February 5th....I'm so excited. .

@@LifeWhichIsMine any recipes or ideas on casseroles? I feel like I should to the same for my husband LOL. Or perhaps just need a ton of slow cooker recipes.

I've done a lasagna, a polenta pie, Parmesan chicken with roast potatoes, chicken and broccoli casserole, meatball sub casserole, and lots of soups, and frozen crock pot meals like slow cooker spare ribs, chicken broccoli Alfredo, maple Dijon chicken. There are so many possibilities though. I just didn't want to have to deal with food when I couldn't eat it. I have enough frozen till I start the puree stage that I don't have to worry. I have 16yr old twins so it was a good learning lesson for them on preparing and freezing things

Something else to think about is recipies for when you can start eating again. There is a ricotta recipie that is super yummy. I made it then frozen in an ice tray then put the cubes in a bag so I could have little bits of it. Cualiflower is another great one, can make mini pizzas using the caulflower as dough, bread sticks.

I have my consult on the 1st and then the schedulers will call within 2 weeks to pick a date. I am going to see if i can get the schedulers phone number though and just call ahead so i can start planning. Hopefully will be end of february or early march.

So with surgery getting close, have you started getting your supplies together? I go in on Monday and I have started packing my bag First off let me state, if you use a Cpap, check to see if they want you to bring it. Last year my surgery was postponed because I forgot to bring it! I was so crushed. IV in, minutes away from the OR and told no.

Here is what I have so far in my bag:

Distilled Water for my cpap (check with your hospital if they carry it, my unit uses it and they do not carry it there)

Gas X dissolvable strips (gas pains can get pretty bad, the dissolvable ones are great and they don't taste bad)

chap stick ( your lips will get dry)

Loose fitting close for ride home. ( some of those sweats and yoga pants can be a bit tight fitting, and will be hitting right around the area those stitches are, also remember that they fill your abdomen full of gas so you will be a little bloated, just because something is ok fitting now, it may be little tight at the hospital.)

Binder ( some docs are ok with these, some aren't,, some even hand them out to you). if you don't know what it is, imagine a big Ace bandage for your waist. They are great to help that hold in feeling that you want when you are doing that walking around the hallways.

Long charger cord ​ I use mine for my tablet and my cell phone. Having a long one is great for those far away plugs.

Home supplies:

I know some docs let you take pills afterwards. My docs rule is nothing bigger than an pencil eraser. So she requests that we either do crushed, chewable or liquid. Crushed Tylenol is horrible! and the chewable kind you would have to take so many. I found at Walmart their brand of adult liquid Tylenol an it doesn't taste that bad. All my Vitamins, Fiber and such are either the gummy or the chewable. And something I've learned is to take Biotin. Its great to help with the hair loss.

Thanks very much for that post. I needed to see all those suggestions. I'm trying to get all my "need to do" things organized and ready to go. I enjoy reading your posts as you offer sound knowledge based on experience. Before I know it, Feb will be here and the clock will run down. You seem like you have it all together!! ????

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Mine is February 26th!!! I can't wait!!

So with surgery getting close, have you started getting your supplies together? I go in on Monday and I have started packing my bag First off let me state, if you use a Cpap, check to see if they want you to bring it. Last year my surgery was postponed because I forgot to bring it! I was so crushed. IV in, minutes away from the OR and told no.

Here is what I have so far in my bag:

Distilled Water for my cpap (check with your hospital if they carry it, my unit uses it and they do not carry it there)

Gas X dissolvable strips (gas pains can get pretty bad, the dissolvable ones are great and they don't taste bad)

chap stick ( your lips will get dry)

Loose fitting close for ride home. ( some of those sweats and yoga pants can be a bit tight fitting, and will be hitting right around the area those stitches are, also remember that they fill your abdomen full of gas so you will be a little bloated, just because something is ok fitting now, it may be little tight at the hospital.)

Binder ( some docs are ok with these, some aren't,, some even hand them out to you). if you don't know what it is, imagine a big Ace bandage for your waist. They are great to help that hold in feeling that you want when you are doing that walking around the hallways.

Long charger cord ​ I use mine for my tablet and my cell phone. Having a long one is great for those far away plugs.

Home supplies:

I know some docs let you take pills afterwards. My docs rule is nothing bigger than an pencil eraser. So she requests that we either do crushed, chewable or liquid. Crushed Tylenol is horrible! and the chewable kind you would have to take so many. I found at Walmart their brand of adult liquid Tylenol an it doesn't taste that bad. All my Vitamins, fiber and such are either the gummy or the chewable. And something I've learned is to take Biotin. Its great to help with the hair loss.

Thank you for this post! I pick up my CPAP today at the sleep center and my surgeon told me to bring it to the hospital so I must not forget!

I bought the gas-x strips this week and have tons of chapstick. I need to get distilled water and the long charger cord for sure. Oooh and the adult liquid tylenol is a great great idea!

Is there a chewable form of biotin?

2/23/16

There are many forms of Biotin. I just bought some aciberry soft chew ones off of amazon. The gummies are good, but these ones sounded interesting, I haven't gotten them in the mail yet, they come in on Monday.

My surgery is on Feb. 17th 2016 and I am crazy excited and nervous. Start my 2 week pre-op diet on the 3rd. Hope everything has a healthy surgery and recovers well.

2/22/16! Waiting on insurance! The wait is killing me! ????

I go on Monday. Waiting for the call tomorrow with the time. Haven't packed yet but I did stock up on my clear liquids. I have friends who had the surgery and they brought me tons of protein powders and different types of vitamins to try. Getting excited! And nervous!!!!!!!

I go on Monday. Waiting for the call tomorrow with the time. Haven't packed yet but I did stock up on my clear liquids. I have friends who had the surgery and they brought me tons of protein powders and different types of vitamins to try. Getting excited! And nervous!!!!!!!

I'm excited for you!! Best of luck and smooth sailing for your surgery and healing time.

I go on Monday. Waiting for the call tomorrow with the time. Haven't packed yet but I did stock up on my clear liquids. I have friends who had the surgery and they brought me tons of Protein powders and different types of Vitamins to try. Getting excited! And nervous!!!!!t!!

That's the wait that is getting me the most, is the wait for the time.... Already talked to the pre admit surgery nurse, but getting the time is stressing me out. I get so worried about, what if I miss the call, what if they forget to call. In the paper work it says if you don't get the call the day before your surgery to call in... Ummm really? Like you say the day before , but what time will you call so I know when to check by Kwim? And to top it off surgery on a Monday so doc isn't open the day before. It's got me all tied in knots. I told hubby, that if I don't hear something by 1pm than I'm calling

Good luck to you!