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I have this book! Really good info from what I have read so far. I am already flagging the recipes for smooth foods :)

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You guys are too kind! Thank you. :)

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It has been nice to be able to lay around all home these last two days. Having lost so much blood and subsequent transfusions has taken a toll. So tired. But I get up at least once an hour and walk laps around the house. It helps. I keep getting nose bleeds though.

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Anyone who has done the clear liquid/broth preop diet, can you add unflavored Protein to either, otherwise I will have no Protein and I have one killer headache.

ALSO!!! I bought an eight pack of lemonlime Powerade zero, not something I normally drink, and somehow as I started my third one, I realize I bought the regular Powerade not the zero, I had over 70 carbs and 270 calories this morning. No wonder my sugar levels were fine, I was checking to make sure didnt go too low.

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I am 5 days post-op. I sleep a lot. Gas is almost all gone; which was 92% of the pain. chewable Gas-X. Yesterday was a good day but I may have over done it. Sore today. Being in a car makes me sore; all that jiggling. I think everything is on track. I am taking all my Vitamins. Only getting one Protein Drink in per day. Popsicles are my best friend. Go Seahawks!!!!

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It has been nice to be able to lay around all home these last two days. Having lost so much blood and subsequent transfusions has taken a toll. So tired. But I get up at least once an hour and walk laps around the house. It helps. I keep getting nose bleeds though.

I just read this, I hope you are ok, may I ask what happened so that you lost a lot of blood and needed transfusions. Hope the nose bleeds stop soon.

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I would kill for a Protein drink right now. :)

It will be Friday before I see one, if I am doing my math right.

Lord help me.

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It has been nice to be able to lay around all home these last two days. Having lost so much blood and subsequent transfusions has taken a toll. So tired. But I get up at least once an hour and walk laps around the house. It helps. I keep getting nose bleeds though.

:( it'll get better

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A lady in here showed me this Liquid Protein that has 42 G Protein in 4 ouncespost-234841-14131545706263_thumb.jpg

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It has been nice to be able to lay around all home these last two days. Having lost so much blood and subsequent transfusions has taken a toll. So tired. But I get up at least once an hour and walk laps around the house. It helps. I keep getting nose bleeds though.

I hope you start feeling better very soon!

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Sippy cup✔

liquid vitamins✔

Iron✔

Zinc✔

Biotin✔

Gas x ✔

Post surgery prescriptions✔

Pajamas✔

lunch box with meds in it that freaks out hospital staffattachicon.gifImageUploadedByBariatricPal1413038374.661134.jpg

Hospital bag with favorite candy on it. ✔attachicon.gifImageUploadedByBariatricPal1413038565.061971.jpg

Almost ready what else do I need.

Yes kindle and phone. That's implied. Lol

Hi,

I was looking over your list I am going in on Wednesday. I was under the impression that the hospital pharmacy provides the medicine while you are admitted. Is that incorrect? do I need to bring my meds from home?

Thanks

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Me five,

Love: The updates that people are feeling better, all the photos of everyone and the Jolly Ranchers bag is priceless. Funny layknee are you planning to give up chewing in favor of the food mill. It sure sounds a lot easier then chewing every bite 35 times. I am just kidding!

I think, you are supposed to bring your meds to hospital specially if another doctor prescribed them. Make sure they are in the original bottles. No random pills in a box or baggie. The hospital provides meds your surgeon prescribes while you are in patient. Sometimes you go home with prescriptions to fill at a pharmacy.

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Hi Melora, are you having surgery this Wednesday?

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EVERYONE has to check layknee's medicine bag. I am dying right now, time to run to the bathroom again. Between that and your Jolly Ranchers bag you are set

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One thing that is a total negative. One incision is where my bra line sits and another is where the top of my jeans sit. There is glue over the incisions but on first outing I learned to put bandages over them.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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