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chicagochic    73

chicagochic
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I start my two week all liquid pre-op diet tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous but excited because it means my VSG is right around the corner. I have decided to be as strict as possible, and cleaned out my pantry, fridge and freezer (there was a well timed food drive in my area). I have only kept a few frozen fish fillets and eggs just in case I get homocidal around day 3! It's a matter of public safety..Wish me luck...

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Back~To~Amy    307

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Best of luck to you! I start my preop next Tuesday and have plans to clean out my kitchen this weekend.

~Amy

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LaBelle509    326

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Started mine last week and the Protein Shakes really helped. About day six I had that homocidal behavior lol! my poor sis had a few chicken nuggets left in her plate and let's just say she values her lilfe lol!! now I'm much better at walking away and lost 12lbs but was only asked to lose 10lbs.

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Star1221    270

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Good luck. It's easier than it sounds. Just remember you're doing it for a reason :-)

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ChristinaRose    26

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Best wishes to all of you on your pre-op! I was there only a few short weeks ago and can totally relate. It's not the easiest but it definitely prepares you for post op and makes your surgery go as smooth as possible. Take care and enjoy even the hardest of moments, they end up being the most memorable/meaningful!

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shangefan    193

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You will do great! My doctor has me doing only five days, but I know everyone is different. Before you know it, you won't even want those food items!

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mome2mad    19

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My doctor did not put me on a Pre op diet and I'm kind of wondering why not. My BMI is 39. Could that be why? Any ideas? Should I go ahead and do liquids for the next couple of weeks anyway?

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bogeydog    30

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My BMI is 37 and I am doing a 14 days liquid only. I think it is totally dependent on your doctor.

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mome2mad    19

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My doctor actually told me to eat all of my favorite foods until the week before surgery but of course I've gained a few pounds doing that. My surgery is set for the 31 so I think I will take it easy on the food from now on!! Lol

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MinaT    669

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You may not have to do the 14 day liquid diet like some people have to do, but it wouldn't hurt to do it for at least a week. It will give your stomach time to clean out and shrink your liver so it will make the surgery easier on your doctor. There is a reason why so many doctors do this. If you look on Youtube for the actual surgery you will see that they need to shrink the liver to be able to get full access to your stomach. Also, a cleaned out belly & intestines is much safer in general. Perhaps you should question your doctor why he believes there is no reason to go on a liquid diet prior to surgery, I can tell you most of us would love it if we didn't have to, but I would think it is safer and sets you up for a safer surgery.

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DisneyJuju    4

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I start my two week all liquid pre-op diet tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous but excited because it means my VSG is right around the corner. I have decided to be as strict as possible' date=' and cleaned out my pantry, fridge and freezer (there was a well timed food drive in my area). I have only kept a few frozen fish fillets and eggs just in case I get homocidal around day 3! It's a matter of public safety..Wish me luck...[/quote']

I know you can do it :-) I think I will keep some homemade with a little chicken breast Soup with lots off veggies in case I go nuts too lol

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DisneyJuju    4

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Best of luck to you! I start my preop next Tuesday and have plans to clean out my kitchen this weekend.

~Amy

I start my pre open diet next Tuesday too :-). Surgery is on June 4 :-)

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Artsy    48

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My doctor didn't require a pre-op diet. I asked him about it and he said it wasn't necessary. I'm 1 week out and am doing fine-- have lost 7 lbs since surgery.

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Back~To~Amy    307

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My doctor didn't require a pre-op diet. I asked him about it and he said it wasn't necessary. I'm 1 week out and am doing fine-- have lost 7 lbs since surgery.

Oh how I wish mine didn't. :-)

~Amy

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Doing_Me    1

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My Dr didn't require a pre-op diet either. I was on Clear Liquids for the day b4 only. I'm 4 weeks post op and everything went fine.

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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
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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.

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