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I'm gonna stick to my salads with Protein for dinners up until surgery. I hope I will be okay with it after I can go back on solids after surgery!

I LOVE salad. Subways are amazing

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Yes!!! I was so happy that I could handle lettuce!

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Did you have surgery? When was yours?

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I had my surgery on June 17th

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Ohhh ok!

So how's life after surgery? I'm soo anxious! Day one down 13 to go! :/ it's tough but doable.

I miss good but it's in my head... Being up late isn't helping!

I live in Vegas and it's 1:35am (not sure where you're at :) )

Hoping tomorrow is easier. I do notice myself not caring about certain foods. So I guess that's good?

I just can't wait to get it over with and start my new life! Christmas will be exciting this year! :) new clothes!! LOL that's part of my motivation.

Ohhh and did anything kill the headaches? Water and stuff just isn't helping :(

Headed to bed, the 4 year old will be up way too soon! :)

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Life after surgery is good.. At week 3 I got severely dehydrated so I had to go to the hospital for IV Fluid. Drink drink drink lol...

I don't really crave things. Except soda every now and then. I have also been struggling with headaches and I truly have no idea how to cure it without a NSAID...

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That's good to hear!

Soda was one of the hardest things to give up... Pasta a close second.

These headaches are noooo fun and I've noticed the more I drink the better they tend to get. But I still take Migraine stuff from time to time.

Jello and popcicles are saving me to a point. I'd also have to say I drink about 6-8 large bottles of Water and occasionally some tea.

It's so nice to talk to someone on here who's not real far out but has already had the surgery.

Speaking of which, my dr is doing mine as outpatient?!? He does all sleeves this way. I find it kinda odd. Almost everyone is in the hospital for a day or two.

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Yeah my doctor kept me in the hospital for 2 days. Which was nice because I had a pain pump that I was able to hit every 10 min if I needed too... Needless to say that thing was my best friend.

Soda and Pasta have been the all time hardest things to omit from my diet. But luckily my doctor didn't make me stop drinking coffee... I would not survive lol

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I love coffee... Of course my DR or Nutritionist basically thinks all caffeine, except tea, is the devil. :/ my mom was like, you can have tea, but not coffee? Makes no sense lol

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Lol yeah my doctor is not opposed to me having it.. Thank god!

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What was the day before surgery like? Did you have any special eaton restrictions?

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It's so worth it tho... I haven't messed up at all as far as eating and I'm 5 weeks out... I'm blessed to say that my head hunger is pretty much under control... My go to snack is carrots right now, lol which is weird because I hated them before

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I'm really training myself on head hunger. It's been "not as bad as I thought". I've only been on pre op for 2 days but I've been pretty good. I'm doing everything I should be. I can't wait to be on your side of the fence!

That's so awesome you're doing so well. You see a lot of people on here who have horror stories. Of head hunger and slip ups and everything else! How much have you lost, if you don't mind my asking?

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