I need some words of encouragement and advice!!! The preop diet has me down in the dumps, but I got a lift of spirits when I found out that I was finally approved by insurance!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

Congrats! That's so awesome! So that puts your surgery on the 9th? That's when mine is!

TireOfChubRub

if theres one thing that can cure the "pre-op" blues is being approved by insurance WooHoo

congrats

good recovery

kathy

Congrats! That's so awesome! So that puts your surgery on the 9th? That's when mine is!

Keep me posted on how you are doing? Are you doing a required preop? I am miserable!!!

I'm doing ok with it. I'm required to do a 1 week all shake diet pre op, which I've now been doing for almost 2 weeks since my surgery was originally scheduled for the 30th. Then we had to reschedule it, and since I didn't know when my new date would be I just kept doing the diet in case it was soon, and since it ended up being the 9th, I've just stuck with it. I didn't have too, too hard of a time transitioning into it, since I started adding shakes into my diet at least a month or two prior to having to do all shakes. So I think that helped a lot.

Wow, you are so positive. I am having the worst time ever. Mine was a 2 week liquid shake only requirement, and I hate them.

Hah, I think it has more to do with the fact that I'm one of those weird people who actually LIKES shakes. I don't mind the taste, I like the convenience, and I like that they don't require me to do dishes :oP When I feel the need to chew, I break out the SF gum and that takes care of that. I think it also helps that I'm a big water drinker, so I tend not to get hungry in between the shakes, so by the time my stomach is really screaming for something, it's time for another shake.