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ElChrisPLindo    30

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The swallowing is getting a little better :)

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jennaggie    43

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So I've had a tough go. It started Tuesday morning when I was used as a pin cushion because they couldn't get an iv in. Woke up in terrible pain. Nurses made me move beds as soon as I woke up, by myself which I thought was messed up lol. Since then I've fought the gas pains and the pain from my drain. It's WAY better now than it was on Tuesday so I'm thankful for that. I keep telling myself in the end it will be worth it and I'm so thankful for this opportunity. I hope everyone else is well!

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It's Time    178

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So I've had a tough go. It started Tuesday morning when I was used as a pin cushion because they couldn't get an iv in. Woke up in terrible pain. Nurses made me move beds as soon as I woke up, by myself which I thought was messed up lol. Since then I've fought the gas pains and the pain from my drain. It's WAY better now than it was on Tuesday so I'm thankful for that. I keep telling myself in the end it will be worth it and I'm so thankful for this opportunity. I hope everyone else is well!

So sorry to hear that you have had a rough start but it will get better with each day

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ElChrisPLindo    30

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So I've had a tough go. It started Tuesday morning when I was used as a pin cushion because they couldn't get an iv in. Woke up in terrible pain. Nurses made me move beds as soon as I woke up, by myself which I thought was messed up lol. Since then I've fought the gas pains and the pain from my drain. It's WAY better now than it was on Tuesday so I'm thankful for that. I keep telling myself in the end it will be worth it and I'm so thankful for this opportunity. I hope everyone else is well!

It will be worth it!!

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Terance ✌❤️????    48

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Swallowing is so weird now. It's like you can feel the liquid stop at a certain point and then drain on down. Very odd.

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It's Time    178

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Swallowing is so weird now. It's like you can feel the liquid stop at a certain point and then drain on down. Very odd.

I agree, it's actually uncomfortable for me. It makes me struggle getting liquids down

How much liquid is everyone getting in?

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MxKitty    93

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I had a RNY revision on 2/9 is it okay if i crash this party too??

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ElChrisPLindo    30

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Swallowing is so weird now. It's like you can feel the liquid stop at a certain point and then drain on down. Very odd.

I agree, it's actually uncomfortable for me. It makes me struggle getting liquids down

How much liquid is everyone getting in?

Drinking 3 6oz Protein shake, sipping Water all day as well as Vitamin Water. Also had a cup of broth and a cup of Tomato Soup.

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Positive44    103

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I've also found if I'm drinking to walk. I burp soon after which makes me feel better. I'm also using Gas X strips to help as well.

Scars are so noticeable especially the big one on the side. Tummy is swollen pretty good too.

I plan to go back to work on Monday. My goal is to get in 1000 steps tomorrow. So far I will walk around the house, sit in a chair, then back to bed and sleep.

So far worth it. No feelings of hunger at all!!!

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Terance ✌❤️????    48

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No real hunger, but definitely weak. Going to try to get two Protein shakes in today, which will be 320 calories and 60 grams of Protein. I mixed a chocolate and vanilla one together since they both taste better diluted. I also thinned a bit with skim milk, so there is a bit more protein coming in there.

The shakes actually taste pretty good, so that's a good sign. Hope I can get it all down today.

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MxKitty    93

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I'm trying very hard to get down 2/3 of a bottle of Isopure Protein Water. That will give me 27g Protein for the day. I feel so full it's hard to get it in and thankfully my NUT guidelines are to get at least 15g protein for now since I'm still on Clear Liquids.

Fluid in general I'm trying to measure better. Yesterday I had 2c chicken broth (16oz) 1/3 bottle of Isopure Water so (6oz), 2 mugs hot tea and I need to measure how much water that mug holds. Can and how do I could the liquid in Jello?

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It's Time    178

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I'm using an app called ihydrate to monitor my liquid consumption and so far so good

I'm drinking from 2 ounce cups but find that I don't tolerate plain Water well. I actually feel the water hit my esophagus or stomach and it's quite uncomfortable but ice definitely works better. I'm supposed to be getting in 40 G Protein and 43 oz of water and that hasn't happened yet. I'm drinking the Isopure, ice chips and poweraide zero - hopefully today is a better liquid day ????

Congrats to those who aren't struggling with liquids

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    • Alisa_S

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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.

        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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