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OMAChiver    44

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Anyone on here from the Omaha metro area?

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Teapot    26

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I am. Currently trying to choose a surgeon. :-)

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OMAChiver    44

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I would highly recommend Methodist. Dr Cronk or Dr Anthone. I have found the entire organization to be very thorough. Plus their pre op diet is only seven days instead of fourteen.

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Teapot    26

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I went to the Methodist informational seminar. I was very impressed by Dr. Anthone - informative, no BS, personable.

Sadly, my insurance doesn't cover Methodist. :-(

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OMAChiver    44

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:-(

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Teapot    26

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I went to the UNMC seminar too and I liked Dr McBride very much. But, she was quite firm on a 2 week liquid only pre-op diet.

Guess I'll be doing that!

What procedure did you have?

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OMAChiver    44

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The pre op diet is super important so the liver can shrink. That one thing I like about Methodist, it's only one week and you can eat solid Proteins and vegetables. I don't know why they are different. Everyone else once talked to is two week liquids only. I'm having a sleeve gastrectomy one week from today. I'm super excited and ready to change my lifestyle. What procedure are you thinking of having?

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Teapot    26

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Sleeve also. It makes the most sense for me. It seems they don't really do bands anymore and the idea of a port and a permanent 'device' kind of squicks me out.

Good luck on your surgery!

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Kari1985    70

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The pre op diet is super important so the liver can shrink. That one thing I like about Methodist, it's only one week and you can eat solid Proteins and vegetables. I don't know why they are different. Everyone else once talked to is two week liquids only. I'm having a sleeve gastrectomy one week from today. I'm super excited and ready to change my lifestyle. What procedure are you thinking of having?

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I'm so excited to find this thread !!!!! Made my day :) I too am in Omaha and will be having the sleeve done by Dr. Cronk next Wednesday. I had originally went to Dr Whites seminar at Immanuel and met with his office once and decided it just wasn't the right fit for me. So far I'm highly impressed with Dr Cronk and his office.

How is everyone doing post op?

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OMAChiver    44

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Dr. Cronk is awesome. Congrats on your surgery date. Next Wednesday is coming up fast. Have you started your pre op diet yet? My surgery went well. I'm almost two months out and doing really well. If you want to chat more feel free to direct message me. :)

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Kari1985    70

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Had my pre-op physical yesterday and everything is good to go! Had the pre surgery class today at Methodist West. Was surprised when the nurse said Dr. Cronk doesn't always do a swallow test with the sleeve. Did you do a swallow test? Said I'll be eating ice chips and drinking Water as soon as I'm awake, which also surprised me, as I was expecting to have to wait a while based on everything I've read on here.

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OMAChiver    44

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I'm going to say that I didn't do a swallow test since I'm not exactly sure what that is. LOL Dr. Cronk and Dr Anthone like to push the liquids. They had me drinking Isopure Protein drinks the same afternoon as my surgery. Unless you have complications you will probably go home on a stage 2 liquid diet. That's what happened with me, anyway.

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Going2lose    9

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The pre op diet is super important so the liver can shrink. That one thing I like about Methodist, it's only one week and you can eat solid Proteins and vegetables. I don't know why they are different. Everyone else once talked to is two week liquids only. I'm having a sleeve gastrectomy one week from today. I'm super excited and ready to change my lifestyle. What procedure are you thinking of having?

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I'm so excited to find this thread !!!!! Made my day :) I too am in Omaha and will be having the sleeve done by Dr. Cronk next Wednesday. I had originally went to Dr Whites seminar at Immanuel and met with his office once and decided it just wasn't the right fit for me. So far I'm highly impressed with Dr Cronk and his office.

How is everyone doing post op?

I did the exact same thing! I was approved at Immanuel with Dr. White and everything and decided to meet Dr. Cronk and just felt like it was a much more personable staff and doctor. Glad to find this thread and hope everyone is doing well. I just have my EGD on Aug 1 and then we will schedule the surgery...hopefully end of Aug.

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Kari1985    70

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I'm going to say that I didn't do a swallow test since I'm not exactly sure what that is. LOL Dr. Cronk and Dr Anthone like to push the liquids. They had me drinking Isopure Protein drinks the same afternoon as my surgery. Unless you have complications you will probably go home on a stage 2 liquid diet. That's what happened with me, anyway.

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Surgery went well. Started back to work today. Did Dr. Cronk give you a stage 3 purée/mushy phase print out? My follow up isn't until next Monday but I start mushy foods on Wednesday. Just not sure how strict he is. So far I'm planning scrambled eggs, refrained Beans and the ricotta bake. Scrambled egg has never sounded so amazing.

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      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

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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. LeighaTR

        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

      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

        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.

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