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TracyinKS

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JULLEE71    0

JULLEE71
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OMG Terri...hiccups seem as though they would be soooooooooo painful!!!!!!

QUESTION: WHAT DO WE WEAR AFTER SURGERY...WILL JEANS BE TOO UNCOMFORTABLE..?? KIND OF A DUMB QUESTION I KNOW BUT I LOOOOOOOOOVE MY JEANS..LOL

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daveintoronto    0

daveintoronto
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It's my band day!

I am actually sitting in the clinic while I type this, I brought my laptop because I have to spend the night. I also brought a few DVD's with me to watch tonight.

They are running a little late, I was suppose to go in at 2:30 so it will probably be closer to 3:00.

I am very jelous about Bandedme eating filet last noght, all I get is yogurt and cottage cheese, yuk!

Okay, better go, wish me luck.

Dave

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TracyinKS    7

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Was that doctor ordered or are you doing it all on your own?

Doctor ordered for two weeks prior.. I started early because I wanted a jump start on the losing. Although I am picking the lower carb options, and adding the tuna of my own accord (3 days prior I will go 100% liquid)

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TerriDoodle    6

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OMG Terri...hiccups seem as though they would be soooooooooo painful!!!!!!

 

QUESTION: WHAT DO WE WEAR AFTER SURGERY...WILL JEANS BE TOO UNCOMFORTABLE..?? KIND OF A DUMB QUESTION I KNOW BUT I LOOOOOOOOOVE MY JEANS..LOL

 

No the hiccups are not terribly painful because they are not real deep, hard ones...just gentle...but enough to wake me up!

 

You do NOT want to wear jeans. I promise you that. Stretchy yoga pants or something with a comfy elastic waist and roomy seat would be ideal.

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DynamoMini    1

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My preop diet is just high Protein low carb, small frequent meals. Nothing too weird. I am close to between 60 and 80 grams of protein daily. Basically,

eggs, Protein Shake, chicken with salad, fruit, meat, vegetables, protein shake (if I'm hungry). 80 oz. water

So I'm doing great so far, but it's only been one day. Usually I can manage the initial stages, I feel better eating this way anyway, I had my last binge on Passover food (not all that great anyway).

Thanks for welcoming me into the group!

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Daisalana    33

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I heard someone mention getting one of those big house dresses from wal-mart. I plan to wear that with my flannel men's PJ pants (makes me completely shapeless, so I'll pretend I don't have a body LOL) and flip-flops.

 

I personally would rather go home right after surgery, and sleep in the car.

I hate not being in my house, in my bed when I'm not feeling well.. or sleeping.< /p>

Even if I'm in pain, Id feel reassured knowing I was on my way home to my bed.. and my down comforter and feather pillow and heated mattress pad.. Mm.. Now I wanna get off work and go to bed. LOL

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JULLEE71    0

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A MOOMOO...LOL...reminds me of my mom back in the day..she used to wear them all the time and she wasnt even fat!!!

 

Laura, im with you..I loooove my bed especially when im not feeling good, but i just want to know that im ok first!!!!

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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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      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.

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