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I'm December 27th. My husband has off that week, so I will be flying from Philadelphia to San Diego on my clear Fluid diet, on Christmas Day :wacko: - dreading that part, lol, but it was my choice.
Definitely though, just talk with them and go with your gut - while you still have one ~ haha! Let me know how it goes, & good luck! Maybe we'll end up down there at the same time [emoji4]

Congratulations same day as me I’m excited and nervous [emoji45]


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Hey everyone, just got my date! Looks like December 20th...going to be a different Christmas this year. My wife's sleeve went well last week. She had to stay an extra day in the hospital, but she is almost back to normal at 6 days out. This is my first surgery so I'm very nervous...but I think I'll make it.

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14 hours ago, Jade5 said:

I'm having mine on Tuesday, Dec 5th too. I'm on my 2 week liquid diet now and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Started it last Tuesday, Nov 21st. Already lost some weight, feeling really good about it. You just hang in there, you will do great...:)

That's awesome!! I will follow you if that's ok. I've been trying to get on a liquid diet lately. Last week before Thanksgiving was great but the holiday messed me up. My doctor didn't require it, only a two day liquid diet before surgery. But I know the more I can do it before surgery the better for the liver to not be as swollen. I'm so ready for this!

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I had already been given a surgery data of 12/27 but they called and confirmed that my insurance approved everything. I go to my appointment on the 11th to start my liquid diet, then the 22nd for my pre-op and then the 27th is THE DAY! I am so excited. Less than a month to go.

I have seen how my mother has done with the bypass and I have seen the lifestyle change first hand. I am just glad that it is my turn now!

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On ‎11‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 10:46 PM, Aran1030 said:


I have the same surgery date of dec 19th!!!!!


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Surgery date :Dec 19, 2017

I have the same surgery date of 12/19/17.

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2 hours ago, Beardman said:

Hey everyone, just got my date! Looks like December 20th...going to be a different Christmas this year. My wife's sleeve went well last week. She had to stay an extra day in the hospital, but she is almost back to normal at 6 days out. This is my first surgery so I'm very nervous...but I think I'll make it.

I have my surgery one day before you, 12/19/17.

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My doctor also told me to take 2 Flintstones per day. I've thought of buying the chewable Calcium and Vitamin C. I'm low on Vitamin D and ran out but I have the liquid eye dropper D3. No Iron for me until they test me a few weeks post surgery.

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Well I survived my first day on the liquid diet. 4 Protein Shakes, 1 Jello cup, a Popsicle and what feels like 5 gallons of Water. I did have 2 cups of coffee. Just a few times yesterday I felt mild hungry but seriously not bad. I hope today is as good or better. Only 1 cup of Decaf coffee today.

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3 hours ago, 918C14Ryder said:

Well I survived my first day on the liquid diet. 4 Protein Shakes, 1 Jello cup, a Popsicle and what feels like 5 gallons of Water. I did have 2 cups of coffee. Just a few times yesterday I felt mild hungry but seriously not bad. I hope today is as good or better. Only 1 cup of Decaf coffee today.

I'm on day two - herbal tea and chicken broth are keeping me on track. It hasn't been too bad, but I live in an apartment building, and when I was coming up the stairs my neighbor was cooking something that smelled DELICIOUS. That made me feel really hungry, but I had a cup of chicken broth and it went away.

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Wow! So we'll be at the same healing stages and everything. That makes us sleeve buddies lol. Good luck on your journey!

Yes that does make us sleeve buddies so we will be able to experience the same things at the same time.

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Date 12/14 had my pre op appointment today and spoke with my bariactric coach and I have my support hose next week is my endoscopic then the week after surgery I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Good luck to all my December sleevers

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First day of liquids today, so I am officially two weeks out from surgery! Seems surreal.


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On 11/28/2017 at 8:14 AM, cdealdec said:

Hey @Jeannie49 I have 12/7 as well!!! I do have the liquid diet for two weeks. But everything is going great! Hope your insurance gives you approval asap!! Good luck!

hi :) does that make us sleeve buddies? My insurance approval came through today...so confirmed for 12/7! Glad everything is going great so far for you!!

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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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      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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        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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