October Surgery Date

[amylynns 802]

The sodium citrate is horrible and hurts as it works through you. That's why Smiley didn't get much sleep.

That's what I took, but so far, not horrible. Maybe the worst will hit during the night.

[Beni 1,484]

@@amylynns

Hope it's not so bad. i had the Constipation issue on top, In your case you have an "out" I did not. But I may take a while for things to get moving but once they start you'll be busy.

[layknee 357]

Extra zinc why?

zinc is good for wound healing at 30 mg a day. But The liquid Vitamin supplement that I was taking the first week didn't have any was pretty disgusting and whatever I mixed into it maybe that taste disgusting. So I went and found my kids chewable vitamins.

Edited October 19, 2014 by layknee

[Beni 1,484]

@@layknee

Your incisions look great

[Beni 1,484]

@ Melora

Are you there, how are you feeling?

[Beni 1,484]

Good Night Moon.

[Bronxmerci 312]

@@Naynay31 my zinc was on the low side not low but close on my preop bloodwork so I googled and zinc helps skin snapback after weight loss so less loose skin. I went and got it from Amazon since it was low to he'll myself not get droopy.

[OnePhatWhoDat 54]

I am taking the sublingual B-12, but not right now. Waiting a while. Walgreens had an awesome sale this past week for all vitamins: BOGO Free. Sunday's paper had a $2 off coupon for certain Vitamin brands as well! Yes!

Edited October 19, 2014 by OnePhatWhoDat

[Bronxmerci 312]

@@layknee yours look great! I didn't get the strips put on mine, just glue. Here it is. There's one on the side of my belly button that you can't see but it's there. E]xcuse my tiger stripes lol 10lb baby!

[GFord889 22]

Hi everyone,

Day 6 of the liquid diet and so far, so good. I'm already struggling to get in all my water...I just 'forget' to drink it until it's too late in the day and I don't want to be up all night running back and forth to the bathroom!

I saw a few of you saying you were suffering from headaches on the liquid diet. It might be a ketosis headache. When I did Medifast, it's a high Protein, low carb diet and it work on the premise that your body goes into ketosis about 3-5 days into the diet (very similar to what we're doing) and speeds up the fat burning process. But until it does so, you can get a headache and be very lethargic then one day, bam! you feel better.

My surgery is next MOnday and I keep thinking of a 100 things I want to get done before then; I know they're not going to all get done. LOL

SO great reading everyone's story here. I work alot so hard to keep up with everyone but I sure am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers as you face surgery and post surgery!

[smiley922 447]

Hi everyone,

Day 6 of the liquid diet and so far, so good. I'm already struggling to get in all my water...I just 'forget' to drink it until it's too late in the day and I don't want to be up all night running back and forth to the bathroom!

I saw a few of you saying you were suffering from headaches on the liquid diet. It might be a ketosis headache. When I did Medifast, it's a high Protein, low carb diet and it work on the premise that your body goes into ketosis about 3-5 days into the diet (very similar to what we're doing) and speeds up the fat burning process. But until it does so, you can get a headache and be very lethargic then one day, bam! you feel better.

My surgery is next MOnday and I keep thinking of a 100 things I want to get done before then; I know they're not going to all get done. LOL

SO great reading everyone's story here. I work alot so hard to keep up with everyone but I sure am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers as you face surgery and post surgery!

use a Water reminder app on your phone that will ding every 20 minutes to remind you to drink.

[layknee 357]

@@layknee yours look great! I didn't get the strips put on mine, just glue. Here it is. There's one on the side of my belly button that you can't see but it's there. E]xcuse my tiger stripes lol 10lb baby! IMG-20141018-02699.jpg IMG-20141018-02698.jpg

doesnt look bad at all. I know I'm so vain one of my major concerns was having a huge scar. So the first question I was aware of asking was, "Did they have to open?" because I was going to include in my consents that if they had to open, we might as well cancel the surgery.

Edited October 19, 2014 by layknee

[Bronxmerci 312]

@@layknee lmfaoo me too! Right before surgery I told the doctor that if he has to open me just seal me back in and don't do anything! I had to consent to possible opening if my life was at risk. I had an open appendix which you can see the indent when I was 10, and c- section, didn't need any more slits.

[AuriP 420]

@@AuriP I'm in MN too. I tried talking my husband into going south for at least part of the winter. Anyway, my surgery is scheduled for Wed, October 22nd. I have Dr. Bradley Pierce at FVS.

I went to the same office. I had Dr. Luis Laguna. Small world!

[AuriP 420]

Here are my incisions. I have many, my doc couldn't use all of my old ones from the lap band so he had to make a few new ones. I have 6 of them.