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JeniM73    56

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I'm just having a rough day man. I've been able to drop a few pounds this week by watching my sodium levels and walking more than 2 miles each day. But today has just been the worst. I'm completely irritated by everything and everybody. I know part of my stress is due to my mom coming this weekend to Celebrate my youngest sons bday. She's so not supportive and very vocal about it. She knows I'm having surgery but has no idea when or where (in7 days in Tijuana). Plus my son wants me to make his favorite foods (ribs and wings) and cake of course. I usually let my kids have what they want on their bdays so I wouldn't feel right telling him no. I went to the store tonight and picked up several different things to start my clear liquid diet on Monday. That's where the rest of my stress comes from. The liquids have been hard enough but the clear diet sends me into a panic. Totally living on Vitamin Water, paxil and kolnopin! Anybody else freaked out by the Clear Liquids?

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Beautyandbeyond    227

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Well Im still in my first week post op and there are plenty of clear liquid choices however I am hungry as h@#%!

Next week won't be too much better as its full liquids....plus my hubby isn't trying to cook for himself and we can't afford $20 dinners every night just for him so Im having to cook. Needless to say I am not the nicest person right now so he has to eat in a different room!

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LG1981    111

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Well Im still in my first week post op and there are plenty of clear liquid choices however I am hungry as h@#%!

Next week won't be too much better as its full liquids....plus my hubby isn't trying to cook for himself and we can't afford 20 dinners every night just for him so Im having to cook. Needless to say I am not the nicest person right now so he has to eat in a different room!

Hang in there Beauty... It must be hard being post op and having to cook. It will all be worth it!

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JeniM73    56

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Well Im still in my first week post op and there are plenty of clear liquid choices however I am hungry as h@#%!

Next week won't be too much better as its full liquids....plus my hubby isn't trying to cook for himself and we can't afford 20 dinners every night just for him so Im having to cook. Needless to say I am not the nicest person right now so he has to eat in a different room!

I told my husband that if our marriage survives this coming week we can survive anything!

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salsha    114

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I'm just having a rough day man. I've been able to drop a few pounds this week by watching my sodium levels and walking more than 2 miles each day. But today has just been the worst. I'm completely irritated by everything and everybody. I know part of my stress is due to my mom coming this weekend to Celebrate my youngest sons bday. She's so not supportive and very vocal about it. She knows I'm having surgery but has no idea when or where (in7 days in Tijuana). Plus my son wants me to make his favorite foods (ribs and wings) and cake of course. I usually let my kids have what they want on their bdays so I wouldn't feel right telling him no. I went to the store tonight and picked up several different things to start my clear liquid diet on Monday. That's where the rest of my stress comes from. The liquids have been hard enough but the clear diet sends me into a panic. Totally living on Vitamin Water' date=' paxil and kolnopin! Anybody else freaked out by the clear liquids?[/quote']

I just emailed you about having that fear, we're twinsies! Haha

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mandi827    50

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2nd day pre-op diet ( low carb). My pre-op appt 2/20 and 2/28 surgery...I have gotten awful chest cold..cannot stop coughing. I called Dr office and they said do theraflu and lots of fluids but should be fine. Anyone else had any problems with cold prior. Thanks

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enuff_is_enuff    126

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2nd day pre-op diet ( low carb). My pre-op appt 2/20 and 2/28 surgery...I have gotten awful chest cold..cannot stop coughing. I called Dr office and they said do theraflu and lots of fluids but should be fine. Anyone else had any problems with cold prior. Thanks

I did and my surg almost was cancelled. Went to pcp, had some antibiotics and was well in 6 days.... i can tell you from experience, the LAST thing you want to have an abundance of is mucous or coughing. I woke up in tje recovery room vomiting and choking because of it...... mucinex, theraflu, whatever u have to do..

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Winningbylosing    49

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2nd day pre-op diet ( low carb). My pre-op appt 2/20 and 2/28 surgery...I have gotten awful chest cold..cannot stop coughing. I called Dr office and they said do theraflu and lots of fluids but should be fine. Anyone else had any problems with cold prior. Thanks

My preop and clearance appts are the 19th. I woke up monday with strep throat. I am on antibiotics, my throat feels fine but looks terrible. Im hoping my pcp clears me.

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mandi827    50

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I did and my surg almost was cancelled. Went to pcp' date=' had some antibiotics and was well in 6 days.... i can tell you from experience, the LAST thing you want to have an abundance of is mucous or coughing. I woke up in tje recovery room vomiting and choking because of it...... mucinex, theraflu, whatever u have to do..[/quote']

Thanks for tip..I am slathered in vicks and wrapped up...theraflu..lemon tea and Water. ~M

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mandi827    50

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My preop and clearance appts are the 19th. I woke up monday with strep throat. I am on antibiotics' date=' my throat feels fine but looks terrible. Im hoping my pcp clears me.[/quote']

Good luck.... This sucks!

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sue8925    17

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Update-- Sleeved on feb 11. Went home next day. Today walked a mile. Have only lost 5 lbs, a bit disappointing but I will take it. Feels weird when I eat. I actually feel hungry, eat small amount, feel so full and then hungry again. Not sure what that is about.

A few tips

bring a heating pad and your own pillow to hospital. get out of bed as soon as you can.

best protien powder--twin labs. I have tons of others(If you want let me know) That was the best pre-op and still is.

Found Isopure juice flavor today. it is tolerable and has 40 grams of protien. On sale at Vitamin world this week. Also try to get mini supplement if you can. So many Vitamins you have to take and the smaller the better.

Not as bad as I thought and happy I did it. Let me know if you have questions

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cr8zydeni    4

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I will be sleeved Feb 26th! Starting to believe its really gonna happen. Been a long 11 months. Pre~op diey sucks!

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yvette626    18

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I had my surgery today at 2pm! The pain afterwards is no Joke! Other than the pain, I'm doing okay!

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

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        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

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        Thank you so much for your well wishes. I am hoping that everything goes easy for me as well. We don't eat out much as it is, so it wont be too bad in that department. Thankfully. Also, I hear you regarding your back and feet!! I'd like to add knees to the list. Killing me as we speak! I'm only 5' so the weight has to go. Too short to carry all this weight. Menopause really did a doosey on me. (😶lol) My daughter also lives in Houston. with her Husband and my 5 grand-littles. I grew up in Beaumont, so I know Houston well, I will be sure to keep in touch and update you on my journey. I may need some advice in the future, or just motivation. Thank You so much for reaching out, I was hoping to connect with someone in the community. I really appreciate it. 💜

    • 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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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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