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alindsey    230

alindsey
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Mine is like 32. What did you guys do for your preop diet!What did you guys do for a pre op diet? Obviously we can't do liquids for 2 weeks we would loose to much! We need to shrink our livers before surgery I know. My Dr said just do liquid and laxative 2 days prior to surgery. I'm scared this isn't enough though???? What did you guys do???

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Teachamy    1,042

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I ate healthy meals--no pre-op diet per sé. My doctor considered my weight from our first appointment and didn't weigh me thereafter. Insurance was no problem. She wasn't worried about a fatty liver with me either, considering my relatively low BMI. I'm sure that's what your surgeon is thinking. You will be fine. Breathe, my fellow low BMI'er. This is the best decision you ever made!:)

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lifelongSolution    17

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I was too low and I knew it but at the end of my rope of solutions to lose weight and keep it off. When I went in for the initial assessment I kind of knew what to expect. Then they told me that the insurance likely would not approve. Then I was on a journey to add a few more pounds on purpose and fuss and fight about my health going downhill because of my weight. After about 7 months I finally got the ok and began the steps as it got closer to pre-op days.

Today I am 5 days post op and am not sorry. I am glad I did the sleeve.

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vsgval    13

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I was too low and I knew it but at the end of my rope of solutions to lose weight and keep it off. When I went in for the initial assessment I kind of knew what to expect. Then they told me that the insurance likely would not approve. Then I was on a journey to add a few more pounds on purpose and fuss and fight about my health going downhill because of my weight. After about 7 months I finally got the ok and began the steps as it got closer to pre-op days.

Today I am 5 days post op and am not sorry. I am glad I did the sleeve.

How long was your pre op diet? Was it only a day or 2?

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lifelongSolution    17

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I was too low and I knew it but at the end of my rope of solutions to lose weight and keep it off. When I went in for the initial assessment I kind of knew what to expect. Then they told me that the insurance likely would not approve. Then I was on a journey to add a few more pounds on purpose and fuss and fight about my health going downhill because of my weight. After about 7 months I finally got the ok and began the steps as it got closer to pre-op days.

Today I am 5 days post op and am not sorry. I am glad I did the sleeve.

How long was your pre op diet? Was it only a day or 2?

Actually I was quite tickled because I started the liquid diet two weeks pre op and I thought I am never gonna make it ( I like to eat). I went to see the surgeon on April 2 and he looked at my husband after he checked me and told him to take me out to eat. I was like, are you sure? He said because I was not as obese as some others where they have to get the liver to shrink down hence the reason for the two week liquids. It was difficult for the two days prior with Clear Liquids only because I worked up until the day of surgery. Then they called to tell me nothing by mouth after midnight and surgery was at 10:30 the next morning.

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lifelongSolution    17

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I was too low and I knew it but at the end of my rope of solutions to lose weight and keep it off. When I went in for the initial assessment I kind of knew what to expect. Then they told me that the insurance likely would not approve. Then I was on a journey to add a few more pounds on purpose and fuss and fight about my health going downhill because of my weight. After about 7 months I finally got the ok and began the steps as it got closer to pre-op days.

Today I am 5 days post op and am not sorry. I am glad I did the sleeve.

How long was your pre op diet? Was it only a day or 2?

When did you have your surgery? or is it up coming soon?

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Zane's Mom    184

Zane's Mom
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I had to do just like all the other patients 6 days full liquid and final day clear liquid.

No exceptions for me. The doctor told me he had a hard time getting all of the instruments into me. I think due to a smaller rib cage even though I carried most my weight in my stomach.

9 months out and under goal.

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justbeingme1972    27

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No diet for me either! BMI 28 to start

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Brigiter    40

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No pre op diet for me either conversion from band to sleeve at 25BMI actually I tried to gain a little before surgery

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lisa0617    54

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I have been looking for this type of post. I am 33 bmi and most of my issues are high family history of heart problems. I have other issues but not considered comorbity. Do you think I have a chance to be accepted?

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woo woo    872

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Self pay should not be a problem.

Insurance would most likely be another story.

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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

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        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.

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