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Hi all, I am being sleeves this Sunday Sept 15thin TJ at Mi hospital by Dr. Elias Ortiz and then staying at the Marriott. I am excited and nervous all at once. Anyone else going to be there at the same time?

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On day 5 of my 10 day liquid diet, not starving, not agitated or overwhelmed just excited its getting closer. My Dr allows us pre surgery to add soy milk, almond milk {unsweetened} to our protien drinks, it makes them so tasty. If you are having a problem ask about that. Try mixing Protein flavors I did choc/banana yesterday and strawberry/choc.

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I was just given my surgery date...September 19th. I have a week long liquid diet which starts Thursday. Having it done by Dr. Hohen in Lenexa' date=' KS.

I've be considering this for quite a while and talked to a couple of different doctors. It took a month to get an appointment with Dr. Hohen, so I expected it to take another month or so to get surgery scheduled...Nope! He had an opening 10 days later.

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I'm also the 19th and I'm freaking out about what to have the 7 days prior. I feel like I'm going to get depressed from not having food.

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Hello! My surgery is Thursday I am excited and very calm about it. I have been meditating and doing positive affirmations that's my practice. I am new to this forum but I love the idea of having support!

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On my way to the hospital! ...oh wait. Hubs forgot his cell phone. On the way back home!

Hopefully I'll make it on time! Feeling anxious, nervous and HUNGRY! Usually I would be stuffing my face with sweets when feeling this abnormal. No more!

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Hello! My surgery is Thursday I am excited and very calm about it. I have been meditating and doing positive affirmations that's my practice. I am new to this forum but I love the idea of having support!

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of information and support here. Good luck to you.

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Good luck and a speedy recovery to everyone who is getting sleeved today.

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I'm also the 19th and I'm freaking out about what to have the 7 days prior. I feel like I'm going to get depressed from not having food.< /p>

Yeah...I hadn't looked into what types of Protein Drinks to buy as I wasn't expecting to get scheduled so soon. Last night, I read the reviews of Protein drinks and ordered some necter off Amazon which will be here Thursday morning.

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Yeah...I hadn't looked into what types of Protein drinks to buy as I wasn't expecting to get scheduled so soon. Last night' date=' I read the reviews of protein drinks and ordered some necter off Amazon which will be here Thursday morning.[/quote']

I've been hearing about this nectar. What's it for?

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Good Luck everyone who's having surgery today!

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Wow...I have a very similar situation. What surgeon are you seeing?

I am seeing Dr Cunningham and Dr Chu in Lafayette Louisiana

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Super nervous!! My stomach is doing cartwells.

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I've been hearing about this nectar. What's it for?

It is a type of Protein Drink that is supposed to taste pretty good.

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Good luck to everyone having surgery today.

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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

        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

      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

        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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