Surgery date is two weeks from yesterday! I start my pre-op protein/liquid diet on Saturday. I'm drinking my second to last couple coffee, I have exactly 2 diet Pepsi's for each day until Saturday. I feel like I'm trying to get in last meals Before I plunge into the Vertical sleeve world!! I had my upper GI, EKG, and bloodworm done yesterday!

I'm really grateful for this group! It's very encouraging! And it's nice to know that most of you will or have been trough this!!

Sorry about the typos I'm speaking into my iPhone!!

I start my pre-op diet this past monday. My surgery is on the 25th. I am not kidding but day one n two so far was rough. i was so hungry. I feel like im litteraly going through a withdrawal, all i can think about is food. I hang through n did good never cheated. I hope it get easier as the days go by.

Pre-op was the hardest part for me, but it was worth it. Just stick to your guns! I don't know if your diet allows but carrot and celery sticks really helped me with the hunger.

I'm thinking that the 1 week liquid pre-op diet will be the absolute WORST for me since I won't be sleeved yet, so I'll still have my normal appetite. PLUS I will still have to prepare food for my family! I just really don't know how I'm going to get thru this part of it. I try not to think about it but it's always in the back of my mind.

My Bariatric liason tells me I should start either drinking decaf or mixing half decaf into my coffee now so I won't have to go thru caffeine withdrawl at the same time as not eating....but I just can't do it! I'm drinking MORE coffee to use up all my Gevalia coffee packages I purchased while on sale. I'm one of those super couponers, so I got them for like $3 a bag & I soooooo love that coffee. Personally, I think it's cruel to take coffee away but I do understand why. No one said this would be easy....

I've been wanting coffee so bad! I've been weaning myself off from 2 cups a day to one cup of day to 1 cup every other day. Friday will be my last cup of coffee!! I am going to miss it so much but I know it will be worth it in the end. I'm pretty sure I can have some fruits and vegetables as well. I find out the full diet information this Thursday.