I finally got my date today! I will be getting my surgery on March 9th!!! I am so excited and 100 things are running through my head! Any advice from people who have already had the surgery? Any one else getting theirs done in March??

I think a lot of doctors do it to be safe, or to get our bodies ready to eat less food. Honestly this week will fly by. I am post op day 3 and I am just now feeling like drinking a shake much less eat anything. I know it will come back and the days go by. Just remember your doctor knows what he is doing. Don't cheat, push through the hungry days, and you will be getting surgery in a week!!! That is super exciting!!

I am having a really good day today. I don't know why I am in such a good mood. Well, I do know why but I haven't really felt happy on the inside in such a long time. Things in my life have been rough for a couple of years and lately, I feel like there is hope. I have so much to be thankful for...I swear I think someone spiked my protein shake! hehehe Speaking of my shake...I made this amazing concoction, consisting of:

1 heaping scoop of Syntrax Nectar in Crystal Sky'

1 packet of Crystal Light Lemonade

Ice

Water

It tastes like a lemon-berry slushie and I am enjoying it. I don't feel deprived or hungry. Just happy. That's all! 10 days until surgery. *Doing a happy dance*

@@asidle82 I'm also having my surgery on March 18th plus having my gallbladder removed the same time

that is awesome! I will keep you in my prayers . Where are you from? I am from upstate New York.

oh my march sleevers my original date was March 30th I just got a call from the surgical nurse asking me do i want to push my date up or it will have to be pushed back. OF COURSE I PUSHED UP A WHOLE 5 DAYS now I'm march 25th my concern was the pre-op i was supposed to start on Monday the 16th now i will be starting tomorrow. i know i hear alot of people saying they only do one week so everything should be ok being that the surgeon himself called me and said its ok just a lil nervous. ANY FEEDBACK YOU GUYS CAN GIVE WILL BE AWESOME

i'd just start now.. protein shake for dinner. you got this!

@@Chrystee I'm already on it i had a premier shake for lunch and i just had some carrots. Dinner will be my whey protein shake.....

@ Spicy06.... good to hear you are doing better!

I am on post op day 10. I feel no hunger and am still struggling to get my 100 grams of protein in a day. But today is a better day. I feel like I'll finally make the 100 gram goal. Liquids are going down good and feeling pretty good (actually just got inside from making a plant bed border, digging up some grass and putting weed barrier down, and planting 2 Goji berry plants - yes my spouse helped, but it felt good being outside doing stuff). I lost 21 pounds on the pre-op diet and 12 pounds since surgery. Making progress!!!

@@FortKnox78 Thank you! The crazy thing is my PCP convinced me to have the surgery to start with & referred me to my surgeon! I don't know why they became so rude & unprofessional with me. I am not a needy person & I didn't ask any special favors. I only asked them to do their job & communicate with my surgeon. I'm sorry you had such a hard time with your doctor. I'm assuming from your name it isn't so easy for you to just get a new doctor?

@@sassycas45 my doc only required a 3 day pre-op. I was so paranoid about it but I am 9 days postop and everything went beautifully. No worries.

@@sassycas45 You're going ahead of me!

Thank you @@weston1215 for sharing i was truly freaking out

@@purrfctangel yes i am you know i was geared up for the 30th now I'm freaking out for the 23rd

I'm having a hard time today with my pre-op diet. Today is my birthday... I asked my family for no birthday cake and no dinners but I'm regretting it. I want to have a good dinner and a great dessert. I've been so good but surgery is Monday the 16th... I'm afraid to cheat. I know right now is not the time. Super bummed right now.

I'm having a hard time today with my pre-op diet. Today is my birthday... I asked my family for no birthday cake and no dinners but I'm regretting it. I want to have a good dinner and a great dessert. I've been so good but surgery is Monday the 16th... I'm afraid to cheat. I know right now is not the time. Super bummed right now.

I may be skinned alive and hanged for saying this, but IF you have followed your diet to a tee, and continue to do so tomorrow, I doubt a sensible (but delicious) dinner and sliver of cake is going to completely ruin all your hard work. Just don't stuff yourself or over do it. But that's just my opinion.

Look at it this way. Think how freaking awesome you will look and feel on your next birthday, and in better health you'll certainly have more ahead of you than you did before! Ps you didn't say no presents did you? That's just wrong

@@Lrckey0610 my surgeon called me today and pushed my date up to the 23rd from the 30th i told him about my family dinner Saturday night he told me have my dinner and go right back to my shakes and Happy Birthday

Started my "all shakes" diet today. Piece of cake. Sure the temptation is there to eat a spoon full of ground turkey my kids cooked up but im quickly learning to direct my attention to something else....like a shake. Was surprised to hear from the bariatric nurse today that ill be in the hospital for only one night....which made my day. For some reason i had it in my mind id be in for 3 nights.