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Sumsuz68    53

Sumsuz68
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I will have my surgery on March 1 (yay!). I come home on March 4. My friend got tickets to The Bachelor, After the Final Rose and invited me to go (woo hoo!) on March 11. I want to go so bad! It is 1 hour away and I'm not sure how long we'd have to wait in line. What is your experience with energy level that soon after surgery? Think I'd be able to handle it?

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slimmingdani    57

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I'm pre-op so I can't give much advice but I'm so jealous you'll be going to the after the rose ceremony! lol :)

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Sumsuz68    53

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I'm pre-op so I can't give much advice but I'm so jealous you'll be going to the after the rose ceremony! lol :)

Haha! I know, right? So much fun and I don't want to miss it! :). When is your procedure? I just started the pre op diet and ...oh my, this is going to be a loooooong 2 weeks!

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slimmingdani    57

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I've gone to the shooting of an episode before but the final episode would be way more fun! lol I have my surgery this Thursday, the 21st. My doctor didn't put me on any diet or even tell me to watch what I eat but since everyone on here is on one I put myself on my own pre-op diet lol

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delta_girl    931

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For the first two weeks after surgery I had a TON of energy. Just make sure to keep taking your Multivitamins and keep up with your B12s and Iron.< /p>

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FishingNurse    1,211

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I think day 10 post op you should be ok. I went back to work as a nurse at clinic on day 6 post-op..... naps were my friend but I am sure you will be ok!!

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deltadawn817    106

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I am sure you will be fine just stay hydrated. If you don't you will be very tired.

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roxannez    27

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For the first two weeks after surgery I had a TON of energy. Just make sure to keep taking your multivitamins and keep up with your B12s and Iron.

I'm the same as delta girl. I'm not even two weeks out yet and today I walked 4 miles. On top of what she said make sure you're staying hydrated and meeting your Protein goals. I say go for it!

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Sumsuz68    53

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Roxanne, you go girl! Thanks for the info everyone. I'm going to plan on going! Maybe I'll even be a few pounds down by then between the pre op diet and 11 days post op. Crossing my fingers. :)

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roxannez    27

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Roxanne, you go girl! Thanks for the info everyone. I'm going to plan on going! Maybe I'll even be a few pounds down by then between the pre op diet and 11 days post op. Crossing my fingers. :)

Oh hon, you will be way more than a few pounds down. :) I didn't start out all that high and the weight is flying off of me. You'll do great!

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happilysleeved    114

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You should be fine, like others I went back to work about 10 days out. Be sure and pack tons of Water if you have to stand in line and appropriate food for your stage on the plan, Protein shakes or if you are on soft foods yogurt.

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Sumsuz68    53

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Roxanne, you didn't have a huge amount to lose either? I have 60 to lose to get to a comfortable weight. Not skinny, but good for my height. So, I will still possibly lose a good amount in the beginning? I'm so excitied! I have sleep apnea and high blood pressure and those started about 30 pounds ago, so I'm hoping to be off that stuff pretty quickly, but have heard the less you have to losenthenslower it comes off mso, I'm hoping to be 60 pounds less by Christmas. How much did you lose in the first month?

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roxannez    27

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Nope, not a huge amount. Honestly the thinnest I ever was and I looked DAMN good at that weight is 170. The doc expects me to easily get to 150. I am 216 as of this morning and I was 238 before I started my preop diet on Jan 22nd. Since I'm OCD and track everything - here are my weekly stats since then if you're curious: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW90JQQyIegdG1wZFpQemNDZTkxR1lodDRzdnoyaEE. The most awesome is the craaazy loss of inches. For fun I measured my waist this morning and since Wednesday I've lost another inch off my waist! It's completely and utterly worth it.

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pacificpeach    32

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roxannez,

I love hearing positive stories like yours! I am about the same as you starting out. I am having nothing but positive thoughts about my surgery which is on March 8th.

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pacificpeach    32

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I will have my surgery on March 1 (yay!). I come home on March 4. My friend got tickets to The Bachelor, After the Final Rose and invited me to go (woo hoo!) on March 11. I want to go so bad! It is 1 hour away and I'm not sure how long we'd have to wait in line. What is your experience with energy level that soon after surgery? Think I'd be able to handle it?

Sumsuz68

I just noticed we have the same surgeon. I have heard good things! How did you decide on him?

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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

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        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!

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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. 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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