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

That’s pretty much the exact same as mine!!

The nutritionists have had me following some of the post-op rules (final phase, I mean) since June, but the liquid diet is only one week for me. 4 protein shakes or strained cream soups and unlimited broth, sugar free popsicles, sugar free jello, protein water, and water. The final day is clear liquids only -- broth, sf popsicles, sf jello, and protein water. My surgery is October 3rd, so I start next Wednesday.

I just had my surgery on Monday. I promise, you can do this. I struggled the last week before my surgery, was so hungry on the pre op diet. But the day of surgery they weighed me and i was down 15 pounds.

Hmm, so having a cookie over the holidays might be OK, but we need to really buckle down for the first quarter of 2019. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422859/

(In plainer English, it appears that the speed of people's weight loss in months 3-6 is a solid predictor of how much weight they'll lose total, independent of other factors.)

October 24th!

Newbie here! Joined the forum just to share my surgery date of October 9th. Excited to be in the October class with everyone! Should definitely keep in touch with each other on progress.

I am having the sleeve done at Wake Forest, in NC with Dr. Fernandez. I am definitely on the bigger scale for a sleeve patience (500lb), but I'm otherwise healthy so I'm hoping that it won't matter long term. Thanks for all the positive comments!

Surgery date of Oct 16 here. Pre-surgery liquid diet to start on the 3rd. I will finish up my supply of diet dr peppers in the next few days and then suffer the caffeine withdrawal. I’m hoping to be through that before I start the liquid protein diet on the 3rd.

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

Oct 3rd here!!!

Mine is on October 25

October 26 nervous and scared and excited

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

Mine is scheduled for October 11th. Love to be your cohort! I can use all the support I can get.

I am scheduled 10/1. Has anyone started the pre op liquid diet? I am on day 4 and down 8lbs. It I dying on this and feel like absolute crap and need some help!!! Anyone feeling any better after starting it

Surgery date October 16th!

I am scheduled 10/1. Has anyone started the pre op liquid diet? I am on day 4 and down 8lbs. It I dying on this and feel like absolute crap and need some help!!! Anyone feeling any better after starting it

I don't start mine until Wednesday. I'm really dreading it though. Hope it gets better for you.

The first day I was in shock I think, second day by far the worst. I had the worst headache ever and couldn’t stop pooping (tmi). I did expect this as our bodies detox. My headache has gotten a lot better but I’m just so exhausted and starving!!!! I’m trying so so hard but I just want to sleep for the next week!!!

In October 14!