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I'm on day 4 of liquid preop diet. Mom's Easter dinner smelled divine but I held firm. I want that liver in tip top shape for Thursday, so no ham today. Thankfully it wasn't Thanksgiving or Christmas! Lol Sitting in church before it began I was just thinking how differently I will look and feel next Easter...not to mention Thanksgiving and Christmas. :-) My parents are so excited for me, so that's good news. My sister, who has the band, is both excited and a little jealous of the sleeve.

So...I guess I made it thru my first mini-challenge! Yay!!

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Easter dinner at mom's was cancelled thank goodness! Sis said she was looking forward to seeing me around the usual spread of ours. Heffa! I am sure I would not of eaten anything but potatoes ;)

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Thank you for the nice replies and not pointing out that I posted about my preop diet in the post op forum. No more posting from my phone! Lol

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Thank you for the nice replies and not pointing out that I posted about my preop diet in the post op forum. No more posting from my phone! Lol

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SpiceyMom-

Thank you so much for that typo. I had my first all-out, horrible eating day and seeing Eater dinner while I was beating myself up made it seem hilarious for some reason. Thanks for that!

And, a big congratualions on making it through the meal! I didn't have to do liquids before surgery, but I am sure that was a monstrous feat. In hindsight, I think a liquid diet pre-op would have been great preparation for surgery, I actually think I missed a great opportunity. Maybe this opinion from the "other side" of surgery will make your shake taste just a little bit better tomorrow. :)

Amanda

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