gr8fulmaria

Surgery is tomorrow the 23rd. I was sooo good for the first 5 days...yesterday was day six and I was so damn hungry I had a piece of pizza and a bowl of Soup.< /span>

Today I am doing only Clear Liquids. Hope everything will be a go tomorrow.

Hang in there~!~!

My surgery date is tomorrow the 23rd.

I started my journey in may08. Fortunatly I had the sleep study a few months b4 I even thought of the surgery.(My mom told me that I stopped breathing during the night)Talk about snoring? OMG...I was so loud people say they don't know how I didn't wake myself up...LOL.

Because of that my surgeon said that I was a great candidate. I got hung up with the psych part. Was seeing a therapist and thought that would be ok, well I was wrong...so it took an extra few months to get that taken care of.

I see it this way.... God knew that I needed to learn a few things about myself b4 the surgery which I have and I am gr8ful that I did.

So tomorrow is the big day. I am so excited. Good luck on your journey~!~

I am quite sure that i am not the norm. my first apt with the surgeon was in may08, went through all of the tests required, i got snagged with the pshyc part. i was seeing a therapist and thought that that would be sufficient, i was wrong....took weeks to find that out and then had to find someone that wasn't going to cost me a fortune to do the pshyc. surgery is tomorrow. so in all it took 9 months. my surgeon has their own nutr. and pschy, had i used them i'm sure it would only have taken 3-4 months as they said it would.

i will say i am convinced that god wanted me to wait because there were some things that i needed to see b4 surgery. so i am gr8ful that i had to wait.

good luck~!~!

Ok everyone, today is a day of clear liquids...:thumbdown:last night I cheated, had a slice of pizza, I was so hungry...being very diligent today. don't have to be at hospital till 1:30pm tomorrow...don't know what I am going to do with myself all morning. any suggestions?

If you loose too much too fast you will have bigger problems.:sneaky: Its not a race its a process.

Hang in there:thumbup:

Hang in there Angie.

I have 3 days to go and these last days are supposed to be clear liquids.:mad2: I will be keeping busy this weekend to keep my mind off of eating.

It will all be worth it once you see the scale.:sneaky:

you got that right~!~!

3 days to go....i am so excited. must admit i am hungry, but i just keep telling myself if i eat something i'm not supposed to there is a possibility that i will not be able to have the surgery. so i just keep plugging along. its nice to hear from some others that used dr. geiss that are doing so well after over a year. thanks for the wonderful words.:tt2:

Sorry to say muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. If you have 1 lb of fat and 1 lb of muscle...its still 1 lb.

I am on day 4 of liquids, its not that bad. I had to go to family court yesterday and deal with my X, went to wal-mart afterwards. food was staring at me. I have come to the conclusion that if I want this to work I really need to change the way I look at food. I used it for comfort and look where it got me. Whatever the reason for the 7 day liquid diet you can do it. hang in there. feelings aren't facts. this too shall pass.

You may be feeling like that from the anesthesia. I have a friend that every time she has surgery she gets depressed for about 2-3 weeks. hang in there....remember feelings aren't facts it will pass.

Randy thats awesome~!

7 days and counting. today is the first day of pre-op liquids. I'm trying to get a feel for how long I will be out of work. I know everyone is different.

If I could get some feedback on how long before you are feeling good enough to be out of the house all day. I sit all day so there is no physical stuff.

thanks and congrats again:thumbup:

thanks for the heads up. I think I heard her say that lenits were ok, but I will check.

thank god i only have to do liquids for a week. i am going to ask my friends who have the band already by the same dr if cream of wheat is ok. that always fills me up.

I'm stocked up on fat free sugar free instant pudding. think i will make a pot of lentil Soup that should do the trick, and my Protein drinks. thanks for your response. where are you at on your journey now?

I have already made some meals for my daughter so I don't have to cook. She can just heat it up. I know it would be torture to have to cook and not be able to eat.

This morning I had a Protein Shake. I finished it by about noon, and am having dinner soon and I am hungry. I want to know what people ate during the liquid diet time. I hear Soup, pudding and such. Looking for some variety, so I don't get bored. Thanks for your response:smile:

Hi everyone, 2 days till I start the liquid diet. I have been really trying to be aware of the foods I am eating these 2 days before the liquids, and chewing and chewing and chewing. I am wondering what people ate during this time. I know doctors are different, but am looking for suggestions.:thumbup:

Thanks monkey, it did fell like I was being yelled at by my mother. My Dr. has been extremly thorough I must say. That is why he has the psyc and nutrition as part of his team. They have all been highly trained in this field and they have been a team for many years. The reason I started this thread is to get as much information about pre-op from as many people that are willing to share as posible. You don't really think that I would have put this surgery off to find another surgeon do you? I see that you couldn't have your first scheduled surgery due to the size of your liver. I want no problems or compications, so I will follow the suggestions of people's experience with their pre-op diets and hope for the best. thanks for your words.

Ok seriously...your surgeon will NOT tell you what preop diet he wants you on (and it IS up to the surgeon, not the nutritionist) because you didn't use the nutritionist he recommends? Am I understanding that correctly?

If I am, then I say change surgeons, because frankly that's assinine.

Otherwise, i'd call the nutritionist I DID see and ask exactly what you're supposed to do.

First of all I don't think the surgeon will take a call from a me about diet, they have a nutritionist that you can call, she will not give me the paperwork that the others have because I didn't make an appointment with her. I said at the meeting we had on tue, thats because its all about the money, she said no.....she didn't feel comfortable giving out that info if you haven't seen her. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY~!~ So you see, it really doesn't have anything to do with the surgeon. If you disagree, thats fine, you are entitled

Thanks. I have found that some people are helpful, others I think have nothing better to do.:frown:

Went to pre-surgical class on tuesday. Yes I need to be on liquid diet for the week B4.....they will not help me at the office because I didn't use their nutrionist. That is how I found this forum. Thanks

excellent thanks

:frown: Hi everyone....my surgery date is 2/23/09 with Dr. Geiss in NY. I am so happy that my time has come.:cursing:

I started my journey back in may 08. This Dr. has a the psych and nutrition associated with his office but they are not covered by the insurance, so that is an out of pocket expense that I just couldn't afford. Cost about $350-$400. This week I had to go to the office with about 10 other people scheduled for the up coming weeks for I guess I will call it a Pre-surgical what to expect class. It was good, but the nutrionist was up last, had been there for over 2 hours late in the afternoon and needed to get home, so I didn't get to ask a lot of questions. What so we eat this week b4? I know they don't want you eating sugar or fat. Any suggestions on this pre-surgical period are gladly welcome.

thanks

Gr8fulMaria

Thanks, hope to see you there. Have a great day~!~!