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My Opinion For Pre-Opers

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TheNewSusie    471

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I would like to give anyone out there some info from my experience. I have to do a combo of clear and full liquid diet for one week to shrink my liver and I started it one week in advance for these reasons: I thought I was going to mess up and I wanted to get use to it in advance. I had a lot of low blood sugars and now ( day 5) I've learned how to maintain my sugar and my crankiness and moodiness has gone away. I have kept in touch with my doctor and all is well. So point being, all of u who are worried about pre op being hard, I suggest starting it a little early. Good luck everyone. Susie

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note2bear    35

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My NUT says my pre-op diet should be less than 30gms carbs and over 80gms Protein, but no specifics. I'm concerned I'm not doing it right. Can someone give me more specifis c recommendations? Should I be doing protein shakes/drinks right now?

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Ready4success    380

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I would like to give anyone out there some info from my experience. I have to do a combo of clear and full liquid diet for one week to shrink my liver and I started it one week in advance for these reasons: I thought I was going to mess up and I wanted to get use to it in advance. I had a lot of low blood sugars and now ( day 5) I've learned how to maintain my sugar and my crankiness and moodiness has gone away. I have kept in touch with my doctor and all is well. So point being' date=' all of u who are worried about pre op being hard, I suggest starting it a little early. Good luck everyone. Susie[/quote']

Good idea!

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NHJulie    13

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Good idea!

Yes, great idea! Thank you :)

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NuStyle    28

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Day 1 of my pre op :(!!! Cranky, moody, and everything else!!! Having baked fish and broccoli tonight...a palm size.

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TheNewSusie    471

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I drink a scoop of vanilla Protein Shake in my coffee when I wake up , then Water water water, then a can of creamy chicken Soup 98% FF with low sodium chk broth then more water, then another shake and if I'm up to it Jello . I get in 40-70 grams of Protein a day, today I hit 100 grams ! Lol. I worked a 12 hour shift and my protein has 26 grams of protein per scoop. When I'm on the run I grab an Atkins RTD vanilla or chocolate and drink that, but today all I has w me was my powder and i mixed that w coffee to get thru my day . I'll probably do the same tomorrow, another 12 hr day.

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carlab51    51

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I am doing the same thing and so glad I did. It has given me a chance to get ready mentally. The first couple of days were really hard, but it was my choice and I could have a bit to eat if I really needed it to chase away the hungrys. I am ready mentally and physically and I would recommend doing that to everyone. Not to mention the benefit of losing a few extra pounds, which is ALWAYS a good thing, right Martha?!

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NuStyle    28

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Day 3 was a little bit better but the hunger headaches are killing me. I was told to not have coffee during my pre op so the coffee is out for me.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      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.

        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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