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Hi everyone,

I am new to this board, and I have found a lot of useful information here. My surgery date is this coming Tuesday. I have been waiting for this day for quite some time now. My doctor has put me on a liquid diet for 7 days prior to surgery. This is sooo hard to do. My family has been very supportive in my decision to have this done, so I do feel fortunate for that. I'm anxious, nervous, excited and second guessing my decision as the time nears. I really want food... now. :)

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I'll add you to the ROLL CALL Lori, and I'm the 9th as well. This is HUNGER week - liquids. My daughter said yesterday in an unrelated conversation... "we'll see how the talking goes..." and I totally heard her with my STOMACH instead of my ears and said "WHAT? Did you say TACO?"

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Wishing you both well...I can hardly wait til I'm banded Friday. I start my pre-op diet tomorrow and kinda nervous about that. Not looking forward to being hungry, but it's a new way of life after that. Keep us posted on how things are going for you.

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I found out this week (liquids) that I have more time on my hands with less cooking, less eating, etc. I told the family "it's fend for yourself week gang!" but I have the good fortune to have grown kids! I actually made myself exercise for 45 mins and it helped with the hunger - which seems odd, but I heard it was true so I went on faith. It worked! Right now though, I'm thinking of what I can blenderize that will qualify as liquids, but I'm sure that's cheating!

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Holly- you made me laugh. I was picturing you trying to blend up a steak or something. And that was too funny that you thought your daughter was talking about taco's. I haven't been too hungry this last week, but today all of the sudden the head hunger is getting me. Only a few more days now for both of us! Yeah! Are ya getting nervous? ;)

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