Hi, i'm scheduled for surgery a week from today and I'm getting really nervous. Have been doing liquids for a week and could eat this desk, but I've lost around 6 lbs, only around a hundred or so to go - ha! I'm in Ca, the big OC, which I never dreamed would one day be relatively 'cool' at all - anyway i'm reading a really good book about this and obsessing and thinking - if no liquids with meals, can I ever eat soup again?? along with a thousand other things...

I know how you feel. Im scheduled to have my surgery August 27th & i am so looking forward to it too! I went for my Pre Op testing yesterday. I have my appt. with my Anesthesiologist August 26. Today i found out that my WBC was elevated probably due to a Urinary Tract Infection. Im waiting to find out if this will keep me from being able to have my surgery. Im praying it wont affect anything! Im praying girl. I wasnt told to get on a pre diet of any sort. My doctor said i could & it wouldnt hurt but its up to me. I am drinking some of the Protein drinks. Im sorry you are having to do the diet thing. It is all for the better though. Just think how we are gonna feel in the long run. Good luck to you! Everything will be fine for us both! Keep posting before & after your surgery.

Of course you'll eat soup again!

I know I had about 2 meltdowns during my pre-op diet. In both meltdowns, I asked myself "what am i thinking, im never gonna throw down on a thanksgiving dinner EVER!" and better yet "i'm never gonna have a buffet again".....

Sounds silly, but in the end I reasoned, well peooople were never meant to eat like that to begin with! I managed to train my mind to think well it's not like i'll never eat those foods again, i'll still be able to taste them, just not overeat!

My nutritionist advised me to avoid soup once i'm fully healed as a permanent source of meal replacements. She said they will go right thru my band and not give me a "full" sensation in my pouch. However, she said if you are out at a restaurant and the soup is the best thing on the menu, try and stick to the solids in it and avoid the broth as much as possible so it doesn't wash out the food going into your pouch :biggrin: hope that helps on the soup issue. again, every nutritionist is different and this is what mine said!

I know I was a wreck the two week sbefore surgery, I couldn't think or focus at work! It's a very exciting time! I am one week out of surgery and just ready to hurry up and be healed so I can start this journey!