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Hey all first post here....

Had my consultation April 4th, pre-op diet starts April 23rd and surgery on May 7th! Excited and ready to get things going.

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Hey all first post here....

Had my consultation April 4th' date=' pre-op diet starts April 23rd and surgery on May 7th! Excited and ready to get things going.[/quote']

Welcome!!! So glad your first post was here. My surgery is for the week after you.

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I'm sitting in the lobby waiting for my nutrition class to start! This should be fun :)

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I'm sitting in the lobby waiting for my nutrition class to start! This should be fun :)

Mine went by very fast- it wasn't that bad:)

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I'm new to the site but happy to have found it. I don't have a date yet, just that it will be in May. I've done everything required by the insurance company, now it's just a waiting game.

Nice to be in good company...Good Luck May Bandsters!

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Welcome :) Hard to believe things are getting pretty close for our May group!! When I first posted this topic, I think it was back in Feb. and I was the only one. Glad I'm not alone!!

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Howdy all!! I'm back from Kauai...it was an incredible trip. Apparently I love snorkeling!

I wanted to make note though of a few things:

1. I was unable to go on the tubing adventure because of a weight limit.

2. I couldn't go ziplining because of a weight limit.

3. My ankles from the flight looked like stove pipes once we landed.

4. The woman next to me tried to put the arm rest down on the plane and I had to move my fat out of the way.

Instead of getting upset...I've promised myself that I'm going back to do all the things I couldn't do this time. Also...I bought myself a sundress that I will be wearing when I go back. It's an xl...out of the regular size section of the store. I'm going to pin it up in my room and picture myself floating down the river in my tube...or ziplining through the trees! I also can't wait to have to pull the strap of the seatbelt on the lane so that my seatbelt is tight enough!

I can't wait for May 14th...

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Howdy all!! I'm back from Kauai...it was an incredible trip. Apparently I love snorkeling!

I wanted to make note though of a few things:

1. I was unable to go on the tubing adventure because of a weight limit.

2. I couldn't go ziplining because of a weight limit.

3. My ankles from the flight looked like stove pipes once we landed.

4. The woman next to me tried to put the arm rest down on the plane and I had to move my fat out of the way.

Instead of getting upset...I've promised myself that I'm going back to do all the things I couldn't do this time. Also...I bought myself a sundress that I will be wearing when I go back. It's an xl...out of the regular size section of the store. I'm going to pin it up in my room and picture myself floating down the river in my tube...or ziplining through the trees! I also can't wait to have to pull the strap of the seatbelt on the lane so that my seatbelt is tight enough!

I can't wait for May 14th...

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I have my Gastroenterology and Cardiology Doctors appointment tomorrow

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Leanne, thanks for sharing your experiences. All the things you listed are things I would want to do on vacation too... so I think your goal is awesome, and great idea about the dress. I had a similar experience with my ankles when I went to the Dominican Republic a couple of years ago. Funny thing, I was terrified to snorkel (I'm not all that comfortable in the water) and finally the second last day I did it... and I loved it too. Also, it was so hot there and I still felt I had to keep covered up - I would like to be able to wear a tank top and not feel embarrassed. Welcome home!

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Good luck to all those starting their 2 week pre-op tomorrow! I sure hope those Unjury Protein Shakes taste good. :)

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Good luck!! I have another week before starting. Let us know how you're doing!

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I'm 7 days pre op. I'm starving. I've already outgrown these shakes, Jello & broths.

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I have another week before I start too...I've purchased the Magic Bullet blender though and that thing is AWESOME! I highly recommend for Soups or smoothies. Its also going to be great when I'm post op on soft foods and/or pureed. I'm looking very forward to it.

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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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      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

        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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