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My surgery date was set for 7/2/13

Went to my preop appt today and was rescheduled because I was drinking the wrong Protein shakes (Atkins) and went on vacation last week and had Sno cones that weren't sugar free :( didn't meet the 15 pounds weight lost only lost 8. So tomorrow I have to start my diet over for 2 more weeks I'm not mad at anyone put myself for not following the list that was given to me. But I was soo mentally prepared for surgery tomorrow my new date is 7/16/2013

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I know it's frustrating, but be glad he rescheduled. I've heard of others who cheated on their pre-op diet and didn't shrink their liver enough. As a result, they were wheeled into surgery and came back out with all the scars but no Lap Band because their livers were too fatty to safely complete the surgery.

So really, it's better to reschedule than to go through surgery and come out without a band.

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Yea he doesn't play about the liver shrinkage he says its for my safer and I didn't argue just ready to get this over with. You have to lose a minimum of 15 pounds doing that 2 weeks diet I was the 2nd patient he did that way this week according to the coordinator

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I agree with Missy.. better safe than sorry... my Dr. was serious about the pre-op diet and I was scared not to do it right... better luck this time and remember it's for your health...

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I know it's frustrating' date=' but be glad he rescheduled. I've heard of others who cheated on their pre-op diet and didn't shrink their liver enough. As a result, they were wheeled into surgery and came back out with all the scars but no Lap Band because their livers were too fatty to safely complete the surgery.

So really, it's better to reschedule than to go through surgery and come out without a band.[/quote']

You're so right I learned a lesson from trying to free style the diet and I will be following the sheet for the next 2 weeks. Week one was a breeze but week 2 was when I fell because I was on vacation which was a terrible idea in the first place

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What kind of shakes were you supposed to drink?

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My list has EAS and premier Protein or Isopure from GNC I was drinking Atkins shakes which is higher in sugar

I bought isopure today. It is on sale buy 3 get 1.

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I like the premier protein..... I've been drinking those for about a year now. Better than skipping meals which I'm bad about doing.

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Now I am worried because my surgery is tomorrow. I had my preop last week and he seemed happy with my six pound now seven pound weight loss. My liver can't be that bad cause I just had recent blood work done and my liver function is normal. I was on the right shakes and everything. I even used the ketosis strips to make sure I was burning

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Now I am worried because my surgery is tomorrow. I had my preop last week and he seemed happy with my six pound now seven pound weight loss. My liver can't be that bad cause I just had recent blood work done and my liver function is normal. I was on the right shakes and everything. I even used the ketosis strips to make sure I was burning

Don't be scared just follow whatever your dr tells you to do. Some are not as strict or my have a different list of preferred shakes

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My surgery date was set for 7/2/13

Went to my preop appt today and was rescheduled because I was drinking the wrong Protein shakes (Atkins) and went on vacation last week and had Sno cones that weren't sugar free :( didn't meet the 15 pounds weight lost only lost 8. So tomorrow I have to start my diet over for 2 more weeks I'm not mad at anyone put myself for not following the list that was given to me. But I was soo mentally prepared for surgery tomorrow my new date is 7/16/2013

Atkins shakes were on the list from my surgeon.....hmmmm

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Different strokes for different folks......

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Atkins shakes were on my list also but only the low carb ones. I am not using them though.

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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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