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Pre-Op Lap Band Surgery diet...not so bad!

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aliciab    8

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Not everyone has to do one. I do not. My doctor only rquires a low carb diet prior to surgery.

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second chance    0

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I am on the 3rd day of a 5 day pre-op diet. 2 protien shakes per day and 1 "sensible meal" kind of reminds me of my old "slim fast"days!!! Feeling good, still excited for surgery Thursday!

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second chance    0

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I am on the 3rd day of a 5 day pre-op diet. 2 protien shakes per day and 1 "sensible meal" kind of reminds me of my old "slim fast"days!!! Feeling good, still excited for surgery Thursday!

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ukgrad89    0

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Its all over the place in terms of length of pre-op diet. Mine is only 4 days, but 100% Protein shakes/clear liquids. Not sure why. I'm having headaches, too, but they're manageable.

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Banded_Kris    0

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I also had to be on 2 weeks pre-op liquids followed by 2 weeks post op liquids. My Dr. had me drink the Bariatric Advantage shakes before surgery and then after I could drink which ever shakes I wanted. I found that the EAS brand shakes are not bad. You can get those from Walmart or target. Both the premixed and the powder taste ok. I could also have Clear Liquids during my 4 week liquid diet. Stuff like sugar free Jello, popsickes, broth. It was definately hard but you'll get use to it. It's all worth it in the end. Gool Luck to you guys!!

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cat lady    10

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Hi all: Got home from hospital today about 12:30. Surgery was yesterday at 7 am and all went well. Not too bad at all.....pleasantly surprised. I am one of the senior bandsters on this site and was very concerned about doing this ......but I have to say I did really well so far. Up walking yesterday by 1 pm .....but did not sleep at all in hospital so I'm really tired today. Glad its over and I'm officially a bandster. Not hungry at all today...still swollen. Sore at the incisions but liquid Tylenol is doing the job. Don't want to take the Vicodin unless I really need it....afraid of the naseous feeling it might give me.

Good Luck to all of those left being banded in July. Its really not that bad and if I could do it so could you. As far as the pre op diet goes mine was for a week with shakes and liquids....I could have veggies and fruits also. See you on the "officially banded" side. CAT

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

      KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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