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Yolyann    56

Yolyann
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I was wondering what am I supposed to eat or drink. Please HELP. my surgery is on the 15th and I'm freaking out. WHAT DO I NEED?????

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Yolyann    56

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Your surgeon should

Review all of that with you and provide you a list. Most people are on liquids for a while.

Do u have a list?

Yeah I have a list...... But I was just wondering if you guys knew of a few things cuz it's crunch time. Plus hubby is getting his surgery saturday, so I have to shop for 2

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PaulB    346

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sugar free Jello, Carnation instant Breakfast (no sugar added) sugar free pudding, buy good broth with low sodium and sugar free drink mix. That's my diet till 8/14/12 when I hope I can move to purée stage

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Mrs.D    39

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I came home from hospital on full liquids ( some people came home on clear liquids), I had: soup- not chunky, sf fudgesicles and Popsicles, propel Water, soy milk, crystal light, and protien shakes....make sure to get your protien shakes- most important:) shortly thereafter I started eggs, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt.

Good luck!

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Yolyann    56

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Thank you guys stop much!!!!!

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TinyMamiOf3kids    1,280

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Popsicle is a live saver

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Yolyann    56

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Popsicle is a live saver

Thanks mami

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DLCoggin    1,788

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I came home from hospital on full liquids ( some people came home on clear liquids), I had: soup- not chunky, sf fudgesicles and Popsicles, propel Water, soy milk, crystal light, and protien shakes....make sure to get your protien shakes- most important:) shortly thereafter I started eggs, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt.

Good luck!

Pretty much ditto for me. Surgeon requirements vary widely so it's a good idea to stick with the information they gave you or check with your doctor for any additions. Most importantly - as Mrs. D said - get ALL of your Protein.

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NewCarrie    4

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I'm glad someone said something about Protein. I'm on Clear Liquids with no protein and have been concerned about that. I get very tired very quickly and thought I should be taking in something with protein. Need to ask my dr about that one.

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DLCoggin    1,788

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I'm glad someone said something about Protein. I'm on clear liquids with no Protein and have been concerned about that. I get very tired very quickly and thought I should be taking in something with protein. Need to ask my dr about that one.

My comment regarding getting all of your protein was in a post-op context. If you're on a clear liquid diet immediately preceeding your surgery, protein might not be nearly as important. That's an interesting question. My surgeon required that I lose 20-25 pounds pre-op. Period. No pre-op diet of any kind. She just said lose the 20-25 pounds or else - no surgery. If you are on a pre-op diet, I hope you'll share your doctor's response with us regarding protein. Doctors vary widely in their pre-op and post-op diet requirements. It will be interesting to hear what he/she has to say regarding pre-op protein.

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NewCarrie    4

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Sorry for the confusion...im day 5 post-op. I know my body needs to adjust to new digestion but no Vitamins or Protein to me seems to hinder healing.

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DLCoggin    1,788

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Vitamins can be hard on the pouch immediately following the surgery. I'm sure they'll add those in the not too distant future. I am surprised that they don't have you on any Protein. I was on protein immediately following the surgery when I was still in the hospital and every day after I came home. I would definitely run that by your doctor. Congratulations on your surgery!!

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NewCarrie    4

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Thanks much...will def address it with them.

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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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    • Alisa_S

      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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        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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