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amysmara    16

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I'll be a week post tomorrow and I was told from my doctor that I'm to be on a clear liquid diet for a month so I don't know how I have read that people are allowed to eat yogurt and other things, I would love alittle yogurt but they said no:/

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applejenn    173

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I'll be a week post tomorrow and I was told from my doctor that I'm to be on a clear liquid diet for a month so I don't know how I have read that people are allowed to eat yogurt and other things, I would love alittle yogurt but they said no:/

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Everyone's program is different. I too am on just Clear liquids then I move to full liquids.

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pammieanne    269

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@@amysmara I think all doctor's are different.

My doctor has me on all liquids for 10 days until my follow up appointment. I meet him tomorrow. Then I get to move on to pureed foods. Two weeks on those, then soft foods. Then two weeks on that and I can start to introduce regular foods to my diet.

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Aliel84    16

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Yay! I'm it was a helpful suggestion. :-)

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What is biotein? Sorry I don't live in the US or Europe so a lot of the products mentioned on this forum don't exist here? Are there any equivalents?

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Jolene-journey    9

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@@Aliel84 Listerine is a good equivalent! I used it 2 times a day and it helped a ton, also I would hold really really cold Water in my mouth until it turned warm then swallow. I ended up with thrush shortly after surgery. My mouth was so so hot all the time. It went a way but it was miserable. It caused me to not want to eat and to gag at the thought, nothing sounded good, or it would make me gag. There is a rx for thrush but for some reason my surgeon wouldn't give it to me.

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Aliel84    16

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@@Aliel84 Listerine is a good equivalent! I used it 2 times a day and it helped a ton, also I would hold really really cold Water in my mouth until it turned warm then swallow. I ended up with thrush shortly after surgery. My mouth was so so hot all the time. It went a way but it was miserable. It caused me to not want to eat and to gag at the thought, nothing sounded good, or it would make me gag. There is a rx for thrush but for some reason my surgeon wouldn't give it to me.

Thanks will try them out!

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Alex Brecher    10,516

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@@noworries_365, Congratulations on your surgery!

Sipping as much as you can throughout the day is the best strategy. You’ve already gotten good ideas such as using ice chips, popsicles, and Gelatin. Sometimes it can help to mix it up a little: use Water flavoring drops or powders (sugar free), or try warm decaffeinated tea. Also, you can try broth or bouillon for a nice salty taste to give yourself a break from sweet Protein shakes and Water flavorings and popsicles. Make sure the broth is warm, not hot, so it doesn’t bother your surgery stitches.

For extra motivation, remember that symptoms that you have, like dry mouth, aren’t just unpleasant. They are a sign of dehydration which can be dangerous! I know way too many WLS patients who have ended up in the emergency room. I am not trying to scare you, but just to motivate you to take this super seriously. Good luck!

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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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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