Hi everyone,

I have been on this forum a few months, but haven't really spoken up. I have just been like a sponge soaking up everyone's knowledge and experiences. I am so happy to say that I have been approved by BCBS for my sleeve surgery, and it will be on May 20th, which also happens to be my 8 year wedding anniversary! Anyway, I couldn't contain my excitement to start this new chapter in my life:-)

MAY 19!!

May seems to by zipping right along towards our Surgeries! I am on my pre-op diet. Its similar to nutri-system. A lot of Protein Snacks, shakes, and Soups. It's going fine. They want you to have 3 snacks and 3 "meals" a day, so I feel like I'm always just an hour away from some kind of food.

Just discovered this forum today and I'm a bit obsessed! Saw someone posted they had to quit their "favorite food" diet and then on this post "food funeral". Laughed so hard! I have had a horrible mindset the last few weeks. I have kind of felt like every meal is my last. It's kind of a relief to be on this structured diet. I don't really have to think about my food or play mind games with myself.

Good luck everyone!

May 13 for me!! Good luck to everyone!

May 28 is my date.

I'm May 20th too!!! I'll be getting mine done in Dallas by Dr. Holden. So excited!!!! Kind of nervous about liquid diet...mine starts May 13th and I'm in major food funeral mode lol

Me too Shubie! I start tomorrow and today I've had a little bit of just about everything you can imagine. It really does feel like a funeral. But this is a funeral I am going to welcome.

Best of luck!

My wife and I are both having surgery May 20th in Mexico. Pre-op diet is going well though we just need to keep our carbs and fat intake low. We are drinking low carb shakes, eggs, eggbeaters, and low fat turkey along with a few other things. We're traveling three time zones to have surgery. I'm nervous but not my wife. She's an RN

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May 21st is D day for me. I seem to go from being elated to terrified. I am 56 so I worry about the surgery.

I am amazed at how different the pre op diet seems to be from person to person.

Mine is for 14 days. It is one meal replacement shake for breakfast

60 calories of fruit for morning tea

Shake and 1 to 2 cups of non starchy veggies for lunch

60 cals of fruit and a diet jelly for afternoon tea

Dinner is the same as lunch

Supper is a diet jelly

My surgery is May 20th too. I started my preop diet May 6th which consist of 4 mandatory meal replacements a day (bought from doctors office) and all the non starchy green veggies I want, and 1 4oz piece of lean meat a day. No milk, cheese, pasta, rice, crackers, bread... So it's basically a high protein, no sugar diet. I have lost 7.4lbs so far! Whoohoo! I'm beginning to get a little nervous. But I know this is what I need! I'm 5'2 and my highest weight was 254.4 and I'm now at 247 lbs.

I agree with you Ozikiwi. There is a lot of difference in all of the pre-op diets. I am on a 2 week liquid diet. I can have skim milk, sugar free jello, pudding or natural applesauce. I can also have oatmeal (no sugar, of course) or cream of wheat, sugar free popsicles, pure protein supplement or pre-made protein shakes and one protein bar a day (minimum of 10g of protein and under 200 calories.) It has been really rough. Especially the first 3-4 days. Feeling a bit better today. I will go to clear liquids on the 19th and surgery on the 20th. Its getting close enough its starting to feel real. I know it should have awhile ago, but I'm pretty good with denial. That's one of the reasons I am in this situation. Lol!

I am getting sleeved on May 20th. Excited and nervous. I am only on a 7 day liquid diet which I'm starting tomorrow. Good luck fellow 20th sleevers

9 days and counting I start my liquid diet tomorrow two Protein shakes a day and sugarfree pop sickles/ Jello and Water , I also can eat chicken or beef broth, we got this.

May 19th...and not loving the liquid diet! Protein shakes, juice, skim milk, 1 can fat free cream soup daily, broth

Ok.....only day 2 of pre-op diet. Supposed to drink 5-6 Protein shakes and then only sugar free popsicles, Jello, pudding, Water and sugar free drinks. I am already having trouble drinking that many shakes! Good thing I won't have to drink that many post op (hoping that premiere protein shakes with 30 grams protein will do the trick...will only need to drink 2 of them to get in protein!)

Other than feeling like I want to chew my arm off it's going great!! Keep going May 20th sleevers WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Does anyone feel as though this day will never get here? Or that the process was so long that it seems almost too good to be true that it is this close?