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Any March 2018 Sleevers?

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Cjackson82    39

Cjackson82
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I got lucky. I don’t have a “liquid diet “ until 2 days prior to surgery. For now I am to do 1 Protein Shake and 2 meals with veggies and meat only.


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CurleyQ    30

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1 minute ago, Cjackson82 said:

I got lucky. I don’t have a “liquid diet “ until 2 days prior to surgery. For now I am to do 1 Protein Shake and 2 meals with veggies and meat only.

I am glad to see that I am not the only one with a short prep period. The prep documentation the surgeon gave me had a 2 week prep, but he told me he was crossing it out for me and said to do it for 2 days. Everything after surgery is non-negotiable, though, and is in line with everyone else's 6 week migration back to food.

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Apple203    1,314

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I'm so confused with two almost identical March boards!! Today is Day #4 pre-op for me.

Just ran out to Sams Club and scored the new PP cookies/cream and peaches/cream flavors. I'm not a member, but you can ask for a one-day pass (for free) but you have to add 10% to your charges. So, the boxes were $16.66 - $4 OFF savings + 10% (or $1.20) = $13.92/box = deal!

Tomorrow is my pre-anesthesia appointment, one last hurdle...-

Hope everyone is faring well on their pre-op diets!! :)

Who's up first?

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joey70    22

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Just got my date March 27, but I'm being told there might be a delay when they remove the lap band and there is a lot of scar tissue. I was under the impression that it was all being done on same day. Hoping an d praying they can do both at same time. Good luck to everyone and hang in there, don't lose focus of your future goals.

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SeattleJava    21

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I’m sure this is all elsewhere but I’m in hospital post-op. My date was 28 Feb and I thought I’d share my tips.
If you can learn to make yourself burp and pass gas before your date then do. The worse pain is from the gas that’s trapped (that they used to inflate your abdominal cavity). Other things that I’m told help (but haven’t worked for me)
hot pack
lying on the pain area as long as it isn’t your wound
Being up and about walking and chair sitting instead of in bed
When you vomit you’ll likely bring up blood so don’t freak out I’m told that’s normal. You likely won’t tolerate Water orally the first couple of days (or maybe you will) but you’re on an IV so no biggie. I have to start oral fluids so my second full day after surgery. If you so try, take the tiniest sips imaginable and do it standing up.
Dont forget your breathing exercises.
And good luck!

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Very kind of you to share with the rest of us so soon. Im sure how to learn how to burp but I’ve got 6 days... I’ll figure it out! Call my son! lol Thank you!


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joey70    22

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Thanks for tips, just do the best you can for now. Please keep updating when you can, it really helps those still waiting for their turn. Hope you feel better soon.

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Saranimal83    30

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I am scheduled March 20th. start my pre op liquid diet on 3/6. my liquid diet consists of 4 1/2 to 5 Protein Drinks, sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles. and of course Water. should be fun. lol ICK

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Saranimal83    30

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I just realized this was a sleeve thread. but regardless, lol I am March 20th

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SleeveinIL    386

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I am from the Chicagoland area here and March 16th is the big day. Just started my pre-op liquid diet today. This is getting real!!!! ;)

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mandiejo    16

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I am from the Chicagoland area here and March 16th is the big day. Just started my pre-op liquid diet today. This is getting real!!!! [emoji6]

My pre op is March 8th. Surgery is March 19th!!


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Schwarz64    7

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Very keen to see how everyone goes. My date is March 27.

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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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      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.

        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.

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

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