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Looking for a buddy! Surgery april 2!

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Nurse96    28

Nurse96
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Fast and slow is right! Good analogy for how I'm feeling, too!

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CurvyCakes    269

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I agree on the fast yet slow analogy. Lately I find it hard to sleep and anxious about the surgery it's almost as it's consuming every inch of my brain lol.

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happygirlforlife    34

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Hi ladies i am 4/14 ... Getting close ... Wish i could figure this site out a lil better.. I hope we can keep in touch and help support each other ... Going to be a life changing month for us all !!!!

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Nurse96    28

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Thanks for posting! You're right! An exciting month for lots of us! I agree that this site is hard to navigate...especially from my phone which I use about 95% of the time! Best of luck with your surgery, and stay in touch. Mine is a week from this Thursday, on 4/3. Eeeek!!

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happygirlforlife    34

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"Nurse" are u doing a pre op diet? I will definetly keep in touch ... I know support is going to help me achieve my goals .. I have a supportive family

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happygirlforlife    34

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But my husband wont truly understand ... Hes been 180 lbs since the day i met him 18 years ago .... Trys to understand but will never truly get iit ... Glad there are supports like thiscto connecy

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rhoste    21

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Hi Curvy cakes .... I am also scheduled for the 14th. I will start my liquids on the 1rst. I am also allowed veggies. Where r u and where r u having surgery? I'm in Canada

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CurvyCakes    269

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Hi Curvy cakes .... I am also scheduled for the 14th. I will start my liquids on the 1rst. I am also allowed veggies. Where r u and where r u having surgery? I'm in Canada

Hey there. I'm in the Atlanta area and not allowed any veggie during pre op diet. Full liquids only. Being in Canada do u have a portion u pay or being a universal healthcare system it's 100% covered?

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Nurse96    28

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I'm very lucky that I don't have to do a liquid diet pre-op. My surgeon just has me doing the Atkins induction phase diet (high Protein and 20 carbs per day). It hasn't been bad at all so far and I think it's getting me trained on how the eating should go after the surgery. What about you?

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happygirlforlife    34

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My pre/ post op diet is milk with Protein .... pudding , strained Soup, and yogurt... ... And i can gave cream of wheat in am ... Really nit too bad

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rhoste    21

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Hello Curvy and other April surgery gals!

I am in Canada, but the system here is VERY difficult to get paid surgery unless you are very morbidly obese with health issues.... I have a BMI of 39, but do not have any health issues except knee problems, so I will be a self pay in Mexico.

It is so interesting to me about all the pre-op diets! It would be interesting to do a correlation of what pre-op leads to the best post surgical outcomes...etc.... As well as best liver shrinkage.

I think it is important to not be a carb and sugar burning mode just before going on what is like a modified fast post surgery..... Probably best to be burning our fatty tissue already....so good motivation to stay strict .

Rhonda

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Tammylb    174

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Mine is April 7 in Mississippi I would like be your buddy too!

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happygirlforlife    34

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HELLO Everyone.. I am sure all our emotions together could fuel a car.. I am so excited.. but I am also overwhelmed with all I want to get done prior to the big day.. I know it will get done.. but my mind is going crazy ..

I hope liquids are going well. One day closer. !

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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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      1. summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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