Hi guys I am new here and looking for September surgery buddies!! Mine is scheduled for the 12th! I am so excited! Who’s with me???

Started my pre op om friday. I never expected it to be so hard. How are you guys coping. I'm already tired of the shakes

On 08/21/2022 at 11:20, Hope4NewMe said:

I'm not yet on the pre op diet but I already made the meal plan for my family of five that are foods that they like that I don't. Luckily they all love fish, mussels and sushi and I can't stand any of it. So basically they will be eating a lot of fish for the month of sept lol.

See the thing with my baby child is she is quite literally a mini me. She loves all the same things as me and hates all the same things?‍♀️

2 hours ago, Slwhurst said:

See the thing with my baby child is she is quite literally a mini me. She loves all the same things as me and hates all the same things?‍♀️

That would be really hard then! Especially since you don't have the option to not cook the meals. Is it the actual cooking that is where the temptation is? I know you don't have a lot of time left before the liquid diet stage, but could you meal prep for her so that you just have to reheat the dishes? It might help the temptations when you don't have to be around the yummy food as long. Good luck! That would be a hard spot to be in.

2 hours ago, TashaM said:

Started my pre op om friday. I never expected it to be so hard. How are you guys coping. I'm already tired of the shakes

I haven't started yet but the liquid diet is the part I'm not looking forward to the most. Can you have other things besides the shakes to get your protein? Like could you add some protein powder to broth? I'm not sure what you are allowed to have on your diet but I hope the time passes quickly for you!

Hi, September Surgery Buddies. I was wondering if you all minded if I joined your group. My surgery was pushed from August 8th to August 29th so I’m right at the tail end of the month. My recovery will be in September. I’m having a revision from VSG to RNY due to a hiatal hernia and severe GERD. I’m currently in my pre-op/ liquid diet stage. My Starting weight before VSG: 275, My CW: 207, My height: 5’9”, GW: 150. ?

On 08/22/2022 at 06:59, Dogmom68 said:

Hi, September Surgery Buddies. I was wondering if you all minded if I joined your group. My surgery was pushed from August 8th to August 29th so I’m right at the tail end of the month. My recovery will be in September. I’m having a revision from VSG to RNY due to a hiatal hernia and severe GERD. I’m currently in my pre-op/ liquid diet stage. My Starting weight before VSG: 275, My CW: 207, My height: 5’9”, GW: 150. ?

Welcome welcome welcome! The more the merrier!

On 08/22/2022 at 08:01, Slwhurst said:

Welcome welcome welcome! The more the merrier!

Thank you! I was afraid of losing all the support from August Surgery Buddies since my surgery got pushed so late in the month. I really appreciate you all! ?

Surely no one would be that awful. I believe no one on our group would be that disrespectful. So far everyone here is extremely helpful!

6 minutes ago, Dogmom68 said:

Thank you! I was afraid of losing all the support from August Surgery Buddies since my surgery got pushed so late in the month. I really appreciate you all! ?

Would also love to know how the preop diet is going for you? Struggling? Any tips for the rest of us? How's the hernia and GERD doing now?

On 08/22/2022 at 08:14, SpartanMaker said:

Would also love to know how the preop diet is going for you? Struggling? Any tips for the rest of us? How's the hernia and GERD doing now?

I’m on a two week liquid diet and it’s been a killer (again! This is my second bariatric surgery.) I can have protein shakes or greek yogurt for my ‘meals’ every three hours. I would be lying if I said I had been perfect throughout this process. I’ve slipped up a few times by stealing a fry off my husbands plate or eating a couple of olives when I was simply sooo hungry. I’m going to have the hiatal hernia repair during my surgery on the 29th and the revision to RNY, as well. The GERD burns me up a lot of the time so I take esomeprazole in the morning and Pepcid in the evening. And thank goodness for Tums during the day!

On 08/22/2022 at 08:13, Slwhurst said:

Surely no one would be that awful. I believe no one on our group would be that disrespectful. So far everyone here is extremely helpful!

Oh no! Everyone has been great!!! I was saying I was worried about losing continued support during this process since everybody else will be done with their surgeries and my surgery is so late in the month. Everybody will be moving over to the post-operative posts. Everyone has been wonderful!!?

12 minutes ago, Dogmom68 said:

I’m on a two week liquid diet and it’s been a killer (again! This is my second bariatric surgery.) I can have Protein Shakes or greek yogurt for my ‘meals’ every three hours. I would be lying if I said I had been perfect throughout this process. I’ve slipped up a few times by stealing a fry off my husbands plate or eating a couple of olives when I was simply sooo hungry. I’m going to have the hiatal hernia repair during my surgery on the 29th and the revision to RNY, as well. The GERD burns me up a lot of the time so I take esomeprazole in the morning and Pepcid in the evening. And thank goodness for Tums during the day!

I'm not even allowed the yogurt preop! The one thing they said I could have is one cucumber or pickle per day if I needed something to crunch. I bought a huge jar of pickles this week. ?

Y’all I am currently working on my last pre op appointment and this is a lot to take in! Wonder why some doctors said premier protein shakes and mine said absolutely not… they did sort of explain that premier is blended protein and won’t fully absorb, but why are doctors so different ??

18 minutes ago, Slwhurst said:

Y’all I am currently working on my last pre op appointment and this is a lot to take in! Wonder why some doctors said Premier Protein shakes and mine said absolutely not… they did sort of explain that premier is blended Protein and won’t fully absorb, but why are doctors so different ??

Mine specifically listed premier shakes as a good option for me. I actually had several I could choose from and can mix and match as I want. It is kind of worrying to me that there are so many different protocols. What if I'm on a bad one? I'm mostly glad that my program has more options but at the same time I'm worried that a stricter plan would be more effective. I guess time will tell. What shakes did they say you can have?

2 hours ago, Hope4NewMe said:

What if I'm on a bad one? I'm mostly glad that my program has more options but at the same time I'm worried that a stricter plan would be more effective.

I wouldn't worry about it. I've looked for, but have not found a "definitive" guide as published by the ASMBS. To some extent I think these guidelines develop over time as the doctors adjust to their own preconceived ideas, as well as what their patients are telling them about their experiences. Some doctors (like mine), are very conservative in this regard, and others have looser standards based on what they've seen in their practice. In the end, I think they all work to accomplish the goal of shrinking your liver for surgery.

Post-op is the same. Some plans are much more conservative than others, but long term loss shouldn't really be impacted by how soon you eat solids, for example.

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