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One week from today I'll be having surgery! I have an appointment today for a pre op physical and I think blood work. I'm crossing my fingers my hemoglobin level is within range, as it has been low before. I'm scared it will get canceled if its low.

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Good luck....Pre op tomorrow for me.

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Good luck to you both! The first few weeks are rough, I wont lie, but you are going to be SO happy you did this, I promise!! Follow your doc's orders and rest as much as you can after surgery. Make sure you get your liquids in and dont rush getting back to solid foods too quickly. Please keep us posted!!

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I get a morning and noon shake then Clear Liquids and magnisium citrate (fun).....super nervous!

Oh I have a later surgery....have to be at the hospital at 9 for surgery at 11...unless they call and change it.

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I had to take milk of magnesia as of last night at bed time. Let me tell you it is not fun! Again tonight plus a long car ride should be interesting tomorrow morning.

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Lol...I made a hair appt not thinking I will be one bottle in....calling her now to see if I can come in early. Gonna have my hair washed and french braided so I don't have to mess with it. I have to shower tonight then use a medicated cloth and use it again in the morning.

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A whole bottle?! Oh good lord I only had to drink 2 oz. And the side effects kicked in right away! I was also told to shower tonight. I don't have to use those medicated cloths, was told to shower as normal but no shaving. I think I'll probably just use soap instead of my scented body wash just in case.

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Oh I have to drink a whole bottle and if nothing happens by 6 I have to drink another one.....Lord help me if the first bottle doesn't work....lol

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Yeah not looking forward to it at all.

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@@kamcar616 gotta drink the 2nd bottle!!

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Oh no! Drink with caution! I'm dreading having to take my 2 oz before bed. Will the Dr make you drink a third?! Hopefully not. I now have this fear of crapping on the table! Ha. Hopefully its done and over with by the time I have to leave tonight!

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I just made me a cup of Smooth Move tea also.....come 2 am I'm gonna be dying! We don't have to leave the house til 715...

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2 am is about when I will be leaving. My kids are eating spaghetti tonight and it smells so good but surprisingly I have no desire to eat it. I'm hoping a few books will fill 'that' void and keep me distracted

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    • Alisa_S

      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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