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???

You might also look into protein waters. Gatorade makes one, as do other companies that don't have the electrolytes in them. There are a lot of folks on here that complain about not being able to hit their water or protein goals early on, so I'm hopeful these will help me better hit both, since it's double-duty.

Yes I forgot about those but I actually ordered some the other day, along with the soups and some unflavored protine powder "Isopure Unflavored Whey Isolate Protein Powder" it's the one that was recommended the most to me for adding into other things such as soups , other drinks, broths, pudding ect .... but I was told of its going into a cold like pudding or something dissolve it into a few oz of warm water first to keep from getting a giddy texture or add it in when making pudding

On 09/02/2022 at 06:25, ShoppGirl said:

If you are anxious the day of surgery they should be able to give you something to calm you down when you get there. I actually didn’t need it but thought I might so I asked about it.

I will definitely ask

Tomorrow is my covid test and Tuesday is surgery. Tonight I'm filling up this cute pill organizer I got on Amazon!! (Water bottle for scale)

5 hours ago, loli_lotus said:

Tomorrow is my covid test and Tuesday is surgery. Tonight I'm filling up this cute pill organizer I got on Amazon!! (Water bottle for scale)

You may not need to bring your medications. I had to bring two of mine because they didn’t have them in their stock but they typically tell you to leave your medications at home and make you use theirs. Very cute pill reminder though.

18 hours ago, SpartanMaker said:

This is what I'm worried about. I'm trying to stay active now to help with recovery, but if I have no energy, it's going to be harder. I start the pre-op diet Tuesday.

Post surgery all I did was walk around for a couple weeks. I am patient and didn’t want to risk forgetting and doing something to hurt myself. If you do more than that just be very mindful of the lifting restrictions (for me I know myself and I will forget and do it).

1 hour ago, ShoppGirl said:

Post surgery all I did was walk around for a couple weeks. I am patient and didn’t want to risk forgetting and doing something to hurt myself. If you do more than that just be very mindful of the lifting restrictions (for me I know myself and I will forget and do it).

How do you not lift things? I have a 1.5 year old who's 22 pounds. She goes to daycare during the day but at night and on weekends I have to lift her up sometimes to put her in her crib or put her in the car or change diapers or bathe. Like how do I just stop doing that??

Just now, kellyarw95 said:

How do you not lift things? I have a 1.5 year old who's 22 pounds. She goes to daycare during the day but at night and on weekends I have to lift her up sometimes to put her in her crib or put her in the car or change diapers or bathe. Like how do I just stop doing that??

Do you have anyone that can help you for a few weeks? My doctor's office said they don't even want us bending over to do things like load/unload the dishwasher or do laundry.

6 minutes ago, kellyarw95 said:

How do you not lift things? I have a 1.5 year old who's 22 pounds. She goes to daycare during the day but at night and on weekends I have to lift her up sometimes to put her in her crib or put her in the car or change diapers or bathe. Like how do I just stop doing that??

That’s a tough one. You really shouldn’t be doing it though. Is there anyone who can help you?? It’s been a while but I think I was restricted to not lift anything over ten pounds for two weeks. I worry that you could really hurt yourself by lifting her.

Edited September 5, 20224 yr by ShoppGirl

On 09/05/2022 at 08:15, kellyarw95 said:

How do you not lift things? I have a 1.5 year old who's 22 pounds. She goes to daycare during the day but at night and on weekends I have to lift her up sometimes to put her in her crib or put her in the car or change diapers or bathe. Like how do I just stop doing that??

Girl I understand m! I am a single mom sometimes you just have to do what you have to do and pray for the best! Luckily mine are grown now but I had surgeries when they were younger and it was definitely a challenge!

I have my fiance and my mom who lives with me. I'm sure they will help alot. But they will have to work at too some nights and I'll be alone with her. 2 weeks? Maybe I can have my mother in law come stay with me?? I didn't even think about this until yall said something. I'm so used to my baby being petite I forget she's a whole turkey now [emoji1787]

1 minute ago, kellyarw95 said:

I have my fiance and my mom who lives with me. I'm sure they will help alot. But they will have to work at too some nights and I'll be alone with her. 2 weeks? Maybe I can have my mother in law come stay with me?? I didn't even think about this until yall said something. I'm so used to my baby being petite I forget she's a whole turkey now

A whole Turkey, lol. Yea if you have someone who is willing to do it that’s definitely the best idea. You will have lots of sutures and staples in there that could get pulled if you lift her and cause a lot of issues. If you do injure yourself you would most likely be needing help for a lot longer than if you are just cautious the first time around.

11 hours ago, tx2az said:

How do I get the runner on my ticker to move?

If you're on a PC, click on your name at the top, then "My Surgery":

Then: Progress:

Then change your weight:

Then click save:

7 hours ago, loli_lotus said:

Tomorrow is my covid test and Tuesday is surgery. Tonight I'm filling up this cute pill organizer I got on Amazon!!

Good luck tomorrow! I looked at that pill organizer but I needed one that had 4 spaces and I wanted a month. That one looked awesome though. Update us when you can. I wish you an easy surgery and recovery!

8 hours ago, loli_lotus said:

Tomorrow is my covid test and Tuesday is surgery. Tonight I'm filling up this cute pill organizer I got on Amazon!! (Water bottle for scale)

I bought the same organizer! Might as well be cute if we have to have a strict vitamin regimen

So I just started my liquid diet today and at 1st I was freaking out because I'm allowed 1 small meal a day plus the 2 protein shakes and a list of other approved things. But I thought I had to stay under 800 calories and I didn't realize how many calories are in everything including the protein shakes themselves (160). So I went through everything that is allowed on my list and was trying to figure out what I could even eat for dinner and leave me enough calories for lunch and it was not going well. Luckily I re read my diet sheet and the calorie restriction doesn't hit until my second week, yay! So for this 1st week I still only have liquids except for dinner so I'm sure my calories will be less that usual but I'll have time to adjust before I hit that 800 calorie limit next week. The exact wording for the dinner is one small, normal meal and we are having pork chops with asparagus so I think I will be ok.

As a side question fueled by my stressful morning, how do I calculate the calories in the broth from a strained soup? Say I take a can of chicken noodle soup but strain it and only drink the broth, how do I figure out the calories in that broth?