Hello all,

I was posting on the "September surgery buddies" topic and somehow it seemed to get blended with the September topic from past years and so I figured why not just start a new one for us. I'm scheduled for what my surgeon calls a Duodenal Switch Loop September 19, 2023.

Met with my nutritionist about the preop diet today. My diet is 3-5 shakes a day with 2-4 cups of nonstarchy green veggies allowed. Not looking forward to it at all. Can't believe surgery is less than a month out

On my 4th day of the liquid diet, it's getting easier not to want to devour everything within reach. Tired of sweets though had to go get some bone broth to break up the monotony. I just got my proteins I ordered from here today so yay for some variety. Must say that the Bariatric Pal Chocolate Coconut is so amazingly good (my lunch today). A little lighter on the protein side at 15 grams but it tastes like an almond joy sans the almonds. That sweet chocolate and coconut flavor. I just realized why it's so sweet. I didn't think to look at carb counts when I bought them I just said oooo that sounds good, got to have it, and clicked the buttons.

I've lucked out as the girl who works in my office trying to put on weight will buy any of the proteins I don't like off of me so they're at least not going in the trash. My husband is going to want to shoot me when he sees this box of everything I bought last week from the website. It's a good thing we have separate bank accounts or else he'd have a fit at the amount of stuff I've bought prepping for this surgery.

Meet my surgeon for a final pre-op appointment tomorrow as well as doing some labs and another appointment with the pre-op department at Mayo so will be in the car the majority of the day tomorrow. Not looking forward to that as often as I've got to go to the bathroom with all these fluids. May be a miserable trip, bad enough I'm having to make it alone. This is where I feel sorry for myself for being a loner and not having a friend I can drag along with me.

So I'm open to making new friends! And hope all of our September's go amazingly!

11 Days!? The last few months have flown by and it's been a pretty amazing ride once I got placed with the right physicians.

It’s September! The real countdown begins for us. We did it! Wishing everyone positive thoughts for upcoming surgery ?

I am all checked in - waiting on an IV - talk to Dr n I’m getting my sleeve this AM. Excited & terrified! See y’all on the other side!

My surgery date is 9/25 and I’m getting the gastric sleeve. I had my work up appointment this past Monday where they went over everything, explained the pre-op diet etc. Now that it’s September I’m getting nervous, but I’m also excited. My pre-op diet starts on the 10th in which I have to have a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and then I can have some chicken or fish and a veggie for dinner. Ugh this is going to be hard. Did anyone have last supper syndrome before they had to start the pre op?

Tiffanyb12211 we are almost surgery twins my VSG is 9/26 and I start my liquid diet 9/11. I can have 2 protein drinks for breakfast and lunch and protein and veg for dinner. Yeahhhh go us

Tdalcourt you got this and keep us posted when you come out on the other side ?????

Hey everyone who's recently or will be getting in september, if anyone is a fan of pumpkin spice latte flavor I found the most amazing delightful protein drink. I used to love love getting the white chocolate caramel pumpkin pie mocha frappes and this tastes like EXACTLY like it!! I was so skeptical that it wouldn't be good so I only bought a 4 pack but I have to buy more asap. I found it at walmart. While I was on the liver shrinking diet I LOVED the cafe latte flavor from premier protein but after surgery and coming home I find it tastes very eggy and cannot stand it anymore. So glad to find something I enjoy again taste-wise.

Also-- I felt super bad and guilty for eating a whole bowl of oatmeal with a banana and was thinking, "oh maybe the surgery didn't work for me i'm ruining it" etc, BUT then I had to take into account and remember that I used to eat 4-6 packets of oatmeal and still feel starving. It's a mind over matter game at this point for me and it's not the easiest to recognize that it's OKAY for me to have things. ♥ Anyone else going through this?

Hey folks! I'm scheduled for gastric sleeve September 15th and am getting anxious ?

I'm curious if anyone has found a good alternative to store-bought sugar-free popsicles? Locally I am only finding red and orange colors that are sugar-free, and they all have a minimum of 7 g of carbs each and I'm supposed to be sticking to under 25 g

Off topic, but I am also scheduled for the 15th. Good luck.

Got bumped up to 9/26.

Revision to mini bypass sept 5! Bye bye GERD!!!!

Revision to mini bypass sept 5! Bye bye GERD!!!!

Hello everyone!!

My surgery is schedule for 9/27. I'm very nervous and anxious already.