My surgery is scheduled for the 16th of May. Anyone with a surgery date close to that want to go though this together and support each other? I'm located in Florida.

Kathy

My date is May 16th as well. I haven't been on any kind of pre-op diet yet. My pre-op class is on Wednesday, 4 May. I suppose I will get on in then. I know my dr has a required package that costs $270 that's supposed to have everything for pre and post op. I had given up on my insurance approving my surgery so this past 6 months I stopped researching everything I would need to prepare. I did buy two different little containers that I read about were good for separating 1 oz items, etc. and counting your Water intake. Been reading a few horror stories and starting to scare myself into backing out.

I also started my pre op diet today. I go for my pre op testing on Thursday. I am hoping these 2 weeks fly by.

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Just think! Only two more Mondays to go!! I go for my pre-op appointment with my surgeon and pre-registration/testing at the hospital tomorrow.

That is a good way to look at it

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What are some of things you all have brought so far to prepare for after the surgery.

What are some of things you all have brought so far to prepare for after the surgery.

I bought some small plates and bowls and looked all over the place and finally found some cocktail forks and spoons at Bed Bath and Beyond.....I like them better than baby utensils because the handles are longer..

I've also got Protein powder............and that's about it......I think...hahaha

It took me almost a year and a half my insurance was sending me through so many hoops.

Hi Dira, that sounds brutal. Are you approved now, and did you get your date scheduled?

Yes my date is May 12th and I start my liquid diet Saturday

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Monday 5/2, the beginning of my 2-week liquid diet. Who else has started doing liquid diet/fast? How are you doing?

I couldn't imagine how I was going to get through this. I expected to be starving, woozy, brain fog, crazy-cranky, etc. So far, I've been surprised. I wasn't even hungry today. Whaaaatt? I haven't even met my quota of Protein shakes and it's 8:00 at night. I'm going to have to chug tonight just to get in shake #2 and 3.

Tomorrow might be a different story, but so far this is not as difficult as I feared it would be.

Made it through my 1st day. I misunderstood and thought I was supposed to do a clear liquid diet. Day 2 is going to be alot easier now that I can have liquids.

I got all of my Protein in, however I didn't eat enough calories. Does anyone have any suggestions how or what I can do to get the calories in.

I drank a ton of Water.

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I feel lucky ... I am only required to do the liquid diet for 4 days at the most. I will know more next week.

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Made it through my 1st day. I misunderstood and thought I was supposed to do a clear liquid diet. Day 2 is going to be alot easier now that I can have liquids.

I got all of my Protein in, however I didn't eat enough calories. Does anyone have any suggestions how or what I can do to get the calories in.

I drank a ton of Water.

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I wasn't given a calorie quota......my diet isn't all liquid mine is two small low carb meals and one Protein shake.....with all that I was still under 800 calories, but nothing in my literature says there is a calorie goal to work towards. What does yours say?

1000 calories

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1000 calories

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Well you could have another Protein shake to increase your calories.....it's hard to say without knowing the details of your plan.............but protein is probably where most of your calories are coming from.

Hello everyone, I hope you don't mine if I join in. My surgery is also the 16th, here in Perth, Western Australia. I started my pre-op diet yesterday which consists of 3 shakes/soups a day with 2 cups of vegetables. I'm using Optifast but quite honestly it's ghastly and I find it very hard to drink it. It's sickly sweet which is my main problem with it. I've also tried the Soup twice, I don't know what's in it but it has me sprinting for the loo like some demented greyhound after about 15 minutes. The thought of another 12 days of this is just depressing. I'm 67 and some days I think I must be mad to put myself through this but on my more sensible days I just would like to be rid of this excess weight. I've also got type 2 diabetes and I'm hopeful that I can reduce my medication. Thank you to whoever recommended the app, I've downloaded and look forward to tracking like mad. Cath