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

On 10/13/2018 at 18:32, JulieL123 said:

Are you getting in Protein?

Not much I just got the Greek yogurt to try and the almond kind

On 10/13/2018 at 18:34, Anglkrys2 said:

What stage are you in that you can do applesauce. I’m 4 days out and ready for cream of chicken soup!

I’m not even sure but to be honest I tried it because I mashed up the multi vitamins are hard for me to do alone and I mixed it but the day of discharge the bariatric nutritionist told me it was ok to try after about 3 days I did it about day 5

On 10/13/2018 at 20:46, Rj’s mommy said:

Not much I just got the Greek yogurt to try and the almond kind

Maybe not enough protein is the issue. I would follow what your surgeon recommends, they should have given you a very specific plan. Greek yogurt is good and has a lot of protein but the protein drinks are really the best way to get it in right now.

1 hour ago, Rj’s mommy said:

Right now I am doing sugar free popsicles ,broth , apple sauce and Jello I was doing the drinkable yogurt but my friend told me that could have been my problem because it’s high in sugar so I stopped like two days ago. The last two days I barley ate or drank anything and and still nothing has changed. I know I shouldn’t be taking in no more then 400 calories

That's a good tip not to have drinkable yogurt post-op. I just went and bought the drinkable yogurts today for pre-op, which starts Monday, and then post-op for after my Oct 23rd surgery. I think I will just drink them just for pre-op (since I bought them and don't want them to go to waste) and hold off for post-op. Congrats on the weight loss so far. That's great!

Edited October 14, 20187 yr by llhill

4 hours ago, kata0683 said:

Great. Im so nervous. My Dr. Had a cancellation and i was squeezed in. Started my liquid diet already r you doing a pre diet as well teenyshell

I'm nervous too, @kata0683. I just keep hoping I'm making the right choice. I started my pre-op diet this past Wednesday. The headache the first couple days was really horrible. I'm more used to it now but still a bit hungry. How's the diet going for you?

On 10/13/2018 at 19:37, llhill said:

That's a good tip not to have drinkable yogurt post-op. I just went and bought the drinkable yogurts today for pre-op, which starts Monday, and then post-op for after my Oct 23rd surgery. I think I will just drink them just for pre-op (since I bought them and don't want them to go to waste) and hold off for post-op. Congrats on the weight loss so far. That's great!

Thank you , I think it’s ok as long as it’s not high in sugar I think that was my issue too

On 10/13/2018 at 19:25, JulieL123 said:

Maybe not enough Protein is the issue. I would follow what your surgeon recommends, they should have given you a very specific plan. Greek yogurt is good and has a lot of protein but the Protein Drinks are really the best way to get it in right now.

Yes, he did and yes I will try to get get back on it

I'm nervous too, [mention=350723]kata0683[/mention]. I just keep hoping I'm making the right choice. I started my pre-op diet this past Wednesday. The headache the first couple days was really horrible. I'm more used to it now but still a bit hungry. How's the diet going for you?

The headache are killing me. But yesterday was better. My husband just feels guilty. That im not eating the same thing they are eating. We ended up taking a quick road trip n i packed everything for my kids n baby but forgot my shakes. So i asked him to stop by a Wal-Mart to pick up some but of course there were none around. I need to be better orepared and leave th8ngs in all the cars especially for after surgery.

Anyone else who has had surgery already feel like things taste so weird after? I have a bad taste in my mouth all the time no matter what I do or eat or drink! Driving me crazy!!

Mine was on 10/11 and my taste buds are now coming back. Think it was anesthesia for me.

Anyone else who has had surgery already feel like things taste so weird after? I have a bad taste in my mouth all the time no matter what I do or eat or drink! Driving me crazy!!

Yes, I have the same thing. I think the taste is from all the whey protein.

Spent Friday afternoon cooking a bunch of purees for after surgery - spinach, sweet potato, butternut squash, and black bean. I like to pre-prepare foods and even though surgery is two weeks away and I'll have two weeks after that before I get to purees, I just wanted to do something to feel prepared.

Disclaimer for the following: I'm really just rambling here because I need to say this somewhere, but don't have anyone here to talk to about it (until I meet with my therapist next week), so not looking for anyone to make this decision for me. I am really not sure if I want to do this. I am terrible at making big decisions like this, so I know that I'll never be sure. I have tried everything to lose weight, and nothing has worked. So mentally I know this is the only way to do it for me. But I still just don't want to - I don't want to have any surgery (I've been putting off fixing a ligament tear for 2 years), I'm afraid that as a pescatarian (who really doesn't eat that much fish - mostly vegetarian foods), I wont be able to get enough protein without shakes (even in the long term) or that I'll have to start eating chicken after 25 years of not), and I have other fears. But I'm also afraid if I don't I'll just keep gaining and not be able to stay in my multi-story home or travel or oh so many things. Anyway, like I said, I just needed to get this out in the universe. I plan to have an extra long session with my therapist next week to talk all this through (she specializes in weight issues and is great).

And another possibility, you may be starting to burn off your fat, people complain of impaired taste and think they develop B O.

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Well until someday I can leave them behind, if will still be a friend of Lane Bryant. And FYI did you know Wal-Mart now is sizing their Portly Princess section down to a 0 Women's, equivalent to size 14, they just HATE to see us go to the regular misses and junior sizes, don't they?