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I don't have a pre op diet. I just can't eat past midnight night before surgery. I'm afraid I'm going to gain weight too because I stopped one of my meds and it can cause you to gain weight. I think I'm gonna do some mirolax or something couple days prior just to be safe.

I'm June 12. My doct only require that I do a low carb high Protein diet 2 weeks before. And liquids 48 hours before surgery.

I was told that patients whose BMI is over 50 are required to do the weeks of liquid diets. However, on my own this week I am working on replacing some meals with Protein Shakes. Just to help eliminate some of the shock my body is going to go through

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Congrats newme

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ok and bad news from me..my insurance is STILL pending approval sooo i wont be a june sleever anymore :-(

next available date isant until july 2..i did the pre op diet now i have to go it all over again closer to then.pretty upset now :-(

Lizza I know how you feel, had to stop my preop diet as well and still in limbo...if my PCP doesn't clear me for surgery for June 12th then it's July for me

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I'm June 12. My doct only require that I do a low carb high Protein diet 2 weeks before. And liquids 48 hours before surgery.

I was told that patients whose BMI is over 50 are required to do the weeks of liquid diets. However' date=' on my own this week I am working on replacing some meals with Protein Shakes. Just to help eliminate some of the shock my body is going to go through[/quote']

Yeah. I started a liquid diet yesterday. It's really hard. I don't know how y'all do this, but I give u kudos for it. :)

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Lizza I know how you feel, had to stop my preop diet as well and still in limbo...if my PCP doesn't clear me for surgery for June 12th then it's July for me

Oh no guys I hope the date doesn't have to get pushed back. If so everything happens for a reason and in the end you'll still make it to the loser bench :)

Yeah. I started a liquid diet yesterday. It's really hard. I don't know how y'all do this, but I give u kudos for it. :)

Yeah the first 3-4 days are hard but then it really starts to ease up.Im on day 7 of 14 and Ive lost 12 pounds already.This has really motivated me to keep going for this last stretch. Good luck you can do it !!! :)

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Oh no guys I hope the date doesn't have to get pushed back. If so everything happens for a reason and in the end you'll still make it to the loser bench <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Yeah the first 3-4 days are hard but then it really starts to ease up.Im on day 7 of 14 and Ive lost 12 pounds already.This has really motivated me to keep going for this last stretch. Good luck you can do it !!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

I slipped and had some tilapia fish last night. But today I'm going to stick with liquid. I'm still eating watermelon though. I hope that's ok

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June 14. Really anxious' date=' having trouble sleeping. Just still in the dark about a lot. No mention of a pre-op diet. Im doing self-pay since my insurance doesn't cover it, but now I'm wondering if I should ask my doctor to talk to them. Wondering if this will actually work or if I'm putting myself into debt for no reason. Ugghhhh! Trying to stay confident about my decision, but I'm worried about everything right now![/quote']

I'm also June 14th and self pay. I'm also very anxious. I have 5 day pre op diet. I don't meet with the nutritionist until June 5th to go over all that with me

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Just got my date!!! June 18th!!!!

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My doctor requires a 7 day Liquid Protein diet. Started today. I'm hungry. . . .

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Ok guys so this past week was hell. I received a call from my surgeons office on Fridays saying that my PCP hadn't cleared me for surgery because my blood/iron levels were low. Needless to say I was livid!!! So I spoke with my PCP and she told me it would be better to wait several weeks to build back up reserves....several weeks!!! I told her I still wanted it done in June and that I would do what I needed to' date=' to get my levels up, so I started taking my Iron pills twice a day along with eating red meat, liver veggies, raisins, and algae. Just had my blood drawn today wish me luck....tentative new date is June 11th

Hello to all the June sleevers and please come back here and keep us posted on your journey![/quote']

Everything will work out. I have a good feeling about it!

Little Bits

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Yeah. I started a liquid diet yesterday. It's really hard. I don't know how y'all do this' date=' but I give u kudos for it. :)[/quote']

I started a semi pre-op diet today. I wanted to ease into it before the 5th. I'm starving!!! Typically, I'm fine but the shake made me hungry...

Little Bits

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I slipped and had some tilapia fish last night. But today I'm going to stick with liquid. I'm still eating watermelon though. I hope that's ok

Watermelon is not good!!!! Unless ur doc said its ok most preop diets are low carb and watermelon has a high carb content...if u want to maximize ur weight loss I would cut out all fruits.

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Watermelon is not good!!!! Unless ur doc said its ok most preop diets are low carb and watermelon has a high carb content...if u want to maximize ur weight loss I would cut out all fruits.

Thanks for telling me. Can I eat chicken noodle Soup or just the broth?

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Hi Julie! We are sleeve sisters! June 14 in VA! Lets travel this journey together. Wolfgirl on here is also june 14. Please keep reading this forum and u will be prepared. There is sooooo much info on here!! Congrats!

Another sleeve sister here for June 14th! I am having surgery with Dr. Kelly - also that day Finding Myself and Goofycathy.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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