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cresh78    25

cresh78
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Good Luck to you today!!

Good luck to you too!!

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JolieBug    82

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I'm scheduled for the 26th. I start liquids on the 12th. Getting excited and nervous!!

Julie, we have to be buddies! I'm on the 25th! Good luck on your liquids, I don't have to do that, but I am making changes now to get used to post-op diet.

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birdie0518    2

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I am having second thoughts and a really down morning. I am doing this without any local support so I am turning to you all. What creative prep talks have you all either given yourselves or were given by your support? I tell myself it will be worth it' date=' one day at a time, you can't keep living this unhealthy, etc but this morning, it isn't working and I am ready to call it off.[/quote']

Your going to do great!! Just think about how healthy and good you will look when all this is done. Just be strong and keep your head up you can do this. God Bless

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browneyedgirl89    10

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Sitting at the hospital to do my pre op stuff for surgery on Thursday! Time is going by Sooooo slow its worse than waiting on Christmas but Im Ao excited. Good luck to everyone having there surgery today"!!

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coco.c    11

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I am scheduled for my sleeve on the 11th. I woke up yesterday morning with congestion and a lot of coughing. I got worried about not being well by my surgery date. My doctor requires 5 days of high protein/low carb diet and then 2 days Clear Liquids. I have already done 1 day of my Protein diet and the doctor's office calls me and wants to change my date till the 18th. I guess it will give me time to get over this cold, but I was ready and now the delay has made me a little depressed. I prayed that if God does not want me to do this, then he will stop it. Is this God stopping it? I really want and need to lose weight desperately.

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Newnay    16

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What's going on this morning that's making you have second thoughts?

Im tired and the scale went up three pounds instead of down without me changing a thing. On the pre op diet and sick of it already. I just wonder if I can do it. I think I just needed a pep talk and there is no one around to do it. Probably I just need to stop thinking about any of this in the morning now that I am limiting my coffee intake.

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Newnay    16

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I think having second thoughts is normal. This is major surgery and a decision not to be taken lightly.

Personally I am not scared of the surgery' date=' but of failing myself to commit to the changes and challenges I will be required to make.

I am a person of faith, and I believe that I can handle and do all that will be required with The Lord on my side.

Not having a support system is difficult, please message me if you need to discuss anything.

When are you scheduled for surgery?[/quote']

I am scheduled for the 21st. Thank you so much for answering me. It's so great to have this virtual support.

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Presher87    12

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Surgery tomorrow and so I am sitting here trying to suck down this liquid magnesium citrate laxative to prep my bowl and I dont think I can get through it. I literally gag with every sip. I have tried plugging my nose, I have tried using a straw, and even a chaser and I am only about 2 oz into the 10 I have to consume. Lord have mercy on me. This is awful.

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JolieBug    82

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Newnay: why did you make this decision? Do those reasons still stand? Do you believe you can do this for yourself? We can't offer physical support (that's not a fat joke, lol, just a distance statement!), but emotional and mental support is openly shared. How many days preop are you?

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JolieBug    82

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Coco.c: God may not be saying no, he may be saying "not right now," to allow you maybe a little more time. We don't have to understand. He will tell you more than once if it is not right, so don't be discouraged.

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JolieBug    82

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Surgery tomorrow and so I am sitting here trying to suck down this liquid magnesium citrate laxative to prep my bowl and I dont think I can get through it. I literally gag with every sip. I have tried plugging my nose' date=' I have tried using a straw, and even a chaser and I am only about 2 oz into the 10 I have to consume. Lord have mercy on me. This is awful.[/quote']

I'm going to give two responses since I'm not sure of your personality and which kind you need:

1. Ewwww! It will be over soon and you will be on your way!

2. Suck it up, princess and get chugging or you'll poop yourself tomorrow and be the gross one.

Be Fantastic!

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Newnay    16

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Newnay: why did you make this decision? Do those reasons still stand? Do you believe you can do this for yourself? We can't offer physical support (that's not a fat joke, lol, just a distance statement!), but emotional and mental support is openly shared. How many days preop are you?

I weighed 294 at my highest, 290 at my first appointment with the Doc and nothing worked to get me where I need to be. I got passed over on a big promotion and found out by accident it was because of how I look. I really don't ever want that to happen again. I am scheduled for the 21st and only officially started me preop on Sunday but have been trying to follow it for 2 weeks now to make sure I make the weight because I am a really slow loser. Yes the reasons still stand and thank you for making me say that. I needed to do that. You guys are wonderful.

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BigDaddyJoe    246

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Surgery tomorrow and so I am sitting here trying to suck down this liquid magnesium citrate laxative to prep my bowl and I dont think I can get through it. I literally gag with every sip. I have tried plugging my nose, I have tried using a straw, and even a chaser and I am only about 2 oz into the 10 I have to consume. Lord have mercy on me. This is awful.

Is this normal? My doctor didn't say anything about doing that, just no food or drink after midnight. I had to drink that stuff last year when I had my colonoscopy, it was very nasty, but I just chugged it down.

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Presher87    12

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HAHA JolieBug! I love both responses :) Thanks for the encouragement! I wish I could chug it Bigdaddy but unfortunately I am not a chugger and never have been :/ Darn those college years for not teaching me the proper skills for the future :P

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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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      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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