missed. i only know the stuff i know because my husband had his pre op last week, but i was not at the whole thing so i cant be sure he told me EVERYTHING ha ha good luck

Hi everyone. I will be banded on Oct 1 st.. Super excited and looking forward to the date.. how is everyone else feeling??

Hey Patty.. I started my pre op diet a day early so I can go two weeks with you :thumbup: so we can help support each other ..One shake for Breakfast down.. Ok so I am having breakfast late it has been a crazy morning at work ha ha.. I go for pre op tomorrow. Can't wait.. Did you hear back on your chest X ray??:thumbup: or .. i have my fingers crossed for u..:thumbup: audreym Welcome to our little world ... ha ha I have seen very few patients of Dr. Dietricks on here, but I know there are a few of us.. My husband is on here too and he is having his surgery on the 24th and me on oct 1st.. I am looking very forward to it.. Congrats on your success .. I hope we all have the same.. My husband has lost 15 lbs since we started the whole process.. MEN they always loose weight so much quicker.. Anyways.. I am glad you are feeling better after your surgery. I have only get like 5 days before I have to go back to work after mine. I hope it will be enough time. I just have a desk job so I figure if I can sit and watch TV at home I should be ok to sit and type. They will just need to give me frequent breaks and let me take a nap or two ha ha.. Well talk to you soon.. keep chatting :tongue::thumbup::tongue2:

Yes the third shake is a nice option. my husband has been doing his for a week now and is doing really well on it.. I will start mine tomorrow so it is exactly 14 days. we just have to remember it will all be worth it :thumbup:

Yeah the shot sounds kind of crazy, but I do not think it will be too bad.. At least it is not 3 times a day like it used to be ha ha.. Well I hope it is all good. Keep me posted

Patty.. Keep me up to date on your results. I am sure everything will come back fine. i take it you found the office ok?? I go for my pre op on the 18th.. getting excited.. :thumbup:

Hey Patty. I am having my surgery at UCH also. I have my preop appt on Thursday and my surgery on OCt 1st so I am like 2 days behind you, but my husband had his pre op last week and is about a week a head of us. Basically for the next two weeks you will simply be drinking 2 Protein shakes and having a no carb dinner. take notes and ask questions at the preop appointment they give you a lot of information. I was at the visit with him for just the dietician and felt overwhelmed ha ha, but once i got home and looked at everything they gave him i felt better .. It will help for when i go to my pre op appointment I wont feel so flooded with information. Dr. D is an amazing guy and I am glad he is doing our surgeries. His staff also is great and makes you feel very comfortable to ask anything or contact them at anytime. It is comfortable knowing we are going through such a big change in our lives with such a great support system.. Did you get the info on the new location? the new office is just beautiful.. Good luck

Sounds like you might also be having an allergic reaction to something.. Did you try taking some benadryl and see if it goes away?? All you can do if that does not make it go away is be up front and honest with your doctor you don't need anything that will put your life in danger. I mean I don't think a skin rash would, but I am just saying. Always keep your doctor in the loop. good luck and I hope everything turns out fine for you and your surgery

Isopure is so gross ha ha J&K... I bought one and tried it and 3 of us tried it and we all were disgusted by it .. at first it seems alright and then you have that awful after taste that NEVER wants to go away ha ha..

My husband just went through his pre op diet and the nutritionist told him to alternate 5oz protein drink 1 hour and water the next hour. It will feel like you are drinking all day because it should still take you 30 minutes to drink your protein drink, but they want us to make sure to have 5oz of a protein drink every other hour that we are awake during the day time. I hope this helps. let me know if you have any questions. We are both having the surgery he is just a week ahead of me, but I was at his pre op appointment so i have a little head start on the info

Thanks for all the suggestions

Hi everyone.. Heres the thing. I am on my 4 week pre op diet.. I have no issues with lunch or Breakfast, but when it comes to dinner I have a hard time deciding what to do.. Some nights are very easy, but does anyone have any suggestions that are VERY VERY easy for those nights when one just does not feel like cooking?? Please provided suggestions.. I wanna stick to to my diet, but apparently I still need to adjust. The nutritionist said it will get easier going into week two and three so I am looking forward to those weeks.. I don't mind eating healthy infact I LOVE IT.. I just get tired of cooking EVERY night.. Any suggestions will be appreciated.. Thanks to everyone in advance :cursing::biggrin:

thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will keep them in mind. I have tried the slimfast low carb which is ok just super thick and I have a muscle milk light here that i got from GNC but I am afraid to try it ha ha. My father in law pick up one for me the other day that was not so bad, but it was 17 oz and that is to much. I am really looking for the protein shakes for pretty much the week or two before surgery so I figured I would find this time to find them. Also, it is not a bad option for me in the morning if I can find an RTD because I have a hard time finding the time for breakfast so having a drink to hold me to lunch and giving me my protein works out nicely. Whosya I will definitely look into some you suggested..I dont really want to buy a powder one because I don't want anything that will have a grainy feel.. Well thanks so much if anyone else has suggestions keep them coming I have about 3 more weeks to find one I can tolerate haha :thumbup:

OH yeah.. One more question.. does ANYONE have a suggestion on a protein shake that is not to thick and has a good taste?? I know I am asking a lot, but I have tried the slim fast low carb chocolate which is tolerable, but kind of thick and makes me feel sick to my stomach afterwards it has 20 grams of protein and I would like to stick between 20-30 grams for the morning since it is my meal replacement.. Thanks in advance. hope everyone is well

Thanks Hoos... I dont konw if anyone on here has ever had a Dobutamine stress echocardiogram, but I can tell you it is a very weird feeling.. Nothing to be nervous about like I was, but very strange. I was just glad to hear the Doctor say your heart looks GREAT.. so that made me super duper excited and made all the worry worth it :w00t:

WOOO HOOO.. I received Cardiac Clearance today. I am so excited. .. Now I just have to finish out my 4 week diet plan and get my preop appt and surgery scheduled.. :cool2::w00t::cursing:

Wow I see they do have it in PINK now .. I am shocked.. haha. I have not kept up with the new stuff since I left.. I tied to purge 9 years of information haha.. I just check it out on the website. It looks nice.. I actually work in registration right now, but am hoping to move to the a cancer data research spot.. Keep your fingers crossed for me:) there is a certification required for it, but the head man for that area said I could get it after I have started.. We will see. this place takes awhile to actually make processes complete. the job I have now took a total of 5 months to get.. INSANE ha ha.. But at least I have proven my work ethic and hopefully that will be taken into account when being considered for the new spot. It will be very interesting.. Typing is not to bad. Once you do it for so many years it is like a second nature.. I take a lot of short cuts in personal emails and posting and things because I have to make sure everything is perfect at work haha

No I no longer work for a wireless company. I swore if I ever left Verizon Wireless. I would NEVER work for a wireless company again. I just recently left there and it was the best decision ever.. I work in a hospital now and although I work with some super lazy and complaining people it is a pretty great job.. Mainly because I get to spend so much more time with my husband and son and family.. It is awesome to finally have a life again and be able to focus on our family more...I hope you enjoy your curve.. i would have loved that phone if it came in pink when I was buying mine, but verizon only has it in silver and black..

hoosierpoms.... I Have got to say.... I used to work for Verizon Wireless and I worked there for 9 years.. IN my 9 YEARS of srvs to them. I NEVER once saw a person use 19,000 text message... so an award should be given to your 14 year old :biggrin: maybe join one of those text competitions haha.. I am thankful for u that you have unlimited text because one thing I have seen are EXTREMELY high bills from parents who did not believe $.10 per message could add up...Could you imagine if you did not have a text plan it would have cost you $1900.00 ALONE for texting..INSANE.. I have to agree with you all cell phone companies do stink.. but they were my bread and butter for so long I have to appreciate them somewhat... my only word of advice.. WHEN IN DOUBT with what someone there tells you ask questions to multiple people and ALWAYS monitor your usage and ALWAYS avoid shady sales people..GOOD luck to all have a good day

Butch... I was just curious if you had a chance to call Dr Dietrick and see if he could do your fills??? Hope all is well. Just check on your status. Take care.. ME

Deanna.. Having to apply the pressure sounds all to familiar.. that is the only way I could stand it was to lay over the arm of the couch.. No imagine a pregnant pleasantly plump (and that is putting it nicely ha ha) person doing that hahaha oh memories..Anyways I hope it works out well for you.. It might be nothing, but why risk it.. Take care

Deanna... Just a mention on the gall bladder.. I would suggest if you think you may be having problems with yours FOR SURE ask your doctor for an ultrasound.. TRUST ME.. you do not want to get to the point where it is so bad you can barely function.. I had mine removed shortly after having my son and it was the most painful experience .. Worse then having the baby.. Anyways.. I am sure you already knew you should get it check into, but I just wanted to share the story.. It took me three months to get doctors to believe I was in pain and actually do something about it.. When I finally found a doctor to believe me they found I had stones stuck and was a few days away from liver failure..It was not a fun experience.. Well good luck everyone.. Tigerlili08 I want video of U "my dear sister" doing Zumba HAHAHAHAHAHA :wink2:

Hey Melisa .. Do you realize how hard it is for me to type melisa with only one S ha ha.. Anyways, I hope your appointments went well.. I am looking forward to my next one.. I have no appointments this week and I feel like I am forgetting to do something haha.. Oh well next week will start busy busy appointments again :wink2: just wanted to see how it went.. have a good evening.