Is there anyone else having a New year's resolution surgery?

My surgery is in Northern California and Kaiser Fremont. My surgeon isn't requiring a liquid diet pre-surgery. He did make me lose weight before he would approve surgery, and I'm down almost 40 lbs since starting in July. I am going to try to be really good this week and avoid anything that might inflame the liver (no caffeine, alcohol, sweets, etc...) and my goal is to drink 100+ oz water today.

Edited December 25, 20196 yr by loridee11

2 minutes ago, loridee11 said:

My surgeon isn't requiring a liquid diet pre-surgery. He did make me lose weight before he would approve surgery, and I'm down almost 40 lbs since starting in July. I am going to try to be really good this week and avoid anything that might inflame the liver (no caffeine, alcohol, sweets, etc...) and my goal is to drink 100+ oz Water today.

That's great you don't have to have the dreaded liquid diet. I lost 55lbs. In 3.5 months or so. I cut out all processed carbs and sugar including breads, flours, and breads. Love monk fruit/ erithritol sweetner though. I'm currently 232lbs. Was 287lbs back in the summer. I am 5'6", I was 5'8" before my lumber spinal fusion in 2010. So I'm shrinking due to spinal disc collapsing. I'm also having the surgery for metabolic reasons and to lighten the load on my all of my arthritic joints. I have been diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 in the summer that's when I cut out sugars except for the Dannon fit and light greak yogharts. I really hope you do well with your surgery. My stomach is gurgling so loud right now. Wow. Time for a protein isolate shake.

I'm having gastric sleeve on the 31st as well.

I am wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery.

I’m having SADI on Dec 31.

I'm getting pretty nervous. My house is clean, I finished up with work, and I've done all my shopping. I even cleaned out the fridge and freezer so I don't have anything I shouldn't have in the house.

I have a couple more things to do around the house over the next 2 days and I will do some food prep over the next couple of days (not a ton to do, just putting some greek yogurt, SF Jello, broth in 2 oz cups, etc... ) It would be much easier if I could just keep busy.

How are you all feeling?

Lori

Like you I've been cleaning and prepping the house. And shopping, I keep feeling like there's something else I need. It's kind of like the nesting you go through when you're pregnant, lol. I guess it's appropriate since we'll be bringing home a new baby stomach. I'm pretty sure I'll be driving myself completely crazy by Tuesday. Thankfully my surgery is very early on the 31st so I won't have to stress too long that morning.

12 hours ago, cutebutcrzy said:

Like you I've been cleaning and prepping the house. And shopping, I keep feeling like there's something else I need. It's kind of like the nesting you go through when you're pregnant, lol. I guess it's appropriate since we'll be bringing home a new baby stomach. I'm pretty sure I'll be driving myself completely crazy by Tuesday. Thankfully my surgery is very early on the 31st so I won't have to stress too long that morning.

I'm already starting to drive myself crazy! I took Monday off work and I'm starting to think maybe I shouldn't have - at least I'd be busy. As it is I'm excited and nervous and terrified on a rotating loop

Well I just got about 2 weeks worth of groceries for my wife and me. The groceries are put away, and I think I will relax in the recliner till I fall asleep with some Eagles playing, Peaceful Easy Feeling is my first track.

We are having surgery on the same date. New year and a new us.

14 minutes ago, ItalianSuzy said:

We are having surgery on the same date. New year and a new us.

Congratulations! Are you feeling ready? I've done everything around the house to prepare and now the waiting begins...

I am semi ready. Trying to work today but have a massive headache. My doctor had me drink magnesium citrate and it was so sweet it made my stomach hurt. Did you have to do that? What time is your surgery?

No Magnesium citrate. Tomorrow I do have to drink a "Carb drink" - about 2 hours before I go in at 9:45 am. I'm prepared for it to be super sweet but hope to be wrong.

I had to drink Milk of Magnesia at noon and 2 today. Just finished the 2nd one. Mine wasn't sweet at all though.

Oh you’re lucky it wasn’t sweet. It looks like there is four of us set for surgery tomorrow.