Hello,

so here is where I am I have been to my seminars, got the approval from my Insurance, now in order for me to schedule my Surgery Date I must lose 10 pounds by Friday. I have started my Protein shakes but don't know if that will be enough to get the weight off. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Second I am 5'2 230 pounds can anyone with my similar stats tell me how their weight loss went (fast, slow, stalling)? I am getting closer to getting this done and while I have done lot's of research I still have many many questions.

Nellybell

That's very unrealistic. Call your doctor and tell him so.

Hi there,

Boy do I understand how you feel. I have surgery scheduled for Monday 8/16, started the all liquid phase of my pre-op diet. YUK! I found sugar-free banana popsicles and sugar-free black cherry Jello that is helping me make it through. :thumbup: Had the upper GI on Friday - more yuk! Became dehydrated and bound up. And trying to function? How do people work while on this? I'm stupid, not recalling converstations, not articulating clearly. :crying:

I lost 6 pounds in 5 days on the pre-op (with 1 small meal and on my period). If I can do it, you can!!! Well, actually I'm trying to do it....my surgeon said if I come in next Monday morning and not have a a significant weight loss, he's sending me home! Not sure what he defines as significant, but I know it's more than 6 pounds. LOL. Can you imagine coming all this way (8 months of jumping through hoops) and blowing it? If I could stay on a liquid diet I wouldn't need surgery, right?

Hanging tough!

Melinda

Starting BMI -45

surgery date 8/16/10

Dr Lynch

wow i don't know what to say. first i think it's stupid that they would ask you to lose that much weight in such a short amount of time. it's not even healthy. i mean, i understand, shrink the liver, shrink the liver, shrink the liver. but even a few pounds should help with that... imho anyway.

and to the other person who said the surgeon would send you home if you.... i suggest you remind him that your money doesn't HAVE to be spent with him. i mean some people just don't lose weight unless they starve... and you don't need to be starving. i mean, this is why you're having surgery after all.

sorry for the typo there.... i meant " surgeon would send you home if you didn't lose a significant amount of weight"