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On a 3 week pre op diet for surgery on 2/23/27 Ant tips and tricks are welcome!

Michelle

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What does your pre-op diet? There are so many variations from dr to dr. Mine was 2 weeks of 2 Protein Shakes and one small meal of Protein and veggies a day. I was sleeved on 9-1-22 and have lost 45 pounds, 20 to 30 more to go. Great experience. Just follow your plans and drinks lots of Water. Congratulations on this new beginning!

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Distract yourself when it inevitably starts getting hard! The pre-op diet is honestly the worst bit, but it's thankfully only short, even if it doesn't feel like it!

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I had three weeks of the pre op torture too. I thought I would never do it but my desire for the surgery got me to the finish line. You should feel less hungry now and the second week seems like less torturous. The thought of being operated on and the surgery ended is a worry to all of us. Nobody wants to wake up without the surgery because of an enlarged fatty liver, its happened.

I read the back pages of this forum while I waited and learned so much

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21 hours ago, tx2az said:

What does your pre-op diet? There are so many variations from dr to dr. Mine was 2 weeks of 2 Protein Shakes and one small meal of Protein and veggies a day. I was sleeved on 9-1-22 and have lost 45 pounds, 20 to 30 more to go. Great experience. Just follow your plans and drinks lots of Water. Congratulations on this new beginning!

Mine is three weeks of shakes, Snacks, and Entrees that taste awful. Most of it makes me sick to my stomach.

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My pre-op was Protein Shakes, broth, and sugar free popsicles. I prayed my way through it. I know if I tried to do it on my own it would not have worked. I did it and had surgery Nov. 29, 2022. My last weigh in at Dr in January I was down 32 lbs. I am not getting on the scale until I go back to Dr. in March.

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