Hello all! I've been reading the forum for the past couple of months, thank you all for the great advice and sharing your experiences. It's been very helpful and informative! I met with the surgeon a week ago today, my surgery date is June 26. Anyone else for June?

Everything went great!! Hardly any pain and slight nausea!!!

June 25th.....just got approved yesterday.....so my 2week liquid diet has been drastically reduced

So is anyone else finding hard to eat? I eat breakfast and forget to eat. I drink lots of water. I ate 2 times yesterday. I drink as much water as I can because I am thirsty. I am going on to puree foods. I had some red beans yesterday. YUM. After that I was not interested in food. I do not drink the shakes but I need to. It is so hard to drink them sometimes. ijs

Any body in the New Orleans area? I would love to have someone in my area going through the same thing. I would like to know how you are dealing with life in the city of NO. I am so tired of people trying to feed me. I can't eat it, but thanks. The food smells so good but I do not want any of it. It is a hard adjustment to not eat at gatherings. That was the one think good about life here. Food. I feel like I almost have a food aversion. Nothing really taste good. So sick of bland foods. I did enjoy my red beans yesterday. I am excited that I can eat some puree shrimp this week.

Everything went great!! Hardly any pain and slight nausea!!!

congrats love so proud

They just took my drain out and my spirits shot waaaay up. . Feeling happy.

Anyone else have throat pain from the NG tube?

Anyone else have throat pain from the NG tube?

Minor, and didn't notice it from the dryness of being NPO for 24 hours. Mine was just a little soreness/rawness nothing major though.

Good, same here. Just trying to gauge the normalcy of it all. Thanks.

I am brand new here. My surgery is scheduled for 6/25. In three days. I've been on skim milk diet for almost two weeks and they finally told me I could put Nestles no sugar added chocolate mix and it makes it so much more palatable..

JUNE 25th!!! Been on this journey since JANUARY!!!!! :wub: Congrats to all my June sleevers!!!!! After June we will officially be on the loser's bench!!!

I am brand new here. My surgery is scheduled for 6/25. In three days. I've been on skim milk diet for almost two weeks and they finally told me I could put Nestles no sugar added chocolate mix and it makes it so much more palatable..

All you can have is skim milk?

JUNE 25th!!! Been on this journey since JANUARY!!!!! :wub: Congrats to all my June sleevers!!!!! After June we will officially be on the loser's bench!!!

I cannot wait until June 25th!

Have a popsicle question....do the popsicles melt b4 u finish them since u have to go slower' date=' or do u just let them melt and use a spoon?[/quote']

Hey! I'm day 4 and I love having Popsicles. I bought the sugar free kind from Walmart where you break them in half (2 sticks) I nibble them and I'm able to eat the whole thing before it melts.

Try making Protein Popsicles! I purchased nectar lemonade and strawberry kiwi. They make awesome Popsicles. For some reason I do better with Popsicles than drinking.

@ Getlow....that drain plug is something else, didnt it feel write when they took it out?...i have to say i felt better after to...day 3 postout