Hi everyone! Longtime lurker, first time poster.

Posting because I have an actual surgery date: July 27. Looking forward to this being my new Independence Day!

Hoping to find others who are on a similar timeline.

Today is surgery day for me. Luckily, I only had to work the pre-op diet for 16 days (14 days on limited food and 2 days liquid). Overall, the pre-op diet really wasn’t too terrible. Thankfully I already loved protein shakes lol. I’ve lost about 10 pounds so far prior to surgery. I’m not really that nervous about the procedure itself, more so the immediate aftermath. I’ll update when I can afterwards. For now though, I’ll see you all on the other side!

Good luck muffinman! Remember, this is a means to a great end! The next 24 hours will be tough, but it gets better every day after that. I'm 2 weeks out and life is a)out back to normal.

Good luck and you will do grest..I have a bit of pain but its very manageable..please let is know how you make out again good luck

Surgery went well. Surprisingly enough, I’m not too sore (for now). Honestly, the gas pain is the worst thing. I’ve been able to sip down 4-5 1oz cups and the sugar free ice. I’m up and walking around. So all is going to plan so far. Thanks for all the stories, sharing your stories, and the encouragement.

Hi all. My sleeve surgery is tomorrow afternoon and I just now started to get nervous.

I had my surgery Tuesday so today makes 2 days out. Nerves have where bad for me to just remember you have a goal of why you wanted to get the surgery. I wish you all the best keep us updated

It§[Kay. I was the same way. Even thought of canceling. Very understandable its a big step. Good luck and will be thinking about you.

Hey everyone! Just had Sleeve surgery on July 26! I’m dealing with bloating and nausea and gassy chest pains. Trying to get my water in. How’s fellow July sleevers doing today?

Hello I just had my surgery also July 26th...I have pains in my stomach that feel like hungry pains...my stomach is very bloated im trying to drink water too...just a strange feeling

Hi Brennan! I had the same feeling. I'm a little over two weeks out now and it seemed to have resolved itself. I know, it's a weird feeling.

1 hour ago, Bridge1967 said:

Hi Brennan! I had the same feeling. I'm a little over two weeks out now and it seemed to have resolved itself. I know, it's a weird feeling.

Oh thats great to hear..its a strange feeling but it's reassuring that it's not just me...

Hi July friends! Well, I’m two weeks and a day out from surgery today. Everything is fantastic so far. Just some very mild ache in the healing incision area when I first get up in the morning.

I don’t know how much weight I’ve lost but my clothes are far more comfortable. I’ll weigh myself next week because they’ll ask at my next appointment but I’m trying to focus on being healthy and strong which works best for my personal mental health.

Every food I have tried so far I have tolerated just fine. I just progressed to “mechanical” food which sounds very space-age but really is just anything you don’t have to cut with a knife. I’m going to try some fish this weekend. Chicken was just fine (I chewed it well) and cooked vegetables. Also scrambled egg and egg salad and egg foo yong made with minced chicken. A lot of eggs. For now I am not being very adventurous as I’m finishing off all the food I cooked and prepped for the soft stage.

I am still drinking one shake a day to get to 80-90g protein. I can’t do it without the shake or I’d be eating all day.

Hope you are all having a wonderful day and sending good healing thoughts to the folks who had/are having surgery this week.

Cay

6 hours ago, Caybot said:

Every food I have tried so far I have tolerated just fine. I just progressed to “mechanical” food which sounds very space-age but really is just anything you don’t have to cut with a knife. I’m going to try some fish this weekend. chicken was just fine (I chewed it well) and cooked vegetables. Also scrambled egg and egg salad and egg foo yong made with minced chicken. A lot of eggs. For now I am not being very adventurous as I’m finishing off all the food I cooked and prepped for the soft stage.

I am still drinking one shake a day to get to 80-90g Protein. I can’t do it without the shake or I’d be eating all day.

Cay,

Sounds like you are doing well, as am I. You are one day ahead of me, and I'm jealous of your diet plan. I met with my surgeon's group's dietician and she wants me to follow the plan to the T and it's super conservative. When I questioned anything on the plan, she told me to stay off the internet. Yeah, right. The only soft food I graduated to today (week 3 plan)is I can have a half banana, cream of wheat, and oatmeal. In week 5 I can finally have Cottage cheese, cooked beans and soft veggies. Scrambled egg in week 5 and baked fish and tuna in week 6. Ugh.

You know, the stricter they are with these things, the more patients are going to "cheat".

Oh, I get it! That's terrible! In my third week. Any kind of ground meat or fish. Today, dietitian let me start on mushy veggies. Soon good! Trying different ways to cook ground meat. Kind of hard to be original. Having luck finding recipes on keto diet. Very few carbs. Good luck!

2 hours ago, KevinS62 said:

Cay,

Sounds like you are doing well, as am I. You are one day ahead of me, and I'm jealous of your diet plan. I met with my surgeon's group's dietician and she wants me to follow the plan to the T and it's super conservative. When I questioned anything on the plan, she told me to stay off the internet. Yeah, right. The only soft food I graduated to today (week 3 plan)is I can have a half banana, cream of wheat, and oatmeal. In week 5 I can finally have Cottage cheese, cooked Beans and soft veggies. Scrambled egg in week 5 and baked fish and tuna in week 6. Ugh.

You know, the stricter they are with these things, the more patients are going to "cheat".

Oh gosh Kevin, you definitely have a firmer set of rules! One thing I was surprised at is how different the pre and post op diets are. For example I had a low carb low fat liver shrinking diet but I did not have a liquid pre op diet, I just had to stop eating at midnight the night before surgery. Some people are on weeks of liquids. But also, there may be something to be said for that for folks with higher BMI for surgery. I did read a post of someone whose surgeon went in and back out again because liver was too big. I’m generally a rule follower but I agree, if I was told I couldn’t even have cottage cheese until week 5 I might cry! And cheat a bit.
I hope the next few weeks for you pass quickly and you’re back to eating real food soon!
Cay