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Well my day is fast approaching... Im all set and ready despite a few mortal fears...on monday the 14th i go to the hospital to check in and meet with everyone. I got my Vitamins all ready which was not easy believe it or not...march 21st here i come!

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Tonight a made a video for a fellow sleeve buddy who was feeling down. She loved it...my husband and i made it for her and we were both happy to make her smile..

I hope that where you are in your journey as you read this you take amoment and smile and enjoy the new you.

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So this morning i started my liquid diet...i have been keeping myself real busy and after tomorrow nothing after 8pm...we are getting a pretty large snow storm so hoping thing will get postponed... I am able to have pudding, cottage cheese, yogurt and cream Soups strained... Its not too appealing so looking forward to the not eating part for now...

I just took the milk of magnesia and OMG stuff is gross...mkaes me wonder what the leak test crap is gonna taste like....

As you can see from prior posts my hair is very long...so i am gonna have my hair braided tomorrow night after my npo starts then off to bed! I hope for a fast night!!!

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Thank you i hope so!!....

I am off to shop...have some good Soup for lunch...movies....get my hair braided and watch the snow fall...sigh...need this day to fly by....i will be up early if anyone wants to say hello before i go in...

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Its 4:22 am im up now....slept as much as i could...at 430 i need to take the special meds for surgery for the nausea... As i get in the car to go to the hospital im told to take 4 xtra strength tylenol...i have to be there at 6am...sounds like tue roads are clear 3-6 inches of snow today....

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Sitting in surgical waiting room.....6am

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Now im in surgical holding room...i have my booties on..and gown...just shooting the shit with my husband...they said at 7am everyone will be in to talk to me...still no iv yet...hubby sitting in here with me watching news...

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Sitting in surgical waiting room.....6am

Good luck. I'm had my sleeve done 3/15.

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Shortstuff4ever I'm here with my mom in surgical waiting room. Good luck! She's Dr. Kim's second surgery today :)

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Shortstuff4ever78 I'm guessing your surgery was smooth sailing because dr. Kim is taking my mom to surgery early [emoji4]

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    • LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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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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      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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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      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.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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