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i am going to belguim in the morning really scared now my pre op diet hasnt gone well at all and i actually weigh half a stone heavier now than when i booked my operation 2 months ago so dont know how thats gonna go down with dr chris im scared he wont do the operation because my liver wil be to fat im so ashammed of my self what do you think Dr chris will do

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Hi Naomi.J

Try not to worry too much. A lot of people I met didnt do a pre-op diet, ate indian takeaways and drank like a fish. That said though, you must stick to the diet once you have been banded, otherwise you will damage your band and will be back to square one.

Noone can answer what Dr Chris will do, only he can answer that one when he opens you up and looks inside.

I hope everything goes well, let us know how you get on once your back. Im sure you will be fine.

Goodluck

EnglishRose

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Thankyou yes when im banded im going to make sure i do everything by the book because i want this more than anything it has been hard saving the money to do it so i need to make it work i will keep you all posted of how i get on hopefully i will be banded on wednesday and i can tell you all how great i feel when im home i hope x

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Hi Everyone

I am due have surgery with Dr De Bruyne on the 1st of October which i booked through Europesurgery. I would like to know what the post op diet recommended to you was, although i have emailed Dr De Bruyne i have not heard back from him as yet and i would like to have all the things i need ready for when i come back. Do you have to drink Protein Drinks after and if so what did you buy? I have seen that lots of people have to have a clear liquid diet for 2 weeks and then mushies for 4 weeks etc, is this what Dr De Bruyne advised you to do?

Also what size is the band you had fitted and did he partly fill it during surgery?

I feel like i really need some advise as it it getting closer and i am starting to panic that i wont have everything ready!!

Thanks

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Hi CarrieJess

I had slimfast shakes but apparently they arent recommended due to the high calories, I have still lost 2 stone though since the beginning of August. You can have clear Soups with no bits. I also had crispbake crackers with jam or cream cheese on as they melt in your mouth (they give you those for lunch at the hospital).

Dont worry you will be given package which tells you what you can and cant eat.

Re the band. They do different sizes. I had a 10cc band but I know someone at the hospital who had a 15cc band. They do not fill the band during surgery you have to wait about 6 weeks before you can have a fill.

Good luck with your op.

EnglishRose

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lol well we would be in the right place, we could always go window shopping and stick our noses to the windows displaying all those yummy chocs and dribble hee hee.

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lol well we would be in the right place, we could always go window shopping and stick our noses to the windows displaying all those yummy chocs and dribble hee hee.

I think I had a chocolate chip installed at birth!!...

At work yesterday, my dinner launced itself from my hands... so, had a pudding to comfort myself.... wont be many more of those!!!

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hiya im here in belguim on hotel computer going into hospital at 7 tomorrow morning getting nervous now everybody wish me luck plese let you all now how i get on x

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Hey naomi ah you'l do just great wont be a bother on ya as for pre op dont worry bout it i didnt stick to it either an the day before op in belgium i had a ice cream and the bacon cheeseburger in restaurant that eve oh and half a moro before bed with a cuppa lol he said they dont worry too much bout it when we are so young but let me know how u are Thinkin bout ya havnt stoped thinkin bout angie all morn id say she has it over her by now cant wait to hear from her

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Hi Naomi.J

The clock is ticking, not long now. Good luck but you wont need it, your be fine. I had my first fill today so Im back on liquids for 2 days. :-(

Look forward to hearing how well your doing when you get back.

EnglishRose

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Hey englishrose how was ur first fill? Im getting mine on the 9th of oct so just under 5wks of being banded hope its not too soon but i want to get the ball rolling dont fancy waiting til nov how much u lost since the op? im just on mushies at the mo how long did u stay on them for?

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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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