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Hello all, I have been reading these forums for a while and just recently started posting. My surgery is June 1st and today is Day 7 of my liquid diet and I am seriously at my breaking point. I am sitting in the couch sobbing because I am so tired of liquids! I am hungry and I feel nauseated and weak all the time. I seriously thought about cheating today and eat a slice of deli turkey but I know I have to be stronger than that so that's why I am here... This is so hard

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Congrats to know that you will be having Surgury. I know this is a difficult stage but you are almost there! Please don't give up. Stay positive and keep talking positive things to yourself to calm you down. I know it's not easy but know that all this will be worth it and you soon you will see all the benefits. We are all here to support you. Good luck.

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So if your on the East Coast then you've made it through another day! & if you're on the West Coast, then you're almost through it! Try to take it a day at a time and when that's too much, just focus on getting through each hour.

Keep us posted, k?


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Hello all, I have been reading these forums for a while and just recently started posting. My surgery is June 1st and today is Day 7 of my liquid diet and I am seriously at my breaking point. I am sitting in the couch sobbing because I am so tired of liquids! I am hungry and I feel nauseated and weak all the time. I seriously thought about cheating today and eat a slice of deli turkey but I know I have to be stronger than that so that's why I am here... This is so hard [emoji22]
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Sorry you are having such a hard time. If you need to chew something you could crush on some crushed ice. Be creative and make them with flavored water or Protein Water. That might help. Also, get some SF Popsicles. It's a hard road here, but you have all our support and caring. Keep your chin up and remember why you are doing this. Good luck and bless you. You can do this!


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Can you do broth or sugar-free Jello? Sugar-free popsicles are good, too. You're almost there! You got this!

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The preop diet sucks so bad. I was on a business trip for half of mine which included lots of executive dinners out and me salivating. Not fun. However I did lose 21 lbs during that two weeks and that made it worth it. Hang in there and focus on the end result. I made a list in my phone of all the things I hated about being fat and read it when I felt weak and ready to break. It helped a lot. You got this!

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Thanks for all the support everyone! Next Thursday can't come quickly enough. I am so... hungry... I upped my Protein so now I am doing two servings of the Unjury chicken Soup Protein Powder twice a day so that's giving me about 84g of protein a day and the reat of the day I drink Water, ice, popsicles, broth... I am just tired of it and ready to be over. So ready to be over. I am not currently doing any of the sweet Protein Shakes because I cannot stomach any sweet stuff anymore. In fact, if you told me to go get some real ice cream right now I would just walk the other way. Tell you what though... I am so looking forward to eating my one or two tbsp of cottage cheese that first week after surgery. Omg, that sounds divine right now!

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Help! I am so confused. My surgery is scheduled for June 12th. My pre-op appointment is June 7th. Nobody has told me to start a liquid diet weeks before surgery like I keep reading in these forums. Should I be concerned?

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You shouldn't be. For what I am seeing, every doctor has its own way of doing things. Some require a liquid diet, some don't. Some require after surgery, some don't. Just go by what your doctor tell you :)

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Thank you so much. I was getting worried.

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Thank you so much. I was getting worried.

I'm surprised you don't have to do one, though. Mine was for 10 days and was very difficult but I made it through. You need to do this to shrink your liver before surgery.


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Thank you so much. I was getting worried.



Pre-op is usually determined by your bmi. I had a 14day modified liquid diet, was able to have 3oz of Leah meat and 1/2 cup of veggies along with yogurt and SF pudding, and fruit cups.

The diet is mainly to shrink the liver, Lewis only just do a better job.

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