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March 2022 Surgery Buddies

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Armygal 324    1

Armygal 324
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22 minutes ago, Stephy2014 said:

That's awesome if you'd like to message me your more than welcome

You are more than welcome to do the same. Have you started your pre op diet? If so what are you allowed to have?

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Stephy2014    16

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I was not instructed a pre op diet actually.

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Armygal 324    1

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18 minutes ago, Stephy2014 said:

I was not instructed a pre op diet actually.

I am so tired and have the blahs on mine

44 minutes ago, Stephy2014 said:

That's awesome if you'd like to message me your more than welcome

You are more than welcome to do the same. Have you started your pre op diet? If so what are you allowed to have?

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Stephy2014    16

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Just now, Armygal 324 said:

I am so tired and have the blahs on mine

You are more than welcome to do the same. Have you started your pre op diet? If so what are you allowed to have?

Just now, Armygal 324 said:

I am so tired and have the blahs on mine

You are more than welcome to do the same. Have you started your pre op diet? If so what are you allowed to have?

I heard the pre op is blah for sure

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gabbykittyvsg    184

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I had my revision to bypass 3 weeks ago. I've been cleared to eat soft foods but can eat only very small amounts at a time and things like ground beef and tuna are not agreeing with me at all. I did discover last night that about 2 oz of deli meat agrees with me as long as I don't try to eat or drink anything else for about an hour after. My favorite thing so far has been refried Beans with taco sauce and a bit of melted shredded cheese. I'm getting most of my Protein from drinking Fairlife skim milk.

I'm down almost 14 pounds which blows my mind because it took me almost 2 months to lose that when I had my sleeve 7 years ago. I didn't do this for weight loss but it's been a welcomed bonus. No more heart burn or reflux either.

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Stephy2014    16

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I didn't have pre-op diet, hope things get better

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Armygal 324    1

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13 hours ago, Stephy2014 said:

I didn't have pre-op diet, hope things get better

Yes I'm on my pre op diet and have surgery the 1st of April and I am very tired, cranky and have the blahs

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Stephy2014    16

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On 2/15/2022 at 8:09 PM, Venegirl1 said:

I got March 22nd surgery date. I’m so excited and scared… would love to get a few buddies in here to share our journey together. 😬

3/30 Ill be your buddy!

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carpeediem    6

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Question... This might be TMI, but how often are you having a BM or going number #2!? I didn't go for 11 days after surgery and have only gone one other time in the last 16 days. I'm drinking Miralax daily, but I just wondered if this was normal. Thank you!

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LilaNicole20    254

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3 minutes ago, carpeediem said:

Question... This might be TMI, but how often are you having a BM or going number #2!? I didn't go for 11 days after surgery and have only gone one other time in the last 16 days. I'm drinking Miralax daily, but I just wondered if this was normal. Thank you!

I was going about once every 3 days, but recently I've been going daily. I added magnesium tablets to my morning routine and it's made a difference. I do believe a moderate level of activity combined with a minimum of 64oz Water daily is also part of the reason they're moving. I'm taking Iron so the magnesium offsets that.

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Jlhilton519    4

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3 hours ago, Armygal 324 said:

Yes I'm on my pre op diet and have surgery the 1st of April and I am very tired, cranky and have the blahs

I had 5 days preop of chicken broth. It was horrible. I had no energy and I was grumpy too. You can do this, it's hard but you're stronger!

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Stephy2014    16

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20 hours ago, Armygal 324 said:

You are more than welcome to do the same. Have you started your pre op diet? If so what are you allowed to have?

I do not have a preop diet actually.

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Armygal 324    1

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1 hour ago, Jlhilton519 said:

I had 5 days preop of chicken broth. It was horrible. I had no energy and I was grumpy too. You can do this, it's hard but you're stronger!

Thank you for the encouraging words. I can and will do this. Have you had your surgery yet?

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Jlhilton519    4

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50 minutes ago, Armygal 324 said:

Thank you for the encouraging words. I can and will do this. Have you had your surgery yet?

I did. March 9th. I'm on day 15 and I can finally have soft meats. It has been a struggle for me up to this point. Mentally draining and feeling weak. Plus, my daughter brought home a stomach bug last week 😅. Today was the first day I felt good enough to put on a dress and go out in the sun.

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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