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On 01/06/2019 at 17:07, anonbaribabe said:



Good luck to everyone who has surgery tomorrow!


Thank you!

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I had my surgery Jan 4 at 8:45 am was home by 3:30pm Jan 5 .. Everything went well only problem I had was acid reflux and threw up twice but it was all spit that was from the tube they put down your throat while u sleep. then after swallowing the contrast for the GI swallow test I dry heaved for 2 mins was not fun at all I was sweating so bad and my throat was sore after another 30 mins they got the results back and brought my clear liquid I tolerated those pretty well except the apple juice ..I'm noticing anything with a thicker consistency than Water I can't tolerate ..I've already had to switch Protein Drink to premier clear seem to work alot better and I'm also taking zantac

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Jessicaalyssa and HalfCourt. Where do you have yours done?

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2 minutes ago, Fatcutie81 said:

I had my surgery Jan 4 at 8:45 am was home by 3:30pm Jan 5 .. Everything went well only problem I had was acid reflux and threw up twice but it was all spit that was from the tube they put down your throat while u sleep. then after swallowing the contrast for the GI swallow test I dry heaved for 2 mins was not fun at all I was sweating so bad and my throat was sore after another 30 mins they got the results back and brought my clear liquid I tolerated those pretty well except the apple juice ..I'm noticing anything with a thicker consistency than Water I can't tolerate ..I've already had to switch Protein Drink to premier clear seem to work alot better and I'm also taking zantac

Sorry to hear that you had go through that. It will get better. The Premier Clear is awfully sweet, so I cut it with plain Water.

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Good luck to everyone having surgery this week.

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4 minutes ago, Johnny B said:

Sorry to hear that you had go through that. It will get better. The Premier Clear is awfully sweet, so I cut it with plain Water.

Thanks johnny and I agree it is very sweet I cut it Water also I'm just not sure what it does for the grams of Protein meaning does it cut the gram count down or do it stay the same

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Thanks johnny and I agree it is very sweet I cut it Water also I'm just not sure what it does for the grams of Protein meaning does it cut the gram count down or do it stay the same
Well, the bottle still has 20 grams. If you pour half of it in a cup with half water, youd be getting 10 grams. So when you're done drinking it, you'll have to do the same with the 2nd half of the bottle for 20 grams. Essentially doubling your Fluid intake.

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Congrats and prayers to everyone who is have surgery in the morning! You are one step closer to the losers bench!!!

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Hi, everyone! I’ve been waiting a year and three months for this life changing experience!! My pre-op liquid diet starts on Tuesday. My surgery is January 23rd. That’s the first time I’ve written that date!! I’m speechless and nervous!! I’m so stinking proud of everyone who is going through this journey of a new and healthier life!😁

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On 01/06/2019 at 18:05, Mjrteach said:



Hi, everyone! I’ve been waiting a year and three months for this life changing experience!! My pre-op liquid diet starts on Tuesday. My surgery is January 23rd. That’s the first time I’ve written that date!! I’m speechless and nervous!! I’m so stinking proud of everyone who is going through this journey of a new and healthier life!😁


Yay! Congrats to you! The liquid diet isn’t too bad. After about the 4th day it’s much easier! I’m having surgery tomorrow so I’ll keep you updated and help cheer you on these next few weeks before your surgery :-)

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On 01/06/2019 at 20:05, Mjrteach said:



Hi, everyone! I’ve been waiting a year and three months for this life changing experience!! My pre-op liquid diet starts on Tuesday. My surgery is January 23rd. That’s the first time I’ve written that date!! I’m speechless and nervous!! I’m so stinking proud of everyone who is going through this journey of a new and healthier life!😁


Good luck. Find a few flavors you like for the Protein Drinks to mix it up is my best advice. It’s not to bad thou. I was on 12 pre-op liquid diet too. I, like Abbey M, and few other have surgery in morning.

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I will be cheering everyone on tomorrow as you mark tomorrow as your new birth. That’s the way I look at it. I’m 57, and it has very, very little to do with looking better. It’s mostly about feeling better and living longer.

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8 minutes ago, Abbey M. said:

Yay! Congrats to you! The liquid diet isn’t too bad. After about the 4th day it’s much easier! I’m having surgery tomorrow so I’ll keep you updated and help cheer you on these next few weeks before your surgery 🙂

This is my first thread ever!! Thank you Abby M for my first response. Feeling emotional tonight. Sorry, I’m not trying to take away from your journey. Good luck, sweetie.

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10 minutes ago, Tiff-a-lea said:

Good luck. Find a few flavors you like for the Protein Drinks to mix it up is my best advice. It’s not to bad thou. I was on 12 pre-op liquid diet too. I, like Abbey M, and few other have surgery in morning.

Thank you for the advice! I’ll take all advice to heart.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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