MLC3409

21 minutes ago, Felicia1288 said:

Hey guys!!! Day 9 🎉 I cannot believe we all made it!!! Those who already had surgery you all are killing it! Those with the date of the 27,28,29th!!! There is the light!!! I am beyond proud of myself and love this support group! I am very scared of this dumping phase and learning everything but I just can't wait to see the new me! This momma is tired and is long overdue for a new change for herself!

I’m sooooo happy for you!!! I’m 4 days until surgery. Struggling with the preop but making it work. I can’t wait to see the updates from you!!!

I’m glad to hear for the most part everything is going well. I am 4 day until my surgery and I am so nervous. I am hoping it goes well recovery.

yeah I did all my grocery stuff before. I just have to refill some stuff.

I hope you continue to have a comfortable recovery. Keep us updated!!

Hey mine too!!! I am feeling it with ya!!

Yep! And also not enough liquids. After sleeping that long with little in my stomach (still preop) I know I wake up nauseous. I am hoping that changes after surgery but it sounds like from what you said it might not 🙁🙁

That is great that he is understanding. YEP! Your body told you no no no 😂. That is what happens. It is worse than a slap to the hand.

I hope you’re feeling better. It will take time. I am learning mistakes will happen and we just have to learn and adjust.

Wow! There are so many things to unpack there.
let me start with you are not going to fail!! We will be able to eat in moderation. That is the whole goal of the tool. Instead of eating a large fry eating a couple like 4-5 instead of eating a whopper maybe half or less. Nothing will be BANNED! Your body will tell you though if it doesn’t like something you ate. You will get dumping , cramps, nausea or all of the above. So the key point here is not to get upset.

now as I say that, I am struggling too but I am preop still. But I have had a couple of slips.

As I don’t know what the situation I’m not sure why your husband brought home McDonald’s? Knowing your current condition? If possible could he eat in the car before coming in the house? Just for the next few weeks as you adjust to your new eating habits.

we do need to learn to navigate when those around us have food that we so badly want. I went through that last night with potatoes. We will have to remove ourselves from those situations sometimes. Like I should have.

im sure your husband will understand. Well, I hope anyway.

4 minutes ago, Mjtcollective said:

I almost cancelled my surgery because of the stuff I worked myself up over on posts. I swore nobody had zero pain, no gas pains, zero issues etc. but went ahead anyways 12/7 and legit been no pain - no meds- eating and drinking Without any issue - was out dancing at a holiday party 6 days PO. Other than a little tired doing great! It’s not all bad for everyone!!!

Oh yeah!!! I have many people I have seen doing great and I hope I have a great experience too.

I am so happy that things are going so great for you!!! Which surgery did you have?

Oh I know right!! I have friends that have had the surgery and a couple had some nightmare experiences. One even ended up in a 2 week drug induced coma 😱😱😱. That is a rare occurrence though. But I have seen the best and worse of everything from their experiences. The truth is through all of them I have learned what NOT to do lol.

I did talk with my dr about the cookbook that I got and he kind of fluffed it off and told me just follow what they gave me. I verified that strawberries and ricotta cheese is out for the first two weeks even if blended in a smoothie. So that rules out two of my cook book recipes. But that is fine. I can do the others. I also told him I got powdered Peanut Butter for smoothies and he said too much fat but I looked at the label and no it isn’t. 😡😡 another thing that irritates me about him.

i think i am just being sensitive about things because i am looking for reasons to not go through with this. I think mostly because I am worried about my level of aftercare with him and his office.

No nothing wrong. The antibiotics is just as a precaution against any potential infection. I mean I know the office girls are rather flaky but I was just pissed that he didn’t even say I’m sending this ,this and this to your pharmacy. I mean I know the pain meds but he didn’t tell me about the nausea meds. I don’t know maybe it is just me. I was just so stressed.
my surgery is a go and I am more nervous then I was before. The closer it gets.
thankfully I live alone and I don’t have to deal with others to feed regular food for.

My surgery date is the 27th. Yesterday preop was a bust for me yesterday. So much stress. Today I am dealing with different stress now because I’m seeing “issues” with my dr office I am not happy with. I ended up pigging out on fried catfish and fries last night on my way home from his office. I am going to be back on track today and I have 7 days left of preop so I am hoping all goes well.

I went in for my final preop appointment and we talked (well he talked) about possible issues that happen but how rare they are. He told me I would be given antibiotics beforehand. Then I get notification that I have a bunch of prescriptions at my pharmacy. He NEVER went over the medication he was sending to the pharmacy. I didn’t even know he was sending them! Then when I just called the office and told her he never went over the meds with me she said oh we just send the prescription the pharmacist will let you know how to take it 🤬🤬🤬🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. That is sooooo not right!!

Im in Georgia also!!

My surgery date is the 27th. Yesterday preop was a bust for me yesterday. So much stress. Today I am dealing with different stress now because I’m seeing “issues” with my dr office I am not happy with. I ended up pigging out on fried catfish and fries last night on my way home from his office. I am going to be back on track today and I have 7 days left of preop so I am hoping all goes well.

I went in for my final preop appointment and we talked (well he talked) about possible issues that happen but how rare they are. He told me I would be given antibiotics beforehand. Then I get notification that I have a bunch of prescriptions at my pharmacy. He NEVER went over the medication he was sending to the pharmacy. I didn’t even know he was sending them! Then when I just called the office and told her he never went over the meds with me she said oh we just send the prescription the pharmacist will let you know how to take it 🤬🤬🤬🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. That is sooooo not right!!

Im in Georgia also!!

Ya!!! Sorry you had a rough start to recovery. I hope the rest gets easier.

positive vibes your way.

I just can’t do Gatorade any flavor. The chews that I got from Celebrate Vitamins. They are better tasting over all. They remind me of skittles lol.

Just be careful what you put in them a make sure the are liquified good. Here are a couple I am going to make first. He one with Apple I am going to cook my Apple first to make it soft and take off the skin. The strawberries I am not sure about the seeds. So I might strain it just to make sure there isn’t any chucks. The letter in the color circle shows what stage these are for and F is full liquid.

I bought a cookbook that has smoothie recipes for full liquid stage. So I use the yogurt and milk and Protein powder with the other stuff to make Protein Shakes. I am hoping they taste good 😂 I am going to make a few this weekend and put in the freezer so they are already for me post op.

I am glad to read all of this. I bought small 2 oz plastic cups to use for my 2-3 weeks after. I also found Protein Powder that already has the required Vitamins in it so I won’t have to deal with them the first 2 weeks. I am hoping that after the two week mark and moving onto purée food that I will start to feel more comfortable. I have my Vitamin and calcium chews for that week start.

I am glad you guys have had a fairly successful time since surgery. I pray all of us have as good experiences.

Yeah to both of you!!!! My countdown has started 9 days to go!

From my understanding from all I have seen from others post op Weightloss is slow at first. You have gas weight from the anesthesia they pump into ya. The pre op is to reduce your liver out of the dr way so he has more room in there. My understanding is that you are feeling normal with the “WTH did I do “ feeling. Also once the weight does start coming off you might hit a stall. This too from my understanding is normal. Just keep moving forward. It will all come into place just slowly.
you might even hit a point you gain a little. Don’t be scared or discouraged just stay on plan and give the number on the scale a break. Just record it and you will see it start to move in the right direction. The best thing to do is weigh your self the same day every week. Starting with today. Then wait and see how you are next week. Go by your scale and don’t sweat the dr scale they are always higher. (You have to remember you have on clothes, the time of day matters and other variables). That is why I track my scale, butt naked same day and time every week. That is how you will see the best effects (up or down).

Welcome! I have surgery coming 12/27

How are you feeling? Are you doing well with the diet?

yeah. I think the whole experience is a bit overwhelming. I am struggling getting the perop diet right. Finding mistakes I made slip ups and just over all frustration.

has your stress level come down?

I’m right there with ya!!! I am afraid the last couple of days I have not been the best with the preop. I am trying to bet better today. I mean I haven’t been out of control binge or anything but just not quite complete on track.

my surgery is the 27th also! I am nervous and the nightmares and worry have started.

how do you plan to do Christmas Day? Are you going to eat a small meal or skip all together.

I am going to have a small meal really watching portions and only having one carb side. Because the 26th is all liquids. So I am thinking like one last meal to enjoy 😂

You got this !! Try some of these drinks you can have them full liquid stage too

Well the good thing is you are at the three week mark and can soon start puréed stage. That is only a week then soft food and then onto regular. Just focus on each day getting it done and then find something to occupy your time. Make sure you’re getting your Water in. 4 more weeks will be done in no time.

Awesome!!!! So glad to hear things are going well

Awesome!!

1 hour ago, sfugate89 said:

I would LOVE some recipes please!!