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I hope everyone is doing ok today.... This liquid diet is kicking my ass... I fubbed up today and had 3 pieces of chocolate... Im not doing so great right now being very hard on myself. . Has anyone else had a really hard time with this diet?

Neek----->DOS: 1/22/13

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THANK YOU everyone for your supprt' date=' prayers, and thoughts! I had my emergency surgery this morning...no additional cuts, they already went through my incisions. Surgeon said there was a kink in my small intestine...one of the stiches or something kinked it up. I was throwing up all night, bad burping, bad reflux, but everything seems fine now. Tomorrow i will do another swallow study and hopefully get to drink some Water. I havn't drank since Monday! I feel much much much better. My surgeon is from a center of excellance and very very well known, so complications do happen. I went into the surgery not expecting it to be bad, but it happens . Wish me luck on final swallow study tomorrow and I should be home by Ssturday if all is well. THANKS TO YOU ALL <33[/quote']

I'm so happy to hear your doing so much better!!! Hopefully they will allow you to swish & spit immediately following the upper GI : ) Fingers crossed!!!

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I hope everyone is doing ok today.... This liquid diet is kicking my ass... I fubbed up today and had 3 pieces of chocolate... Im not doing so great right now being very hard on myself. . Has anyone else had a really hard time with this diet?

Neek----->DOS: 1/22/13

Of course we all have failed diets b4 honey, that's why we're here! Go to bed knowing tomorrow is another opportunity for you & forgive urself!!! Your so close!! You can do this!!

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I hope everyone is doing ok today.... This liquid diet is kicking my ass... I fubbed up today and had 3 pieces of chocolate... Im not doing so great right now being very hard on myself. . Has anyone else had a really hard time with this diet?

Neek----->DOS: 1/22/13

It is tough. I wasn't perfect on it. But oh well. Just do the best you can. No one asks for perfection during this stage, just a shrinking liver.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

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THANK YOU everyone for your supprt, prayers, and thoughts! I had my emergency surgery this morning...no additional cuts, they already went through my incisions. Surgeon said there was a kink in my small intestine...one of the stiches or something kinked it up. I was throwing up all night, bad burping, bad reflux, but everything seems fine now. Tomorrow i will do another swallow study and hopefully get to drink some Water. I havn't drank since Monday! I feel much much much better. My surgeon is from a center of excellance and very very well known, so complications do happen. I went into the surgery not expecting it to be bad, but it happens . Wish me luck on final swallow study tomorrow and I should be home by Ssturday if all is well. THANKS TO YOU ALL <33

Wonderful news! I am so happy it was nothing to major and you are feeling better. I am also going to a center for excellence and that makes me feel a little better. Keep us updated and I hope your swallow study goes well

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Anyone else having amazing grumbling going on in their belly? I was "running" to the bathroom every time it started but just ended up sitting there listening to it rumble. I have had a few movements' date=' but they were not solid and the grumbling only stops for a few minutes after I go. I hope someone else with surgery 1/14 is having this same thing and maybe someone a week further out can tell me when it went away!![/quote']

Yup, happened to me too, crazy isn't it. My DOS was 1/10/13 and I began to hear it at about day 2. Continued a few days and is more rare now. Just your new tummy getting used to what is being put in it and letting you know it's working. I would be more concerned if its accompanied by pain or severe diarrhea.

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THANK YOU everyone for your supprt' date=' prayers, and thoughts! I had my emergency surgery this morning...no additional cuts, they already went through my incisions. Surgeon said there was a kink in my small intestine...one of the stiches or something kinked it up. I was throwing up all night, bad burping, bad reflux, but everything seems fine now. Tomorrow i will do another swallow study and hopefully get to drink some Water. I havn't drank since Monday! I feel much much much better. My surgeon is from a center of excellance and very very well known, so complications do happen. I went into the surgery not expecting it to be bad, but it happens . Wish me luck on final swallow study tomorrow and I should be home by Ssturday if all is well. THANKS TO YOU ALL <33[/quote']

I am so happy to hear things are looking up and everything went well! We will continue to pray for you and that your swallow study is perfect. It sounds like you're already feeling better. :)

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THANK YOU everyone for your supprt' date=' prayers, and thoughts! I had my emergency surgery this morning...no additional cuts, they already went through my incisions. Surgeon said there was a kink in my small intestine...one of the stiches or something kinked it up. I was throwing up all night, bad burping, bad reflux, but everything seems fine now. Tomorrow i will do another swallow study and hopefully get to drink some Water. I havn't drank since Monday! I feel much much much better. My surgeon is from a center of excellance and very very well known, so complications do happen. I went into the surgery not expecting it to be bad, but it happens . Wish me luck on final swallow study tomorrow and I should be home by Ssturday if all is well. THANKS TO YOU ALL <33[/quote']

Prayers, happy everything went well! Hope you have continued recover and you can get some water in!

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I'm having a tough time on liquid diet...on top of it I have a cold..I.feel like if I couldve eaten I may have kicked this cold.

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I hope everyone is doing ok today.... This liquid diet is kicking my ass... I fubbed up today and had 3 pieces of chocolate... Im not doing so great right now being very hard on myself. . Has anyone else had a really hard time with this diet?

Neek----->DOS: 1/22/13

Im on it myself and yeah its tuff especially with lil ones... but wr almost there 5 more days mine is at 7:00am come on we can do it

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I'm having a tough time on liquid diet...on top of it I have a cold..I.feel like if I couldve eaten I may have kicked this cold.

Will your cold affect the surgery? Hope you feel better

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Best news of all? I've been passing gas! Lol! I think I'm on my way now and the long bumpy road is about to finally smoothen a bit :) By the way, passing gas is a GREAT SIGN. All you post-oppers must look for this. I've been walking TONS and this seems to be the ONLY thing that helps. After 4 days, I think I may be able to try ice chips and Water today at the hospital after swallow test. Very excited!

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I hope everyone is doing ok today.... This liquid diet is kicking my ass... I fubbed up today and had 3 pieces of chocolate... Im not doing so great right now being very hard on myself. . Has anyone else had a really hard time with this diet?

Neek----->DOS: 1/22/13

No worries....with my 2 week liquid diet I had a few cheat times. I feel it was necessary so as to prevent not only insanity, but a full blown binge. It helped me get through it. Just don't overdue it. Very, very minor cheats if you must. Remember, you are only human!

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Best news of all? I've been passing gas! Lol! I think I'm on my way now and the long bumpy road is about to finally smoothen a bit :) By the way' date=' passing gas is a GREAT SIGN. All you post-oppers must look for this. I've been walking TONS and this seems to be the ONLY thing that helps. After 4 days, I think I may be able to try ice chips and Water today at the hospital after swallow test. Very excited![/quote']

So great to hear that your second surgery went well. The walking really helped me as well. When the pain got bad, I got up and walked the hall. It made a huge difference in the pain level and I've been doing it at home too. It is the only thing that seems to stop the grumbling monsters in my tummy :)

Good luck with the rest of your hospital stay and I am looking forward to hearing how you are doing!!

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I'm having a tough time on liquid diet...on top of it I have a cold..I.feel like if I couldve eaten I may have kicked this cold.

I will be praying that you do not get the flu like I did. It totally messes up surgery plans. And then on top of that the hospital called to let me know that if I reschedule again I have to pay a 6% fee. That's ridiculous. I couldn't help that I got the flu.

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    • 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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      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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