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ashiashley    42

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2nd day of liquids done. It was easy today until dinner time while my family ate pizza. But I got through and I will have one more Protein Shake a little later. I have to admit, this has been WAY easier than I thought it would be. This is only the 2nd day, but I have to figure it will be fine from here on out. :-)

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rockdutchess82    26

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I got mine the next day thru Aetna :) Good Luck and speedy recovery.

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I have Aetna as well i hope they are that speedy with me.

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ashiashley    42

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Just an update for those who are going to be going on their pre-op liquid diet. I'm three days in and doing good. Besides a few hunger pangs I feel normal. A little tired but otherwise fine. Don't stress, keep your head up and move forward!

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trujiyi    9

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Are you only have Protein Shakes? My surgery is scheduled for Feb 14 and I start my liquids on the 1st. My Dr's office sent me the diet and it has Chichen Soup, strained but at least the liquid. My fear is doing the liquids for so many days and the boredom.

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ashiashley    42

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Are you only have Protein shakes? My surgery is scheduled for Feb 14 and I start my liquids on the 1st. My Dr's office sent me the diet and it has Chichen soup' date=' strained but at least the liquid. My fear is doing the liquids for so many days and the boredom.[/quote']

I can have certain Protein Shakes, 97-98% fat free cream Soups, sugar free Jello, pudding and Popsicles, Vitamin Water, sobe Water Decaf coffee and tea. There are a few other things too that I can't remember because I didn't like them. It really hasn't been that hard. I had two instances this week where I almost let my head hunger get the best of me but I overcame it. After a few days my stomach didn't even growl anymore. Keep your chin up, have a great attitude and it will be a breeze. Post to me if you need some kind words during the process and good luck! :-)

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Diamondeyed    399

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Congrats

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ashiashley    42

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Surgery tomorrow morning! I'm a bit anxious. Wish me luck. :-)

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trujiyi    9

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I can have certain Protein shakes, 97-98% fat free cream Soups, sugar free Jello, pudding and Popsicles, Vitamin Water, sobe Water Decaf coffee and tea. There are a few other things too that I can't remember because I didn't like them. It really hasn't been that hard. I had two instances this week where I almost let my head hunger get the best of me but I overcame it. After a few days my stomach didn't even growl anymore. Keep your chin up, have a great attitude and it will be a breeze. Post to me if you need some kind words during the process and good luck! :-)

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trujiyi    9

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Thanks AshiaAshley.. You too. Hope you are doing well. Please keeper posted and give me the post surgery nitty gritty.. I want to know all the details..good and bad.

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ashiashley    42

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Well ladies and gentlemen I had my surgery Monday morning at 10 AM. Monday was most certainly a blur as i was on pain medication and in and out of sleep most of the day and night. I was pretty nauseous from the anesthesia, Otherwise I wasn't in that much pain.

The gas does suck but it's not killing me as most people have felt. Tuesday I got up and walked around a lot and went to the bathroom a lot. I had my x-ray and my leak test late morning time. The results of those did not come back until late afternoon. I passed everything with flying colors. My nurses were fantastic the entire time I was there and I was very grateful that the day nurse I had actually had this done back in October. She was instrumental in letting me know how I was going to feel.

I was released last night from hospital around 6 PM and was driven home by my mother. My husband made sure to get my pain medication my gas medication filled last night right away. Around midnight I did take some liquid hydrocodone to help me sleep. I have not taken any pain medicine since.

I am not having any problems sleeping on my side like a lot of people had indicated they did. I really can lay anyway I want pretty comfortably. I walked a lot today and showered. I have been constantly drinking Water with a little bit of Protein shake in between without any issues.

Right now I'm looking forward to having all the anesthesia out of my system so I can feel a bit better. My incision sites are not bothering me and nothing really hurts enough to put me to tears. Over all I would say this has been fairly easy in comparison to some of the stories that I have read in this forum.

I look forward to getting better and better each day and starting this journey. My pangs I am feeling right now are either hunger or gas I'm not sure but probably gas. Good luck to all the new people who've just been through surgery and good luck to all the people who are about to go through surgery. Have a positive attitude and it will all be good.

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trujiyi    9

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Good for you. Glad you are doing well. Continued success on your journey to skinnyhood.

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      1. Selina333

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      1. LeighaTR

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