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I have my pre-op appt this Tuesday(19th)' date=' a pre-op class and have to purchase my opti fast shakes. I am nervous as it's getting closer and closer but I'm so ready for this.

Has anyone been taking Vitamins prior to surgery?[/quote']

Been taking vitamins for the past 3 months, part of my requirements to prove I could and would take them. Good luck with the pre op let me know how the shakes go as I will have to start them on the 1st.

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Can you believe we're only about two weeks away from our group's front runners' surgery dates!! What are you all doing to prepare? I can't wait to hear about your pre op appts and the pre op diets and how you are all doing!! It won't be long until we stake our claim on the losers' bench!

I just got excited and sick with nerves after reading this! Lmao :) I'm excited mostly. My pre-op is Wednesday and 2 week liquid starts Thursday....not looking forward to not eating....my boss has declared the next 2 weeks after Wednesday "stay the F away from Karen" day...lol and nobody is allowed to eat anything near me...lol but seriously even if I wanted to eat something...all the people that know what I'm doing...they would rip the food out of my hands lol they are all very supportive.

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Some how I dropped off but I'm still scheduled for the 22nd!

I'm sorry about that!! I got you back in there!!

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I just got excited and sick with nerves after reading this! Lmao <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I'm excited mostly. My pre-op is Wednesday and 2 week liquid starts Thursday....not looking forward to not eating....my boss has declared the next 2 weeks after Wednesday "stay the F away from Karen" day...lol and nobody is allowed to eat anything near me...lol but seriously even if I wanted to eat something...all the people that know what I'm doing...they would rip the food out of my hands lol they are all very supportive.

I had a mint one day at work....terrible after taste from the shakes, needed something, just about got ripped apart by my co-workers!!! It was awesome they were so supportive but I was like 11 or 12 days in and miserable and pretty much was 'give me my damn mint or I'll gnaw your arms off'. Support is fabulous though, glad you have it!!!

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Hi girls... my surgery date is March 11! I am super happy and excited but also getting nervous but I guess it's normal... it is major surgery and a complete change in my life' date=' so I think being nervous is just normal!!! I am meeting the nutritionist on Monday. Good luck to you both![/quote']

Mine is also the 11th...super excited! Good luck!

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My voyage into this has been a bit different than some of yours it sounds. I had all but three appointments (pre op with PCP' date=' final dietitian visit, and finally meet the surgeon) all before I was approved by ins. I was denied the first time around as my BMI had not been in the qualifying range for two years. So I met with everyone and did all my tests, psyc evaluation, yada yada over a year ago. The only visit I have left is my pre-op with my PCP. It feels even more surreal to be getting this done as I have been at it for close to two years...[/quote']

Ur insurance allows the others to count after a yr? Wow! Mine couldn't be older than 6 mos for anything for the approval....

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I had a mint one day at work....terrible after taste from the shakes' date=' needed something, just about got ripped apart by my co-workers!!! It was awesome they were so supportive but I was like 11 or 12 days in and miserable and pretty much was 'give me my damn mint or I'll gnaw your arms off'. Support is fabulous though, glad you have it!!![/quote']

Yeah I had to buy sf gum and use it all before Surg :-)

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Is anyone looking at what type of Protein to use after? I found this syntax nectar and people are raving about the taste its whey protein isolate and apparently tastes great. I have my pre op class 3/7 I'm gonna ask more about it then.

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Been taking Vitamins for the past 3 months' date=' part of my requirements to prove I could and would take them. Good luck with the pre op let me know how the shakes go as I will have to start them on the 1st.[/quote']

I've been on vitamins since day 1 multivit, Calcium, vit c, b complex, and vit d

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Ur insurance allows the others to count after a yr? Wow! Mine couldn't be older than 6 mos for anything for the approval....

Yeah it all has to be done within a two year period. I was surprised about all of the labs too, but I assume I will have some of those done during my pre-op right?

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OK I am getting worried. My husband started taking classes on the 14th in addition to working full time. I work 50 hours a week so am exhausted when I get home from work. He has been pretty much doing all the house stuff as he works less hours then I do. But now with school he will not be able to. I am going to have to somehow find the energy to pick up the slack. Hopefully I get more energy fast!

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Is anyone looking at what type of Protein to use after? I found this syntax nectar and people are raving about the taste its whey protein isolate and apparently tastes great. I have my pre op class 3/7 I'm gonna ask more about it then.

Let us know what they say, I am curious too.

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Is anyone looking at what type of Protein to use after? I found this syntax nectar and people are raving about the taste its whey Protein isolate and apparently tastes great. I have my pre op class 3/7 I'm gonna ask more about it then.

I went to my class and tried some of it. It wasn't bad. It is one that is recommended as well as unjury.

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I ordered a bunch of samples from bariatric pantry online. Syntax is good, Unjury, too. For me, it is just trial and error. I hated Isopure. IMO it made me gag.

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My surg is scheduled for 3/18, Im 30 yrs old 5'8 and 290 lbs. Id love to have some other "Marchers" to follow their progress. Im still so shocked that my insurance approved it (3rd times a charm) this all seems surreal to me!

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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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      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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