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I'm excited and nervous about my upcoming gastric bypass on Dec 5th. Any suggestions for preparing myself for this. 😁

of course my doctor and nutritionist have gone over things, however, they have not gone through the surgery

Thanks!

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Congrats on your Dec 5 date...Waiting for my date...I am excited and nervous also. Ive been checking out ideas and recipes for the 2 weeks b4 and the 2 wks after...Good Luck to YOU

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Congratulations! Mine is scheduled for next Tuesday and I’ve spent a lot of time going through the previous months users experiences and the summer surgery threads just to get a feel for what others went through. Good luck!

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I just got my date today....December 4th! I'm also having the bypass. I attended a 3.5 hour seminar where they explained both the sleeve and the bypass surgery thoroughly. You should definitely know what the surgeon will be doing to your body! I'd ask your nurse navigator (if you have one) for more information about the surgery itself. You can find a lot of information on reputable websites such as WebMD. I thought I had to do 2 weeks of liquid diet prior to surgery but it's just one week so that was a bonus. I'm also nervous but not so much about the surgery itself but of failure. I'm hoping I will always feel as committed and positive as I feel right now! Good luck to you, we can keep each other posted. We got this!

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Shimmy,

Congrats on the 4th surgery date! I too have gone through the seminar, the classes, and talking to the doctors. I'm not really worried about the surgery, more about failure. I've tried so many things to lose the weight and I am so motivated that I can do this, so I am very hopeful on the outcome.

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Congrats!! Recommend reading as much as you can in these forums and watching as many YouTube videos as you can from past patients as well as surgeons (eg Dr Matthew Weiner is a fave of mine). Accept that post surgery you may still feel hungry and it’s very much a mental game to eat right. Take photos now so you can look back and reflect.

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Congratulations! I'm having my RNY on November 28th! We can DO THIS!

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Congrats!! Recommend reading as much as you can in these forums and watching as many YouTube videos as you can from past patients as well as surgeons (eg Dr Matthew Weiner is a fave of mine). Accept that post surgery you may still feel hungry and it’s very much a mental game to eat right. Take photos now so you can look back and reflect.
Thank you! I'm definitely going to check out the you tube videos


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Congratulations! I'm having my RNY on November 28th! We can DO THIS!
Thank you! Nov 28th ...that's awesome! I've found that talking about it and reading posts has really helped. My mom had the same surgery last may and has had tremendous results. I fully believe that with determination, support and this procedure I can finally get to a healthy weight and feel better.

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Bonebroths are nice but cook vegetables like onion, celery , carrots, even mushrooms until tender in them. Sure you will have to strain them all out, but they leave a nicer taste. Also do you have a fab taste like , taco , Thai etc? I took my beef one day, added a shake of acceptable teriyaki, yummy to me!

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On 11/12/2018 at 09:50, irol888 said:



Congratulations! I'm having my RNY on November 28th! We can DO THIS!


I had mine on November 28th as well!!! How is it going for you thus far? I am having a hard time with constantly being thirsty and satisfying my thirst!!

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I had mine on November 28th as well!!! How is it going for you thus far? I am having a hard time with constantly being thirsty and satisfying my thirst!!
I had my surgery on Wednesday and I'm feeling ok. Alittle soreness and some pinching on one particular site. I am on a full liquid diet, but having trouble finding things that I like the taste of.

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