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GETNBAND    2

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I have sooo many mixed emotions... Happy, excited, nervous, scared... My emotions are EVERYWHERE!! I know I've made the right decision.. The mixed emotions are normal (I hope)..

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StephGabbard    7

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I started my pre-op diet 2 days ago and is strictly liquids. Plus they started me on a colon cleanse to take twice a day and a liver cleanse to start on the 19th. I am struggling lol but I figure I have went to far to mess something up now.

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Spaness2012    609

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I started my pre-op diet 2 days ago and is strictly liquids. Plus they started me on a colon cleanse to take twice a day and a liver cleanse to start on the 19th. I am struggling lol but I figure I have went to far to mess something up now.

The pre-op diet is extremely hard...but your attitude is great. Each day I said the same thing.......I have come this far.....no turning back now. Noone said it wold be easy...just worth it. Hang in there!

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jen*c10    46

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I have a question. I am starting my two week pre op diet tomorrow & am wondering if those of you that say you did not have a pre op diet had laparoscopic or open surgery. The way I understand it the pre op diet is to reduce the size of the liver so that it is easier for the surgeon to place the band. I could understand not having to reduce the size of the liver for open surgery. Just curious (and a little bitter that some people dont have to do the pre op diet! LOL)

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I have a question. I am starting my two week pre op diet tomorrow & am wondering if those of you that say you did not have a pre op diet had laparoscopic or open surgery. The way I understand it the pre op diet is to reduce the size of the liver so that it is easier for the surgeon to place the band. I could understand not having to reduce the size of the liver for open surgery. Just curious (and a little bitter that some people dont have to do the pre op diet! LOL)

Laparscopic for me and I've never heard of the surgery being done any other way but I suppose it's a possibility?

No pre op diet for me. Also, I think some docs do it with every patient, some with none of their patients and some docs modify their protocol depending on the patients weight, mind set and current health?

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honk    780

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For my doctor it depended how you carry your weight. After loosing 15 pounds and at 315 my doctor said he could do surgery as I was. Ended up loosing another 35 before surgery.

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    • Alisa_S

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      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.

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

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      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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