blueeyedgirl

I have been on a 10 day clear liquid pre-op diet for four days so far and have lost 5.5 lbs. I also have been going to the gym and walking for 45 min on the tread mill. With the diet I have to drink 4-6 8 oz glasses of carnation instant breakfast.... it's working....:smile: give it a try.

Unless you have a PhD. I would call your doc and talk to him/her. Don't decide for yourself if you should say something or not. And if you have to push the surgery back a few days or a week that is better then going into surgery and them not putting the band on. Plus then you don't have to worry. And trust me this happens all the time.... My mother works in general surgery where they do the procedures and there have been people who do the whole 10 day fasting and one woman decided to eat a hot dog on her WAY to surgery that morning. It happens.... So chin up and give them a call.

ok hun this is what you need to do today! Go to a walgreens, or snyders and get a Netipot for your sinuses, and then get Zinc tablets, and some nyquil. I am a nurse and all of the doc's swear by these methods. If it really is a cold they won't rx any antibiotics. You want to make sure that the cold doesn't go into your chest. The nyquil will knock you out so your body can fight those awful lil germs.

Hi everyone, I was just cleared yesterday to have my surgery.... haven't decided when I want to have it done. I am hoping either late December or waiting until January. I am really excited, but scared to death about the pain that will come with all this and the possibility of losing people around me. I met with the therapist and she said that it is a very strong possibility that people either don't want to deal with what your going though or the jealousy factor of losing so much weight so fast. Has anyone else lost people due to this?