My surgery is scheduled for 8/18/17 and I'm sooo nervous and excited at the same time! Has any one else had a bit of anxiety just thinking about it?! It's like I'm physically prepared but mentally have a bunch of mixed emotions![emoji30]

My surgery is 8/25 . It's all I think about. Best wish to my fellow August sleeve mates. Good luck .

I'm having surgery on Monday 8/7 and I am eager to get it over with, but I am also nervous. I don't know how I will sleep this weekend with all this nervous and excited energy.

The first two weeks after surgery I felt good. My energy level was good and I was doing the protein shakes and vitamin regimen. Now that I am in weeks 3-4 the puree stage-- not so great. As soon as I eat something I'm full and I'm having trouble getting my protein shakes and fluids down because of the fullness. Plus I'm not going to the bathroom regularly and I'm more tired than I was after surgery. So I'm going to regroup and go back on the liquid diet for a couple of days to get my strength and energy levels back up and then try again with the puree stage. I have some recipes for 4oz protein shakes and also puree protein meals. I will let you know how it works out. Meanwhile, I am losing weight but to exhausted to complete my exercise. Hopefully, I can can get past this. Good luck with your surgery.

The first two weeks after surgery I felt good. My energy level was good and I was doing the protein shakes and vitamin regimen. Now that I am in weeks 3-4 the puree stage-- not so great. As soon as I eat something I'm full and I'm having trouble getting my protein shakes and fluids down because of the fullness. Plus I'm not going to the bathroom regularly and I'm more tired than I was after surgery. So I'm going to regroup and go back on the liquid diet for a couple of days to get my strength and energy levels back up and then try again with the puree stage. I have some recipes for 4oz protein shakes and also puree protein meals. I will let you know how it works out. Meanwhile, I am losing weight but to exhausted to complete my exercise. Hopefully, I can can get past this. Good luck with your surgery.

Hi I joined a group on Facebook and members was saying the same thing about going to bathroom regularly and they suggest using MiraLAX . They said to keep everything regular they use it everyday just putting it in some applesauce or a drink. I hope it gets better for you good luck

The first two weeks after surgery I felt good. My energy level was good and I was doing the protein shakes and vitamin regimen. Now that I am in weeks 3-4 the puree stage-- not so great. As soon as I eat something I'm full and I'm having trouble getting my protein shakes and fluids down because of the fullness. Plus I'm not going to the bathroom regularly and I'm more tired than I was after surgery. So I'm going to regroup and go back on the liquid diet for a couple of days to get my strength and energy levels back up and then try again with the puree stage. I have some recipes for 4oz protein shakes and also puree protein meals. I will let you know how it works out. Meanwhile, I am losing weight but to exhausted to complete my exercise. Hopefully, I can can get past this. Good luck with your surgery.

My surgery is schedule for 8/25

I'm having surgery on Monday 8/7 and I am eager to get it over with, but I am also nervous. I don't know how I will sleep this weekend with all this nervous and excited energy.

Sending positive energy vibes. I understand somewhat how you feel. My surgery is 8/25 and pre op is 8/8 . What makes me nervous I'm having my surgery 3 hours away from my family. Due to the distance they can't all be there when I have my surgery.

4 hours ago, trulykendra said:

Sending positive energy vibes. I understand somewhat how you feel. My surgery is 8/25 and pre op is 8/8 . What makes me nervous I'm having my surgery 3 hours away from my family. Due to the distance they can't all be there when I have my surgery.

Thank you! My mom is flying in to stay with me while I'm in the hospital, but for a minute I thought I would be on my own. Stay positive, everything will go smoothly and we will join the loser's bench soon enough. Keeping you in my thoughts!

Mine is the 17th of August I feel the same I'm nervous and excited

Your a day before me! Good luck[emoji92][emoji3]

I'm starting mine on Monday!

I started my liquid diet today! I had my endoscopy yesterday and the doctor said I didn't need to do a liquid diet really except for 2 days before surgery but he told me if I wanted to to start today I could so I'm just doing it to prep myself for after surgery but it's going good so far! And why not wanna lose a few pounds before surgery anyways [emoji39]

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My hospital stay was only two days and I felt good, minimum pain. However, my problems started with switching to puree foods. I sort of got sick and the transition was not going well so I switched back to full liquids. that did not go well because I was tired of the protein shakes and it became difficult for me to get them down so I made some changes. I switched to Centrum Liquid Multivitamin, Caltrate Bone Health Soft Chews, and I went to http://www.nashuanutrition.com who offers a variety of liquid protein choices that provides 15 g of protein in just 1 oz and is recommended for post surgery patients including Bariatric patients. You should visit their website. I also purchased Glucerna protein shakes which I drink 4 oz every now or then in the morning just to make sure my blood sugar stays intact. Remember, however, I did not make these changes until 3-4 weeks after surgery, and it is working for me. I'm back on track. Another point is bowel movements. my doctor said I was supposed to everyday, but to me that didn't make sense since I'm not eating like that. So don't get upset if you only go every other day, but if you find your stool softeners aren't working, buy Miralax with is excellent because it is gradual and works with your body, easily dissolves in liquid and tastes okay. You'll go a couple of days after taking it. Or, add a little Citrucel to your diet. I use sublingual vitamins b-12 because sublingual dissolve under the tongue and are easily absorbed into the body so any sublingual you find is a plus and you won't have to be bothered with excess chewing or crushing. Also I did multiple web searches and alternative choice for healthy meals. And if you don't feel like trudging to the gym everyday, try this video by Jane Fonda which assimulates walking a mile every day: Jane Fonda: Walking Cardio Workout : Level 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UabUNrjSE4&index=1&t=25s&list=PLD0BvlGc1FlAXBpGhQNNYx6_v43DArIH8

I hope this helps. Good Luck!