Hi everyone!

Just came back from doctor's office and have a October 28th surgery date for Gastric Bypass. This is it, the high diving platform. Knees are trembling.

Anyone else in October? Let's keep in touch as we support each other. We have the pre-op diet and getting mentally ready for this.

LET'S DO IT!

Thanks friends! Lots of itching. Pain about a 5. Had an injection I. The spine to numb me up. Works well. Itching is driving me mad!!! Went better than expecteded. No feeding tube! Yay Check back I'm later. Sooooooo loopy!!!

i feel like crap today, im tired of liquids, i cant stand the Protein shakes and i had a cracker that i chewed for 12 mins and a piece of cheese the size of my nail. i couldnt help myself like im really starving. i also think i stretched out my pouch because yesterday i drank like 8oz in 10 minutes, idk whats going on with me but i feel bad about the cheese and cracker, tomorrow is my post op appointment and i hope i can have puree because i can put my other protien in there, i havent made my goal with protein in 3 days. sigh.

Hang in there @@Bronxmerci remember your goals!

Thanks friends! Lots of itching. Pain about a 5. Had an injection I. The spine to numb me up. Works well. Itching is driving me mad!!! Went better than expecteded. No feeding tube! Yay Check back I'm later. Sooooooo loopy!!!

So glad your doing well @@amylynns rest now!

Thanks friends! Lots of itching. Pain about a 5. Had an injection I. The spine to numb me up. Works well. Itching is driving me mad!!! Went better than expecteded. No feeding tube! Yay Check back I'm later. Sooooooo loopy!!!

Yeah amylynns..... Congrats. You're going to do great!!!!!!

i feel like crap today, im tired of liquids, i cant stand the protein shakes and i had a cracker that i chewed for 12 mins and a piece of cheese the size of my nail. i couldnt help myself like im really starving. i also think i stretched out my pouch because yesterday i drank like 8oz in 10 minutes, idk whats going on with me but i feel bad about the cheese and cracker, tomorrow is my post op appointment and i hope i can have puree because i can put my other protien in there, i havent made my goal with protein in 3 days. sigh.

I'm sorry you're going through some things. Have you used the gene pro? I mix it with milk and lite chocolate syrup, it has less than 10g of sugar in 2 tbsps. Try mixing it up a little bit.

i feel like crap today, im tired of liquids, i cant stand the protein shakes and i had a cracker that i chewed for 12 mins and a piece of cheese the size of my nail. i couldnt help myself like im really starving. i also think i stretched out my pouch because yesterday i drank like 8oz in 10 minutes, idk whats going on with me but i feel bad about the cheese and cracker, tomorrow is my post op appointment and i hope i can have puree because i can put my other protien in there, i havent made my goal with protein in 3 days. sigh.

you can't get your protein in every day, I can't get my water in every day. The doctor told me that the full liquids that I drink count toward my 60 ounces a day though so that helps. It takes me an hour to drink a cup of milk. Water makes my pouch cramp up. I'm steadily trying to sip it but it never seems to be enough. My mouth is dry. I feel dry. This is what I was scared up before the surgery. I used to drink 2 to 3 L of water a day.

Edited October 20, 201411 yr by layknee

@@layknee I am sure as our pouches mature we will be able to handle water, but remember our pouch is like a baby's. I stick with poweade zero for now.

Edited October 20, 201411 yr by smiley922

@@Bronxmerci my doc said dont stress on the protein as long as you keep increasing each day. Don't push your pouch.

@@amylynns you look great post -op.

Congrats to those that had surgery today and are on the other side!! Have a quick and speedy recovery!

@@Bronxmerci

Stay strong my friend. You have come so far. Hang in there just a little bit longer. Knowing myself I probably would be climbing walls in your shoes. I hope my post surgical pain will keep me from trying to eat. I will try to drink like a fish, sip, sip, sip all day long. My full time job will be drinking. Perhaps I should add that to my resume: Full time sipper.

Tomorrow Oct 21 is

@@Sherrib4health

Good luck gladiator

Ps. There may be some others but my list is getting a little sketchy at this point and when folks don't update their surgery dates, it makes it hard to double check. My apologies in advance if I forget anyone.

@@amylynns yay welcome to the other side! Everyone thanks for the encouragement, I went out and got sf popsicles, my god they are soooooo good. I am going to try milk with chocolate syrup and genepro, I bought sf hot chocolate too, and cream of chicken tomorrow I will mix genepro with consomme my mom makes my son which is soo yummy. I was really breaking down but I'm back now! Gladiators don't quit! Now I need to watch these popsicles because I had 2 and I'm fillllled.

Had my final post-op meeting today with the anesthesiologist and the hospital's dietitian. I've already met with the surgeon and his dietitian and office staff.

Go date is 10/27/2014 at 7 am. Whoo-hoo!

Thanks friends! Lots of itching. Pain about a 5. Had an injection I. The spine to numb me up. Works well. Itching is driving me mad!!! Went better than expecteded. No feeding tube! Yay Check back I'm later. Sooooooo loopy!!!

So glad it went well @@amylynns!!