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Goldengirl321    52

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Congrats and welcome! I’m going to be sleeved 4/19, getting past the nerves and into the excitement now.

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Mariann812    268

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Congrats on having a surgery date. I have to do next week's stress test, and then hopefully I will have a date. Hoping for 4/11-ish. This entire process should count as one.big.stress.test! 🤒

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Quesodip251    126

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2 hours ago, Ralph1974 said:

I just found this forum and thread. My sleeve is scheduled for 4/26/22. I have my pre-op meeting with the dietitian 4/7/2022. It’s been a long journey to get to this point and I’m excited it’s so close.

Hi! My gastric bypass is scheduled for 4/26. We’re surgery twins!

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Richard. C    3

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My sleeve is slated for 04/06/2022 and today (03/23/2022) starting the liquid diet phase.

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Nurse2u    3

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Congrats and welcome! I’m going to be sleeved 4/19, getting past the nerves and into the excitement now.

-goldengirl321 - I am also the 19th. We need to be surgery buddies. I am in Maine, where are you from??

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Goldengirl321    52

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Hi! I’m in NY would love to have a surgery buddy!

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Robin 2.0    2

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Mine is scheduled for April 5th! I am on the pre-op Milk diet day 2. Having caffeine withdrawal headache ☹️. Having my surgery in Vancouver, WA. Good luck to everyone!

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ShoppGirl    5,072

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2 minutes ago, Robin 2.0 said:

Mine is scheduled for April 5th! I am on the pre-op Milk diet day 2. Having caffeine withdrawal headache ☹️. Having my surgery in Vancouver, WA. Good luck to everyone!

Alieve was the only thing that helped the withdrawal headache for me. Can’t have it post op but you can pre op.

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Goldengirl321    52

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Ugh that sounds rough, my pre op diet allows for one cup of caffeine a day which I’ll gladly take

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MissNicole    17

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On 03/19/2022 at 23:21, Kimmy Kaye said:


I am in Livonia. Where are you at?


Sent from my Lenovo YT-X705F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh wow! I’m not far from you at all! I’m in Dearborn!

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Mariann812    268

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In anticipation of and hoping for a 4/11-ish surgery date (week of Spring Break), i'm going to start the Liver Reduction Diet next Wednesday, 3/30...the day after my stress test.

Can anyone recommend an approved Protein Shake that doesn't taste disgusting? I cannot stand the taste of Premier chocolate.

Thanks in advance. PS: I am typically very easy going about how things taste, but I do not like the taste of Premier.

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Ralph1974    8

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1 hour ago, MissNicole said:

Oh wow! I’m not far from you at all! I’m in Dearborn!

I grew up in Inkster but I am in Newaygo now (Up North).

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Goldengirl321    52

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The Fairlife Protein Shakes are pretty good.

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Mariann812    268

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2 minutes ago, Goldengirl321 said:

The Fairlife Protein Shakes are pretty good.

Thank you -- I will give one a try. I was actually looking at those.

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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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    • 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

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        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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