Hi! Today was the first day of my liquid diet. Surgery scheduled for 12/19! HELP! How do I get past this? It is hard & tempting...

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Msro, I'm very glad for your having good insurance, too! It's key to good health. My husband lived in California for a few years before we were married and says he had the best insurance there. The premium was relatively low and the benefits were excellent.

In Texas, the insurance industry is horrible. My husband has his own business and so he buys our insurance. We pay about $1,000 a month with a $15k annual deductible EACH (and there are three of us). Other than my weight (my BMI is 39 or 40), and my hypothyroidism (all that requires is semi-annual bloodwork and an inexpensive generic prescription) there are no other outstanding health issues in my family. I feel like we're just paying off a mafia every month or something, if we paid our of pocket for all our health expenses we would come out ahead (our monthly health expenses come nowhere near 1k). And yet, here I am, going to Mexico to have surgery.

In Texas, he who has the gold makes the rules -- in this case, the insurance companies. BCBS TX sets the precedents and all the other insurance companies follow their lead. We had hoped to change insurance plans in the new year to one that had bariatric benefits, but our insurance salesman told us that no insurance company on the open marketplace in Texas offered bariatric benefits. If the big one doesn't do it, none of the other insurance companies feel compelled to. There's zero competition.

Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts during surgery! I'll come back to this thread and let you all know how I am doing as soon as I am able. Please do the same.

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_{For those of you who ate more or things you shouldn't have - did you tell your surgeon and how did it affect your surgery.}

_{I'm on day 1 of pre-op liquid diet, my surgery is 12/21. This ish is HARD! but it reminds my THIS is why I'm getting the surgery.}

_{For those of you who ate more or things you shouldn't have - did you tell your surgeon and how did it affect your surgery.}

_{I'm on day 1 of pre-op liquid diet, my surgery is 12/21. This ish is HARD! but it reminds my THIS is why I'm getting the surgery.}

My surgeon said diet boost. And these veggies.

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I had a few oops. things I thought I could have like triscuits and wheat thins which I loved he said no to had to eliminate some things that I don't eat anyway potatoes rice Pasta which wasn't a problem

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WonderWoman,

I haven't had my surgery yet but I am scheduled for 12/21 like you. I've been on the liquid diet since last Wednesday. The first day was by far the hardest-- the following days haven't been easy, but you do get more used to it. I just got all different kinds/flavors of sugar free Water mixers to keep it interesting. I probably drink a 32 Oz bottle of flavored water 5-6 times a day. I got some great herbal teas that I make using hot water, vanilla shake, and Splenda.

Remember why you're doing the liquid diet, that helps me.

As for what happens when people go off the diet, you might post that question on a post-op board. I don't think anyone posting in this thread has had their surgery yet.

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My surgery is tomorrow , im just praying to God cause i was unsuccessful w/ the liquid diet

My surgery is tomorrow , im just praying to God cause i was unsuccessful w/ the liquid diet

Good luck! Hope everything works out ok.

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