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Praise God, I just my surgery date. I'm so happy. Next Wednesday I start my all liquid diet for two weeks. Any Suggestions or advise?

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1 hour ago, Smores said:

I just got my surgery date. I'm so happy.

@Smores

ahhhhh, wonderful news

you sound very excited!!

liquid diet is a pre-op diet

that many go through.

muddle through it, shrink

your liver and your weight.

your new life is beginning.:rolleyes:

follow all the many rules your

NUT and surgeon give you

water, Protein, carbs etc. are

very important

Words to live by.

good luck

kathy

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I'm in the middle of my liquid diet and I have to say it's not as bad as I had feared. I get a hunger pain here and there but i drink a little and it hides it. My sugar has only dropped once so hopefully it won't do it anymore as my body gets used to it.

i had my orientation at the hospital yesterday and it was great! the Bariatric Manager took me on a tour of everything, showed me where to show up the morning of surgery, what not to bring, what to bring, gave me the cutest Teddy Bear cough pillow. i had a really good time. She was so nice - someone that i think i could be friends with aside from this. I learned so much from her. The wildest 2 things i learned: all of the sheets, blankets, wash clothes, gowns, etc. have copper infused in them to help prevent infection. But the wildest thing is they have this thing that looks like a ball with these 2 long wires coming out of it. When your surgery is done they run the 2 wires into one of your incisions. The ball is filled with morphine and it provides pain relief from the inside along with the IV. The ball lasts 5 to 6 days and then you just pull the wires out. is'nt that wild?

I'll be thinking about you when you go to surgery. Mine is on the 5th. I'm very excited.

Becky

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Congratulations on getting your date...sounds like we will be having surgery "together". Mine is on the 14th.


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8 hours ago, Smores said:

Praise God, I just my surgery date. I'm so happy. Next Wednesday I start my all liquid diet for two weeks. Any Suggestions or advise?

Check out my youtube channel I have a few videos of what to expect and some progress. Youll do just fine, and in a few months it will be like nothing was ever done to you, trust me..

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Oh and the best advice i can give you is, as soon as you can get up and walk around the hospital, do it!!! Walk walk walk..

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Congratulations. I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

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I received my surgery date.. It's on September 6.. Already started the ketogenex diet. Start all Bariatric shakes on Wednesday..

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angyplus5.....South Bend Memorial in Indiana.

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Keep thinking about the long term end game if you get a case of cold feet.

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