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I am 5 days postop and almost feeling back to normal haven't had any problems yet minor pain only from the main incision. Was having trouble getting fluids in but today they advanced me to full liquid so i was able to get in a full Premier Protein shake and 1 bottle of Water so far and a little bit of sugar free pudding made with almond milk.it tasted like heaven after the clear liquid diet.im down 4 lbs so far. Mothers day was kinda hard watching everyone eat but i sat away with my Protein and water.I am just so glad its over I was so freaked outand almost cancelled. I cried halfway to the hospital and was 2 hrs early my surgeon took me right in and said he was doing me early so I had no chance to back out.Now that its over this has been the easiest and fastest recovery I have had with any of my surgeries. I am so happy so far cant wait to get to soft food

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Hello to all. My surgery is tomorrow I have to be at the hospital at 10:00am. I'm nervous and sad at the same time. Sad that I'm losing most of my stomach. Please pray for me that I have a easy recovery. I'm ready to begin my new life.

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Hello to all. My surgery is tomorrow I have to be at the hospital at 10:00am. I'm nervous and sad at the same time. Sad that I'm losing most of my stomach. Please pray for me that I have a easy recovery. I'm ready to begin my new life.

good luck to you.You will do great.Your gonna be nervous but once you get there you will be ok.

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My date is 5/27!

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Hey all!! My surgery was 5/5/5, so I am exactly 1 week post op!! Feeling pretty darn good!! It is challenging getting my fluids in. Today I start full liquids and just had my first sip of my Protein Shake. How is everyone else doing???

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I'm having band > sleeve w/ hernia repair in the morning at 7:30 am

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My surgery date is May 28 th. Starting to get a little anxious now. Had pre op lab work done today. I will be seeing my surgeon on the 19 th and a class at his office then go to the hospital to see the anesthesia department. I am in the process now of trying different Protein Shakes to see what's tolerable. Which ones have you all found that you like?

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Hi Everyone, this is my final post before surgery!!! My surgery is set for 8:30 in the AM, have to be at the hospital at 7AM....been doing last minute cleaning of the house and laundry, bathing my dog, etc. :) I am so ready, anxious, excited...everything at once! Good luck to anyone I miss...and send your healing energy my way! Thanks!!! Val

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Hi, My surgery date is May 28th! If anyone has had surgery in the last couple of weeks - can you give some details on - pain, diet, how much weight you have lost, etc.... Any information that you could give of what to expect would be great!! thanks!

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My surgery date is May 28 th. Starting to get a little anxious now. Had pre op lab work done today. I will be seeing my surgeon on the 19 th and a class at his office then go to the hospital to see the anesthesia department. I am in the process now of trying different Protein Shakes to see what's tolerable. Which ones have you all found that you like?

I'm having the procedure on 5/28 too. I have a preop class on the 19th too. I met with my surgeon last week.

I like the Premier Protein drinks. My fave is the strawberries and cream but my daughter in law likes the chocolate and vanilla.< /p>

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      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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      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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