Got my surgery date: October 22, 2018....and now the wait... Would love to gather a cohort here to go through this with!!!

Thank you soooo much!

My surgery date set for October 29th! I'm excited! Seeing the date in my calendar is awesome. Looking forward to the class and the big day.

18 hours ago, rafc100 said:

I was just wondering what everyone was doing about Vitamins post op, I’ve bought some bassets chewable but think there are probably better options out there??
Thanks in advance for any advice.

I am having my sleeve on the 29th. My doctor told me to start taking the vitamins now. They are D, B1,B3,B6,B12, and a Multi Vit. I use the gummie ones.

37 minutes ago, 1BigHeart said:

My surgery date set for October 29th! I'm excited! Seeing the date in my calendar is awesome. Looking forward to the class and the big day.

I'm also scheduled for the 29th. I am surprised that I am not worried about the surgery. Looking forward to it. What I am worried about is the recovery. Going through the different stages of re-introducing foods to my diet.

October 1 here, I'm kind of freaking out. Oddly enough, surgery isn't what's freaking me out, it's life after surgery that's freaking me out.

October 2nd here! Not freaking out about the life after surgery, just freaking our about surgery itself! Lol always something

Hello! My surgery date is October 17, 2018. I’m ready for this!! I appreciate seeing all the comments on this thread. @crankymagpie please add me to the list. ?

October 26 nervous and scared and excited

I'm also Oct 26[emoji2]

Hello Everyone, I just got my surgery date. October 29th.

Help!! I’m on day 4 of liquids and I cannot drink anymore! I feel terrible, like I’m going to pass out but I just can’t make myself drink the shake. What do I do??

Have you tried different shakes? Can you have anything else like yogurt or something else with higher protein?

Day 9 of liquids. I am down 11 lbs. this is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I never realized how obsessed with food I actually am. I have 3 more days of this and surgery Monday. Praying for easier time after surgery with a smaller stomach! Thanks for letting me come here and vent often

The shakes themselves taste ok.. I’m doing the Syntrax Nectar ones and there’s tons of flavors. I just don’t want to drink!!

@JennieJuniper I'm only on day 2, but I will say the high-protein cream of broccoli soup mix I had yesterday really saved the day for me. I'm going to do that every day. It was not sweet, and I could eat it with a spoon--delightful! (Though I'm going to have to strain it, because the brand I bought has tiny pieces of broccoli in it, alas.)

@crankymagpie
I’m not allowed soup :( just broth

Just protein shakes, for more than a week, seems cruel. Broth is a nice change from sweetness, and you do get some protein from that... but it's not exactly a meal substitute. And it's such a weird rule, when appropriate soups are available. I guess people aren't awesome at following directions, though, so the worry is that people will sub in Campbell's when they should be having one of those high-protein diet soups.

Anyway, that stinks, and I'm sorry.