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webhopper    57

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I'm so excited and also nervous!

Started my pre op diet which is a full liquid diet yesterday... so far things are going great. I had lost 14 lbs between my first seminar on Jan 9 and my last appointment with the Pcp which was march 28... I'm so excited and cant wait!

I ended up being self pay but its really ok; because its so worth it!

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brittany11389    12

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Good luck to you! I am on the 21st as well and the nerves are really setting in!

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webhopper    57

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Hang in there. When do you start the pre op diet and how long will you be in the hospital?

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brittany11389    12

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I started yesterday. It has been rough these two days for me. I'm really hungry. But I also go to the gym frequently and with me only having so few calories I'm burning everything off. But I will just stick it out. My doctor said I will be in the hospital between 1-3 days depending on my pain level and if there might be any complications.

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webhopper    57

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I think I need to start walking again after work to take my mind off of it. I had a few crazy weeks at work and fell off the wagon with working out.

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webhopper    57

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Is yours a liquid pre op diet?

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brittany11389    12

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Yeah I'm trying to stay active in hopes it will help with healing faster after surgery. Yeah all liquid :/. I have three different Protein Shakes which are bad but I can handle them and some vegetable Soup which I completely hate and will not have it again.

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webhopper    57

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I hate veggie soup! Ive been doing Greek yogurt plus fat free milk; ice; and Protein powder shakes but I think they are getting old :(

Ive been doing cream of chicken Soup mixed with fat free milk and taking out the chicken chunks

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brittany11389    12

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I would kill for some Greek yogurt and skim milk. My diet is so strict. I really hope it gets better. I'm going crazy lol. I feel like I'm starving myself.

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webhopper    57

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Bless your heart! So you are stuck on Clear Liquids? That doesn't seem like much fun at all girl I don't know how you can do that for 2 weeks

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brittany11389    12

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Yes!! It is horrible. I'm going to talk with my dietician and see if I can go buy some broth to have. I know some people get to eat vegetables.

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BeagleLover    1,020

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If you lose during the pre-op liquid diet phase, can you be turned down because BMI hits 35?

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elfnow    277

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If you lose during the pre-op liquid diet phase, can you be turned down because BMI hits 35?

NO. The pre-surgery diet is NOT a sustainable diet, and it is designed to shrink your liver temporarily to reduce the risk of secondary injury. Your approval is based on your BMI at the time of the info being sent in, along with the doctor indicating that you have TRIED to lose weight in a normal healthy diet and cannot, and have a co-morbidity.

It isn't like a mortgage with pre-approval and a final credit check right at the moment you're in the office ready to sign!!!

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mommyjamie    83

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I'm on the 21st too! Starting my liquids tomorrow. Really really nervousness about only that.

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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

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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