I had my surgery on July 16th - just passed 7 weeks post op. Would be interested in mentoring anyone who needs it. I wish I had found this forum before my surgery - it would have helped immensely!

Glen

I could use mentoring.

Im getting wls in nov, But need advice to ready myself and prepare before and after. I weigh 275. 5foot 3. don't know where to begin with Protein shakes or what....

Two weeks prior to the surgery I did the pre-op diet - 5 shakes/proteins (3 of one, 2 of the other) during the day and then a sensible dinner consisting of 5 ozs of lean meat and 2 cups of vegetables. I lost 20 lbs on the pre-op diet. The goal is to shrink your liver to make access to your stomach a little easier. I used AdvantEdge and Muscle Milk Protein shakes and then Atkins or South Beach Protein Bars. The 2 week diet sounds intense, but it wasn't that hard. The worst part was finding different flavors to get a little variety. The 2 weeks of shakes and bars was very 'sweet' because everything comes in vanilla and chocolate flavors (found others if I looked hard enough).

*I put 5 shakes/proteins. I meant to put Protein bars.

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Hi, I'm having surgery this month. There are 2 things that helped me best prepare: 1. The book: "The Emotional First+Aid Kit" (the one for bariatric patients......I ordered it online.....2nd edition And 2. The blog on this website under 50 year olds having VSG. (It will be helpful even if you are NOT in your 50's) You can also easily find it by googling "Queen of Crop" blog. She gives you a week by week idea.......very realistic idea....... of what you will experience.

thanks I look into those right away.

Blessings,

Misty