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Liquid Pre-Op on Wed

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JCP    619

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I am so nervous... scared, really. I am excited about the surgery itself but so worried about this pre-op! I will be working throughout and have a very stressful job in healthcare with lots of contact with people. Being hungry makes me weak and irritable and I'm so scared I'll feel bad and do or say something stupid! I wish I had enough vacation to stay home for this step. Am I making this a lot worse in my head than it will really be? I sure hope so....

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naturalbabe77    16

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Take one day at a time and you will make it through. I felt the same way. The first three days were tough, but I stayed focused on my ultimate goal. Also, I have a good friend who started the pre-op diet with me for moral support. Stay busy and you won't think about eating. After a few days, it gets much easier.

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SheriL1    10

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I am so nervous... scared, really. I am excited about the surgery itself but so worried about this pre-op! I will be working throughout and have a very stressful job in healthcare with lots of contact with people. Being hungry makes me weak and irritable and I'm so scared I'll feel bad and do or say something stupid! I wish I had enough vacation to stay home for this step. Am I making this a lot worse in my head than it will really be? I sure hope so....

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SheriL1    10

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I just started today. What types of things are you allowed to eat/drink??? My doctor has all patients on prepacked "food" plan. Not very tasty but has lots of Protein so I haven't been shaky today. I was worried about feeling weak but wasn't a problem today.

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patritsky    1

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What sort of prepacked meal is it? How many days pre-op are you? My surgeon only required me to be on liquid the day before surgery.. I had lost 20 lbs over the 5 months when i started me journey...if you cant tolerate the pre-packed food... Ask if you can make your own with similar nutritional value... That may help. I ate a lot of blackened tilapia during my wait lose... Yummy and low fat with lots of Protein and flavor... Good luck! I was sleeved 8/20... Feeling good, minimal pain... Still drinking Protein Shakes, down 36 lbs overall. Good luck to you ????

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JCP    619

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I am on liquids for two weeks. Calories are not important so much but no sugar, caffeine, carbonated drinks, etc. and I have to focus on Protein, hydration, and my Vitamins. Today I had 2 Protein Shakes, beef broth, strained mushroom Soup, and tons of Water. I'm feeling ok, a little tired and my stomach feels a little odd but not bad. I just wish I could stop peeing so much!

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sylvia45    29

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I also am working in a very busy health care and there is always food around it's pretty tough for me . I'm just taking day by day . I'm on the 3rd day and I was off today so that helped alittle . My surgery is Tuesday .

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JCP    619

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God bless you, Sylvia! You are almost there! I'll be glad when I am that close. It's only day 2 for me and I don't feel bad... Just odd. My stomach feels strange, a little queasy. Not hungry. I am tired but it's ok. Guess it's just an adjustment. Can't wait to be one of the folks several months out saying how great they feel! :)

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JCP    619

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Oh plus all my teammates spent forever talking about their favorite Breakfast tacos today, arguing over who makes the best ones. I told them they were going to die if they didn't cut it out. :)

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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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