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Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE Unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

glad your doing well ladybug, hopefully your chair is nice and cushioned if not try getting you a pillow for your chair, you can also use it when your driving home to put in front of your tummy before putting your seat belt on....take it easy..what hospital were you sleeved at

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Hi all,

I've officially started my pre-op. It's not too bad, although the shakes don't hold me over that long. Thank goodness for Crystal light :-) I'm ready to move forward in the process and get things going. Although my surgery is scheduled for 4/21 I still haven't received a green light from insurance. Apparently they need more info. Of course they do... But I'm really confident this is going all work out. Again, so glad I'm not alone in this process and see that a lot of us have hit a few speed bumps but have made out ok.

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Hi all, I've officially started my pre-op. It's not too bad, although the shakes don't hold me over that long. Thank goodness for Crystal light :-) I'm ready to move forward in the process and get things going. Although my surgery is scheduled for 4/21 I still haven't received a green light from insurance. Apparently they need more info. Of course they do... But I'm really confident this is going all work out. Again, so glad I'm not alone in this process and see that a lot of us have hit a few speed bumps but have made out ok.

Hey makingmeover there is a April 21st Sleever thread that we all are on. I'm also the 21st.

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Hi all, I've officially started my pre-op. It's not too bad, although the shakes don't hold me over that long. Thank goodness for Crystal light :-) I'm ready to move forward in the process and get things going. Although my surgery is scheduled for 4/21 I still haven't received a green light from insurance. Apparently they need more info. Of course they do... But I'm really confident this is going all work out. Again, so glad I'm not alone in this process and see that a lot of us have hit a few speed bumps but have made out ok.

Hey makingmeover there is a April 21st Sleever thread that we all are on. I'm also the 21st.

Hey gettinbacktome,

Thanks for letting me know. I'll definitely join in :-)

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glad your doing well ladybug, hopefully your chair is nice and cushioned if not try getting you a pillow for your chair, you can also use it when your driving home to put in front of your tummy before putting your seat belt on....take it easy..what hospital were you sleeved at

Sleeved at Virginia Mason.....loved it there!

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started my preop diet today- and was so sick =[. what does everyone think about freezing the shakes into popsicles to make them more enjoyable. same thing with Isopure after surgery. i know for me right now its a struggle to even get 30 oz of Water and 1 shake down. i also feel insanely on edge.. like cranky or snappy as well as very out of it and spacey =[. what is everyone going through and feeling during preop?? all my diet consists on is Bariatric Advantage Protein powder yogurt - fatfree broth and Clear liquids.

any recommendations on how to consume this powder? ?

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started my preop diet today- and was so sick =[. what does everyone think about freezing the shakes into popsicles to make them more enjoyable. same thing with Isopure after surgery. i know for me right now its a struggle to even get 30 oz of Water and 1 shake down. i also feel insanely on edge.. like cranky or snappy as well as very out of it and spacey =[. what is everyone going through and feeling during preop?? all my diet consists on is Bariatric Advantage Protein powder yogurt - fatfree broth and Clear Liquids.< /p>

any recommendations on how to consume this powder??

Love the idea of freezing them. chocolate would be like a fudge bar. Mmmmmm

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I threw a few boxes of the ready made EAS Advani EDGE Protein in the freezer about a month ago and thought I was on to something. Admittedly, at the time my freezer seemed to be on the way out and wasn't getting very cold, so the shakes wouldn't freeze but became kinda slushy. It was pure heaven. Then the freezer started working again and they froze solid. Lets just say when they defrosted enough to drink as a shake, the flavor and texture was NASTY. Hard to describe but like Jello with Knox Gelatin mixed in. Now i know why it says do not freeze on the container! Not sure how Protein Shakes would do as popsicles. I would wonder if the protein would break down over time when exposed to extreme hot or cold.

While my surgery isn't until 4/16, I have found the ready made shakes to be the easiest way to ingest a lot of protein in a small amount of liquid. My favorite (at the moment) is the vanilla and chocolate premiere protein ready made shakes from costco. 30 grams of protein per 11 ounces. I also add a scoop of unflavored Unjury protein to my crystal light or mio beverage.

I can only tolerate the power Proteins if blended with ice. Problem is, Ice creates even more liquid to drink down and the blender is a no no after surgery as it creates air. Not a real big Blender Bottle fan here!

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im on day 2 of my preop ive lost 4.6lbs since yesterday morning by only having 3 shakes a day and 80 ounces of Water. im starving and my head is killing me. i never imagined my head would be pounding this bad. im going through all the worst possible cravings and being a nanny and having to prepare dinner for kids doesn't help the slightest. i feel so grouchy and irritable. whenever i try to work out i get really light headed and i dont know why. =[ i find myself doubting my decision bc i am so hungry. anyone going through things like this?

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im on day 2 of my preop ive lost 4.6lbs since yesterday morning by only having 3 shakes a day and 80 ounces of Water. im starving and my head is killing me. i never imagined my head would be pounding this bad. im going through all the worst possible cravings and being a nanny and having to prepare dinner for kids doesn't help the slightest. i feel so grouchy and irritable. whenever i try to work out i get really light headed and i dont know why. =[ i find myself doubting my decision bc i am so hungry. anyone going through things like this?

I just had mine I have lost 33 lbs but that's including with my two weeks pre op. I think you may need to drink more liquids I have been doing the chicken broth with unflavored Protein it really helps I had my surgery on April the 7 and am not going to lie its hard I had a lil Tomato Soup and it was great I had sugar free Jello . When I did my two week pre op I was able to do 2 shakes and 1 Soup 2snacks and I lost 25 lbs.

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im on day 2 of my preop ive lost 4.6lbs since yesterday morning by only having 3 shakes a day and 80 ounces of Water. im starving and my head is killing me. i never imagined my head would be pounding this bad. im going through all the worst possible cravings and being a nanny and having to prepare dinner for kids doesn't help the slightest. i feel so grouchy and irritable. whenever i try to work out i get really light headed and i dont know why. =[ i find myself doubting my decision bc i am so hungry. anyone going through things like this?

You need to be eating more! I would suggest every three hours you have a shake. Dehydration is probably the issue. Carbohydrates are also brain food, so eliminating may be contributing to the headache as well. I have been doing a liquid diet for three days now and I'm not really hungry. I have 3 shakes during the day,and a bowl of trader joes Soup at dinner. I also add unflavored Protein to my crystal light and sip it all day.

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I think you need more calories. Sounds like your getting enough Fluid. Remember your using the same amount of energy but eating way less. I would try adding one more shake in there and see how you feel. Do you have a NUT you can contact?

im on day 2 of my preop ive lost 4.6lbs since yesterday morning by only having 3 shakes a day and 80 ounces of Water. im starving and my head is killing me. i never imagined my head would be pounding this bad. im going through all the worst possible cravings and being a nanny and having to prepare dinner for kids doesn't help the slightest. i feel so grouchy and irritable. whenever i try to work out i get really light headed and i dont know why. =[ i find myself doubting my decision bc i am so hungry. anyone going through things like this?

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How are all our girls whose surgery day has past?

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