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Getting banded June 25

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Suzanne02780    12

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Starting my pre-op diet tomorrow. Have to admit I'm pretty scared. I am I have no clue what to expect. I know that I have to replace two meals with Protein Drinks , have to Protein Snacks, one sensible meal, and if get hungry at night, I can have more shake. How has it been for everyone else?

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alandra    3

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Hi everyone I'm scheduled for June 20 I'm very excited and nervous Im on the liquid diet today is my 5th day and I have to confess is the hardest thing I have done in my life hope everything goes fine :)

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Robin618    4

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No, I am fairly new to the forum and getting banded on June 18th, which happens to be my birthday. I'm nervous and was afraid that I would not be able to do this pre-op died but so far I have been doing okay and sticking to it....Robin

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Sonjamharris    1

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My surgery is June 25th and like some of the other people on here I am not allowed many choices. I have to be on liquids for 10 days. The diet consist of Water, broth, and 3 servings of diary daily. I can have sugar free Gelatin, popsicles.

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Lori123    170

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I'm June 26! We can be buddies!!! Oh... I have a 2 week diet. Water and EAS Protein drinks. That's all... BLAH

Don't cheat because GW will know if you did! I used to sit up in the ICU waiting room and drink my shakes, away from the cafeteria and food! I told GW that two week diet shows you what you're dr of! I dropped 20 pounds on it!

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Lori123    170

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Don't cheat because GW will know if you did! I used to sit up in the ICU waiting room and drink my shakes' date=' away from the cafeteria and food! I told GW that two week diet shows you what you're dr of! I dropped 20 pounds on it![/quote']

Shows you what your MADE of that is..my phone auto txts!

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Suzanne02780    12

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Hi everyone. 4 days post oo and not feeling to well. How is everyone else?

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mom2dle    7

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I am also 4 days post opp. Trying gentle walking and tasks and still taking pain meds for soreness. A little confused about clear liquid. If we are supposed to sip sip sip Water are we stretch stretch stretching the pouch? So glad to be in this side if process.

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Suzanne02780    12

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Not sure how it works, but I know my doctors instructions are sipping 2 ounces every 15 min.

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mom2dle    7

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Dear Suzanne, that helps a lot. My Dic talked about remembering a sip or two of Water at each commercial break, which is essentially the same. Thank you for your reply. I actually slept in bed last night versus the recliner. Again, progress ???¸

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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

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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

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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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      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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