Hi, I'm Rachel from the Queensland Central Coast in Australia. My date is the 12th Jan. I'm onto day 6 of my preop diet. Xmas was hard!!!

I'm excited to be having my surgery, but a little nervous too.

Is it just me, or is everyone else beginning to notice how many ads for food are on TV or FB??!!

I'm really looking forward to getting to know you all and to begin this journey with you!

Rach xx

Good luck with everything. If I understand everybody, you will may be challenged for the next two weeks. Remember why you are doing what you are doing and stay strong. I am about 2 months behind you in my journey. And yes, the ads are horrible, but it is the way our society is structured. Good luck and keep us posted.

Sam

Hey!

My surgery is on the 12th as well i live in south east Queensland.

so great to find someone with the same date!

My dietitian said I could start on the 27th luckily, so I got my last christmas feast.

I interested to know what you pre op diet is?

Everyones pre-op seems to be different

Hey

Lol, small (ish) world!!

My preop diet is 3 1/2 serves of Optifast. I do 3 shakes and 1/2 a bar. Then at least 1 cup of diet jelly. I'm allowed as many non starchy veges as I like, plus 1 cup of berries or melon.

What is yours?

I get 2 optifasts a day plus 50g of protein 2 a day for snacks and a meal of 100 g of protein with non starchy veges but no fruit

Hey there.....I'm going to have mine on the 12th as well. We'll have to keep up with each other for encouragement. I'm starting my liquid diet tomorrow and I wasn't told I could eat anything other than liquid, so you're lucky in that fact. I'm told the first three days are the worse and then it gets easier so I'm looking forward to keeping myself busy on those first three days so that I don't have time to concentrate on how hungry I am or think that I am!!! LOL!

Best wishes!

Not long to go now! My nerves are starting to kick in !!

Yeah so lucky it's not just liquids and I'm starting to feel nervous as well

Surgery on January 12. On day 9 of pre op liquids. It does get easier as your surgery gets closer.

Only 2 more sleeps for us Aussies! Going to get bloods done soon

Best wishes on surgery tomorrow. I'm headed in also!!!

Well, I'm settled in after surgery but full of gas! If that could subside I'd be into something. I've been trying to walk every hour for a few minutes. How did you make out?

Hey I made it out fine because of the time difference i 've been in hospital for 2 nights this is my third night now no pain just had vomiting so had to stay in an extra day

Wonderful! Glad to hear all went okay. If I can get this gas to pass I will be discharged today.