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jenlyn84    7

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Today I go in for or op and they said I'll start the liquid diet today ,which I'm kinda surprised at cuse I would think it was longer than 5 days before surgery.ill see what they say today though.mines is at memorial Herman southeast hospital in Pasadena .How long have you been on the liquid diet ? When did they start you ?

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knowledge_governs    37

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Ive been on it since last Tuesday :/ so a full 2 weeks of nothing but liquids. I miss food but it gets slightly easier after the first couple of days. I am going in for preop test stuff in a couple hours

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jenlyn84    7

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Well I just got back from seeing my doctor and he said I don't have to do a liquid diet ,just to try not to over eat before surgery on Monday but i could do it if wanted ,so I think I am going too do it . The date is Almost here 😊

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angieh0406    2

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My surgery is on Monday the 21st. So ready to get it over with! On day 11 of liquid pre op diet. It stinks but isn't horrible. I lost 7 pounds in the first 2 days but haven't lost a ton since then and that is discouraging me a bit! I'm down a total of 9. Anyone else have this problem?


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Michelle'sgarden    34

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So here I am 2 days post op- my doctor had to repair a hiatal hernia and most of the soreness is at that site. I've been walking since I was brought up from recovery so most of the shoulder pain is gone. My main problem is gas - I'm sucking down gas x pills. No other real issues but I am struggling getting down the 34 oz minimum liquids my doctor said, because after every swallow is severe gas. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

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Fatgirl56    35

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I'm one day post op and had to try to get 48oz of liquid. I did fine as long as it Water. I tried chicken broth and got so nauseous. Guess I'll try the clear Protein Drinks tomorrow. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

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Véronique    238

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One thing that makes me worry is the fact that the patient information notebook they gave me is that there is no liquid diet and the only admonishment diet-wise pre-op is that (a) no eating or drinking anything after twelve midnight on the day of surgery, (b) you should quit caffeine because withdrawal is going to be a b***h in the hospital (got that down) and (c) you can't gain weight between the time you have your surgeon's consult and your pre-admit (or pre-op?) appointment.

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Shariberry    28

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On 8/15/2017 at 4:34 PM, txsrooster said:

Well my surgery went well, the recovery has been tough. Since I'm prob to nausea they have been giving me anti-nausea meds. Two bouts of vomiting which nothing came up. They considered keeping me one more night, but decided to let me go home. The gas pain was real but walking helped a great bit.

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Happy to hear the surgery went well. Please keep us posted on your recovery. Hang in there!

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Shariberry    28

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15 hours ago, Michelle'sgarden said:

So here I am 2 days post op- my doctor had to repair a hiatal hernia and most of the soreness is at that site. I've been walking since I was brought up from recovery so most of the shoulder pain is gone. My main problem is gas - I'm sucking down gas x pills. No other real issues but I am struggling getting down the 34 oz minimum liquids my doctor said, because after every swallow is severe gas. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

That's rough that you are recovering from both surgeries, but good you were able to get another issue fixed at the same time. After my second c-section I had HORRIBLE gas pain. The only thing that helped me at that time was walking, and knowing that it would eventually pass. Hang in there! This will all be a distant memory before you know it.

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Ash_Bri85    37

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On 8/15/2017 at 5:47 PM, Margaret1518 said:

Mine is August 30th emoji16.png

Mine is August 30th as well!!!! Congrats!!!! #SleeveSisters

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Margaret1518    7

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Mine is August 30th as well!!!! Congrats!!!! #SleeveSisters



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Fatgirl56    35

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I'm two days post op. Have you tried gas x? A possible side effect of zofran is headache. I'm still nauseous and having a hard time drinking but sip, sip, sip. Hopefully we'll get there soon......

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

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    • Alisa_S

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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.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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