Hi All!

I'm so happy to have found this forum! I'm 24 yrs old from London, UK, and i am due to have my weight loss surgery (abroad! eek!) in next month!!

Anyone else from the UK/Europe? Anyone else having their weight loss surgery in September? how do you feel and how are you preparing for it?

ANY TIPS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!

I'd love to hear from you!

Sept 5 here....I start my pre-op diet August 22nd.

Welcome! I'm not from the UK, but just vacationed there (Scotland) and it was pretty amazing!

Some of my pre-op prep was:

Stop drinking fluids while eating meals, wait 30 min after eating to drink

Learn to eat in smaller bites by using baby spoons/forks

Stop carbonated drinks and caffeine (I weaned off coffee before surgery to prevent the caffeine withdrawal headache while in the hospital, plus my doc wants all his patients to be caffeine free for at least 6 months after surgery)

And I started using the myfitnesspal app to track my food and fluids and still use it now, it's a big help

9 hours ago, Jingle123423 said:

Sept 5 here....I start my pre-op diet August 22nd.

Awesome! How's it going? and how much are you expected to lose before surgery?

9 hours ago, ChaosUnlimited said:

Welcome! I'm not from the UK, but just vacationed there (Scotland) and it was pretty amazing!

Some of my pre-op prep was:

Stop drinking fluids while eating meals, wait 30 min after eating to drink

Learn to eat in smaller bites by using baby spoons/forks

Stop carbonated drinks and caffeine (I weaned off coffee before surgery to prevent the caffeine withdrawal Headache while in the hospital, plus my doc wants all his patients to be caffeine free for at least 6 months after surgery)

And I started using the myfitnesspal app to track my food and fluids and still use it now, it's a big help

Awesome! Yes, I've been told Scotland is beautiful. I have never been but I would love to!

Yes, I have cut down on coffee and luckily I've never had a thing for carbonated drinks. I do need to drink a lot more water though.

Thanks for your advice! and good luck!

My date is September 7, 2018 I'm super excited and can't wait to be over the 2-3 week mark, I stopped coffee myself because I know those headaches can be a monster, I've purchased wrap ice pack not sure if I'll need but, we can use one in the house regardless, I purchased a compression wrap, but need to check with doctor if I can use it. Purchased two different types of vitamins just in case one doesn't agree with me, a smart water bottle that remind me to drink by lighting up and anything else I'll need I will get once I finish up my testing on August 17th this will most likely be clear liquids, broths, 2-3 cases of water. I also purchased Gas X which I may purchase something else after getting these I realized I've used before and they did not agree with my stomach, I purchased Bio oil for scar's and Biotin for hair. Also, portion control containers.

I use Baritastic app on my phone for checklist, reminders, weight, recipes and etc.

27 minutes ago, SummerEssence said:

My date is September 7, 2018 I'm super excited and can't wait to be over the 2-3 week mark, I stopped coffee myself because I know those headaches can be a monster, I've purchased wrap ice pack not sure if I'll need but, we can use one in the house regardless, I purchased a compression wrap, but need to check with doctor if I can use it. Purchased two different types of Vitamins just in case one doesn't agree with me, a smart Water bottle that remind me to drink by lighting up and anything else I'll need I will get once I finish up my testing on August 17th this will most likely be Clear Liquids, broths, 2-3 cases of water. I also purchased Gas X which I may purchase something else after getting these I realized I've used before and they did not agree with my stomach, I purchased Bio oil for scar's and Biotin for hair. Also, Portion Control containers.

I use Baritastic app on my phone for checklist, reminders, weight, recipes and etc.

WOW! you really are prepared! have you had to lose any weight before the surgery?

11 minutes ago, DG_VSG said:

WOW! you really are prepared! have you had to lose any weight before the surgery?

No I wasn't advised to lose, but I"m sure I will when I start the liquid diet a few days before surgery. I've been able to avoid a lot of the things most people going through insurance have to do, although I have great insurance I chose to avoid that mess all together because I probably wouldn't have qualified as I don't have any co-mordiditie illnesses and my BMI is on the low end of 35 the only thing I suffer with sometimes is GERD and that's just based on the foods I eat.