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13 hours ago, SpartanMaker said:

So far, I did 6 nutritionist visits, a psych visit, multiple rounds of blood work, an EKG, an echocardiogram, a swallow test, an EGD, and needed clearance from 3 other specialists. I'm probably forgetting something at this point.

Thursday, I have a pre-anesthesia screening test, have to weigh in, and will have a 1-2 hour long physical/consultation with my surgeon. Friday, I'll have a 3-4 hour long class with one of the nutritionists. I assume this will be to cover the pre-op and post op-diet in detail.

It's a lot, but I'm kind of glad there are so many steps. It's given me time to prepare mentally.

I did have to have the EGD, EKG, and psych clearance before they would approve me and then after approval I had dietitian classes and exercise classes to tell me about what they want me to eat and how much exercise to do but I only met with the surgeon for less than 15 min and all he basically did was ask which surgery I wanted and that was it. All of that took from jan to june to get done because everyone was so over booked. After early june though, I won't see anyone again until the day of the surgery. I'm sure it will all work out but I would have preferred to have a longer visit with my Dr just to feel less like a number and more like a person but honestly I didn't have any questions and since I passed all my tests then I'm healthy enough and that's all that really matters.

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11 hours ago, loli_lotus said:

If y'all have never done a dexa scan, I highly recommend them! I got my first dexa scan in May, with the scan showing my total mass at 216.9lbs, my fat mass 99.2lbs, lean mass 111.5, my visceral fat 3.10lbs, and my body fat 45.8%. Yesterday I got a new scan, and I weigh more at 217.2lbs but my fat mass went down to 92.4, lean went up to 118.9lbs, my visceral went down to 2.31lbs, and my body fat is now at 42.5%.

The tech that performed the scan was like "the scale is a liar, you're doing great!!" Which was really nice to hear, I'll definitely be getting a scan done every few months to see more than what the scale can tell me.

I don't know exactly what I had but at my exercise appointment she did a body fat analysis with electric current. So it wasn't just a scale but she said it was an older model but she liked it better. I didn't write down my results though but she wrote it down to compare with new results 8 weeks after surgery. Sounds like you are doing great! Its nice to have other ways to see the improvement besides the scale, especially when its hard to tell.

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3 hours ago, Slwhurst said:

Day one of my pre op liquid diet today… I did find out I can maintain a clear liquid diet along with the shakes.< /p>

Yay! That should help a little with flavor variety at least. Did you try any of your flavors in your shake yet? Was wondering if anything tasted extra good or anything to avoid. I know everyone's tastes are different, but can't hurt to hear opinions.

3 hours ago, Giovanna628 said:

I’m on liquid, but I can have creamy Soups. I made Tomato Soup with tomatoes from my garden and zucchini basil Soup from my garden. I used a emulsifier to cream and liquify the soup…..so delicious.

Those sound amazing! I know I can do the cream Soups after surgery as long as I strain them but before surgery I have to watch the carbs and stay under 800 calories. Fresh from the garden is the best though!

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7 hours ago, Hope4NewMe said:

I don't know exactly what I had but at my exercise appointment she did a body fat analysis with electric current. So it wasn't just a scale but she said it was an older model but she liked it better. I didn't write down my results though but she wrote it down to compare with new results 8 weeks after surgery. Sounds like you are doing great! Its nice to have other ways to see the improvement besides the scale, especially when its hard to tell.

That's called BIA, or Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. They make home scales that do the same thing (I have one), but they're not all that accurate. DEXA is definitely the more accurate way to determine body fat, but it requires a radiation tech and a much more expensive machine (it's a type of x-ray called dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry).

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Today was my pre op appointments. I first met with the resident, then the surgeon and then the nutritionist. Then I went for my Covid test and then on to anesthesia and finally the lab. It was a busy day, but I managed to stop on the way home for a hair cut. 😅

I am starving!!! Today I drank three Gatorade Zero with Protein, 3 sf Jello cups, the broth from a can of chicken noodle Soup mixed with a packet of ProCel for an extra 10 G protein…and probably half a box of sf popsicles. Okay, not really…but a LOT of popsicles.

One more day and then surgery. Hopefully I won’t be hungry anymore after that. A big, fat taco with mild sauce would taste so good!

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On 8/27/2022 at 4:07 PM, tx2az said:

Thursday Sept 1st for me. There are a lot of different dr requirement, isn't there? Mine is 2 weeks of Protein Shakes, 3 oz lean Protein and 2 cups non starchy veggies per day. Day before surgery only Protein Drinks and nothing not even Water after midnight. Good luck, it's getting close!

So it turned out that there is two days of Clear Liquids and then nothing the morning of surgery. The letter posted to MyChart was pretty far off from what I was told at my appointments today. I am deeply grateful I did not have to do weeks. I applaud those of you who are doing that because I know it is NOT easy!!!

So today is your big day!!! Yayyy!!!! The first in our group. You will do great. We are all cheering for you!

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6 hours ago, La El said:

So it turned out that there is two days of Clear Liquids and then nothing the morning of surgery. The letter posted to MyChart was pretty far off from what I was told at my appointments today. I am deeply grateful I did not have to do weeks. I applaud those of you who are doing that because I know it is NOT easy!!!

So today is your big day!!! Yayyy!!!! The first in our group. You will do great. We are all cheering for you!

6 hours ago, La El said:

So it turned out that there is two days of Clear Liquids and then nothing the morning of surgery. The letter posted to MyChart was pretty far off from what I was told at my appointments today. I am deeply grateful I did not have to do weeks. I applaud those of you who are doing that because I know it is NOT easy!!!

So today is your big day!!! Yayyy!!!! The first in our group. You will do great. We are all cheering for you!

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Today is your big day! Good luck you’ve got this…

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Day 1 of the liquid diet is over and I didn’t do so bad… 2 Meal Replacement shakes, a cup of sf Jello, a few oz of beef broth, lots of Water and a sf popsicle… I was definitely too tired when I got home to even fool with the 3rd shake… but I assume less is better than more. On day 2 now hopefully it is easy as well!

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33 minutes ago, Slwhurst said:

Day 1 of the liquid diet is over and I didn’t do so bad… 2 Meal Replacement shakes, a cup of sf Jello, a few oz of beef broth, lots of Water and a sf popsicle… I was definitely too tired when I got home to even fool with the 3rd shake… but I assume less is better than more. On day 2 now hopefully it is easy as well!

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Yay sept is finally here! Good luck to the people with surgeries today. I can't wait to hear how it went and to cheer you on for the recovery period and to learn from you too.

8 hours ago, La El said:

One more day and then surgery. Hopefully I won’t be hungry anymore after that. A big, fat taco with mild sauce would taste so good!

Good luck to you for tomorrow! Glad your pre op diet wasn't long and hopefully you won't be hungry soon.

1 hour ago, Slwhurst said:

Day 1 of the liquid diet is over and I didn’t do so bad… 2 Meal Replacement shakes, a cup of sf Jello, a few oz of beef broth, lots of Water and a sf popsicle… I was definitely too tired when I got home to even fool with the 3rd shake… but I assume less is better than more. On day 2 now hopefully it is easy as well!

Congrats on a successful start!

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I got the call to be at the hospital at 10:00 am tomorrow. Surgery is around noon. Here we go!

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