Yup, Friday the 13th. It only took me about a year to get approval! I have my Dr. appt for my clearances set for next week.

I'll be joining you!

M

I, too, am being banded on the 13th...I hear from some friends about it being Friday the 13th and aren't I scared. I think it is going to be a lovely day for all of us on the 13th.

Here's another "Lucky Looser" that will go on Friday the 13th! I'm looking at it as my LUCKY day!

I know I found another lady that is not only having hers on the same day, but same surgeon and same location! We even have the same pre-op date of the 3rd.

I am cleared for takeoff... sooooo. fasten your seatbelts... (and now without an extension)

Ack...I am starting my pre-op diet tomorrow. My surgeon likes 2 weeks of a high protein liquid diet...and if I need to chew something, carrots or beef jerky...this is going to be so difficult. I will be strong, but I pity my family...hehe

Hi Girls!! I'm not the 13th, but I am the day after on the 14th. I started my pre-op diet today as well. Hoping to lose a few pounds before the actual surgery date. Maybe we can all stay in touch with our recovery... since we will all be having our surgery around the same time.

How is everyone doing? Getting excited now that we are actually in the month of March? I am on the liquid diet and it is plyaing havoc with my system...but I am going to get through this....ugh. What does everyone's pre-op look like? Is everyone on liquid and for how long? I am protein shakes for 2 weeks...others?

My dr doesn't require the liquid diet, but from everything I've read, it seems like the smart thing to do. My nutritionist set me up with the following plan: 60 - 80 grams of protein/day - I will have 3 - 4 high protein shakes/day with approx. 14 g protein each. At lunch will be 4 oz turkey or chk and dinner 4 oz fish or chk. Right now I am using optifast, but they are expensive. I think I will switch to the Atkins high protein shakes next week.

My surgery date is March 11. I thought I'd share my find. (Not actually my find, someone suggested it to me.) My pre-op diet (at least 12 days prior to surgery):

Breakfast: up to 2 cups skim milk mixed with one scoop of Iso Pure No Carb Protein powder. (at GNC stores)

Lunch: Same as Breakfast

Dinner: Frozen dinner under 300 calories

Optional:

GREEN salad (only green stuff) with a tiny bit of salad dressing

Fat-free, sugar-free ice popsicles are okay (no more than 3 a day)

**Most importantly at least 64 oz of Water daily**

My doctor also requires a clear liquid diet 2-3 days before surgery.

Good luck on everything! Stay strong.

Thanks for sharing...isn't it amazing how different all the pre-op diets are. They also don't seem to be really guided by size either...I have seem larger people on here not have to do pre-op (so unfair :party:) and smaller ones who do....just wish there was some general idea. I ate green bean yesterday as I made them for my family and felt guilty....1 green bean. How silly am I.

Good luck all!! We are all going to do GREAT!

How is everyone doing? Did everyone's surgery go as expected/anticipated? Hope you all are doing great

Well I survived. :lunch: I am doing pretty well considering everything. Actually today I am going to take a bus trip across to see a launch. I have been walking everyday to help get that gas out and sleeping in my lazyboy sofa. Not too bad really... just one TMI thing the liquid post op diet is wreaking havoc on my digestive system as it was before the surgery... ugh. Hoping imodium I started today will kick in. BUt overall... just the distention of my tummy and the betadine still on the skin where the tape is, itchy incisions, no complaints. I figured out since starting this journey I am now down 34 lbs. If you had asked me on Sunday and MOnday, I kept wishing they could just rip the darn thing out of me. I haven't told anyone at work or even my family except my husband. So hoping everyone is doing as well.

I'll check back in. Sorry it took me so long but my computer crashed and I didn't find my password right away.

Take care!

M

Wow, M! 34 pounds - congrats!!

So, you're on Day 4 post op, right? Glad you're improving! I'm right at the 24 hour mark...and doing ok (see my updates under March 16 if interested). When did you start walking? I've been making trips around the house every couple hours, but nothing extensive. Also, what have you been eating? I've only had ice chips, jello and applesauce so far - kind of afraid to eat.

Another March 13 person here! Doing ok, still a little sore.

Have been eating pureed fruit, custard, white fish in sauce, stuff like that.

I have been able to eat more than I thought I would; sometimes I feel really hungry but most of the time am not interested due to weird feeling in chest.

TMI - definitely badly constipated, have taken laxative stuff today to try to help.:lunch:

I walked 3 times the night that I was in the hospital and then the day I came home. I think I walked around my house a bit when I got home and then yesterday I went to the grocery store and then took a walk in the afternoon down the street and back. Today I walked all the way around a mall. I rode a bus for 5 hrs round trip and didn't see the launch because it got scrubbed at the last minute. GRRR. So... overall I am feeling pretty good but the distention is distracting and the incision itching is pretty intense but from my recollection, itching is good because it means it is healing. Oh and the imodium is working great. No problems on the bus whatsoever!

M

Well I wanted to give a short account of my surgery so I can remember it later on...

I checked in at 10:30 AM and the guy smelled of alcohol that was checking me in. I had to laugh... oh well. Went over and got into the pre op area. Made me take a pg test which of course is negative because effectively believe I am in menopause, am on day 40 something of my cycle, longest I have ever had but who knows if the stress of getting ready for this scared it away. They had to get a special IV nurse over because i have sort troublesome veins. Got that and then I got a shot of lovenox in the belly due to my father's history of blood clots I guess. (dunno) They started me on some kind of fluids in the IV.

Pushed me over to the waiting area where the anthesigiologist spoke with me. Told him to be careful because I am a singer. (he didn't listen, I still have a little irritation LOL) Saw my doc and he asked me if I was ready and I said yup.

Rolled me into the ER and I wiggled from gurney to operating table then they started strapping me down and put my arms out so I looked like a t. That's about all I remember.

Woke up in post op and was pretty alert. They rolled some other chick in a few minutes later who was crying. I told the dude... get me out of here I don't want to listen to that. He made me breathe real deep to prove I could go out of there.

Rolled me up to my room. Gave me more lovenox I think. Put something else in my IV. Put those inflating booties on my legs. Got a lovely room and bed. Overlooking the bay... large room looked like for VP, all mine. Husband came in. Got up and went for a walk rolling my IV with me. Night fell could see the sunset, pretty nice. Went back to room. Gave me some tray of some crap and told me to try to have it. I tried the lemonade and my throat was too iritated. Ate the ice chips. Decided to ask for osme malox and some pain killers. Got a bit loopy, was testing with friend, finally gave up and called her and then fell asleep. HUsband left to take care of our dog. Woke up by some respitory woman made me inhale into this thing. Said I was a champ. Went for another walk. Ate some more ice chips. Got them myself.

Went back to bed but couldn't really sleep. Dozed on and off listening to my ipod. Nurse Came back and gave me some insulin because my blood sugar spiked a little due to the whatever's in the IV.

Around 4 ish I asked from more pain killers more to go to sleep wasn't in much pain but the distention was driving me crazy. Got a little more insulin.

Woke up around 6 or 7 and got up and took another walk and got some more ice chips. Tried to eat some Jello. Not too much fun. the tray it came on had a bug on it. Had to prove I could eat something so I ate some damn red popsicle.

Someone came along and took out my IV. I went and got cleaned up and dressed so I could get out. Had a post op welcome to your new life class and went out on a wheelchair.

Was feeling pretty crappy on the way home but stopped to get something at Walgreen's can't remember what it was... think it was maloxx or something. Damn curb nearly about killed me.

Went home and got in my lazyboy sofa... and watched TV! Feeing like... damn get this thing out of me! Took a shower later on. Everytime I wake up, I feel a bit better.

Today I don't feel like get this thing out of me... so... making progress.