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banffbuck    27

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Just wondering what other people's pre-op diets are like I am scheduled for surgery June 27 I have to go on a Liquid Protein diet starting yesterday 6 weeks. It just seems long to me the Dr said it is to get the fat around the liver but I have lost 100lbs since September so I thought I would be good by now, anyone else have to do this?

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LilMissHoot    7

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I have to go on a liquid Protein diet starting yesterday 6 weeks.

I have a 10 day Pre-Op diet which is two shakes a day and one small protein meal with a few veggies.

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banffbuck    27

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I have to go on a liquid Protein diet starting yesterday 6 weeks.

I have a 10 day Pre-Op diet which is two shakes a day and one small Protein meal with a few veggies.
I'm 7 shakes a day nothing solid it seem insurmountable

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MissHoot    5

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That does seem tough, but you'll be ready for the phase 1 post-op diet. That scares me.

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w1008    10

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My doctor started me on 3 Protein shakes a day since I started seeing him and that has been in December. I did have to lower my Protein diet because I went into stage 4 renal disease. I was down to 2 shakes a day and one small meal for about 2 months until I was back into stage 3 renal disease. I am having my surgery on May 22 so 2 days before surgery I start a clear liquid died. It has been hard and I have cheated on it cause I would get so starved that I would eat some chicken breast which my doctor told me I could.

Beth

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Sunrise07214    57

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I am on a 4 week pre-op diet. I get 5-6 liquid/semi soft foods a day. All are dehydrated and are to be rehydrated with Water. *gag* it's so awful. I've been on it 6 days now and have cheated a few times, but still have lost 8 lbs. I honestly rather not eat than eat the diet food. Thank goodness for SF Jello and Popsicles.

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banffbuck    27

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I am on a 4 week pre-op diet. I get 5-6 liquid/semi soft foods a day. All are dehydrated and are to be rehydrated with Water. *gag* it's so awful. I've been on it 6 days now and have cheated a few times, but still have lost 8 lbs. I honestly rather not eat than eat the diet food. Thank goodness for SF Jello and Popsicles.

hey sunrise what the name of the stuff you're taking?

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banffbuck    27

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<p>My doctor started me on 3 Protein Shakes a day since I started seeing him and that has been in December. I did have to lower my Protein diet because I went into stage 4 renal disease. I was down to 2 shakes a day and one small meal for about 2 months until I was back into stage 3 renal disease. I am having my surgery on May 22 so 2 days before surgery I start a clear liquid died. It has been hard and I have cheated on it cause I would get so starved that I would eat some chicken breast which my doctor told me I could.</p> <p> </p> <p>Beth</p>

hey Beth what shake are you drinking?

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Sunrise07214    57

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hey sunrise what the name of the stuff you're taking?

The Dr has me on Medifast.

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knitlil09    91

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Wow 6 weeks sounds extreme. I'm sure you can handle it though. Are you allowed any solids at all?

I'm supposed to start my preop diet on Wednesday. 2 shakes (premier protein) and one small meal of lean meat and veggies. I will be following it for two and a half weeks.

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Wow 6 weeks sounds extreme. I'm sure you can handle it though. Are you allowed any solids at all?<br><br> I'm supposed to start my preop diet on Wednesday. 2 shakes (premier protein) and one small meal of lean meat and veggies. I will be following it for two and a half weeks.

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banffbuck    27

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Wow 6 weeks sounds extreme. I'm sure you can handle it though. Are you allowed any solids at all? I'm supposed to start my preop diet on Wednesday. 2 shakes (premier protein) and one small meal of lean meat and veggies. I will be following it for two and a half weeks.

Not so far but my dietitian says I may able to work some veggies in. I have a pre op course next week we shall see. I hope so! But what ever it takes.

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w1008    10

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banffbuck I started off on the whey Protein Drink and then someone in our support group said to try the Premier Protein drink. It is 100% better tasting you can buy them at Sam's club or I have seen them at Kroger. I would check out your local wal-mart and your local stores to see if they carry them.

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knitlil09    91

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banffbuck I started off on the whey Protein Drink and then someone in our support group said to try the Premier Protein drink. It is 100% better tasting you can buy them at Sam's club or I have seen them at Kroger. I would check out your local wal-mart and your local stores to see if they carry them.

They also have them at costco and Safeway stores. I live in Texas and we don't have Safeway, but we have Randall's which is part of Safeway and they're carried there. That being said, it's a much better deal to purchase them at Costco in bulk.

My dietician said that it's the shake they recommend to their patients so you might want to ask your doctor.

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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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