Hello all,

My name is Te'Nesha. I'm 26 years old and about to take one of the most important and life changing journeys of my life. Today, I began my "protein shake" liquid diet. Two weeks. Oh boy. My surgery is scheduled for June 12th with True Results in San Antonio, TX. My surgeon is Dr. Gerardo Carcamo.

I am nervous, anxious, and a little scared. But I am trusting God everything will turn out just fine. I truly appreciate everyone’s comments within this website. I have been actively visiting this site for the past couple of months. I feel adequately prepared. I look forward to the "shoulder pain", "gas pains", not "getting stuck", "hiccups", and every other issue I have read about.

I look forward to talking with you all. If ANYONE is getting banded on June 12th or around that time, I WOULD LOVE A BAND BUDDY!!!!

Thanks!

hi pr how are you? hang in there with that liquid diet. i am on day 7 and it goes by quickly. just keep busy, drink alot of fluids/crystal light/chicken broth/SF popsicles. my first 2 days were the hardest but with a positive attitude like you have, i am sure you will succeed wonderfully i am rooting for you. i am being banded on the 6th.

Good luck to you. I only have 4 days left on my 14 day liquid diet. I would like to tell you that it get easier but every day has been a struggle for me. I have lost 15 lbs so it does work if you stick to it. Drinking lots of fluids and chicken broth does help and the SF popsicles are a nice treat.

You are making a good change in your life and the struggles will all be worth it soon.

Welcome! The liquid diet to me was harder than post-op, but I kept focusing on the fact it is temporary and it too will pass. You will get to eat again. This will all be worth it in the end. I looked at a lot of success stories while I was on pre-op and that helped me. I also stayed out of the kitchen.

I will be 2 weeks post op and haven't had any issues really other than just being sore. I did feel dizzy here and there but realized that I was not drinking enough Water. I am slowly starting soft foods this week. You will do fine just follow your doctors advice.

I am also in San Antonio but I had my surgery at BMI. I am on myfitnesspal as pookietx. If you want to join add me. It's a great site to help track everything.

Hi Te'Nesha! My name is Ashlee, and I'm being banded at Foundations Hospital in San Antonio by Dr. Mike Seger from BMI. I'm on the pre-op liquid diet too. We're really close to each other, and I need a Band Buddy too.