June 18th date! (Pittsburgh PA)

Yeah!  My new life will begin on 6/18/09! (gastric bypass)
I've been reading everyone's posts and thought I'd add my date to the pile-up! 
Very exciting!
Now...so much to do!!!!!
(Get vitamins, protein powders, popsicles, etc.  Not to mention Pre-Admission Testing!)

Funny!  We wait 6 months then it all explodes at once!
It will be nice to keep up with everyone's stories as we go along!
Pat

Congratulations!! Wishing u all the best. Still waiting on my surgery date.

Congratulations! :D (Yay, Pittsburghers)

I need to start stocking up on everything as well. I only have a 18 days to go.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Everybody!

Nice to have a bunch of friends to go through this journey with!

Ms. Princess - Thanks for all the info you posted on the protein powders.  I'm going to compare their prices with those online.  I'll let you know what I find out!

Nicole - Where in Pgh are you from?  Good to see another Pittsburgher so close to the big day!

Have a great night everyone!
Pat

Yea!  You're one day after me.

 

I'm right there with you!!  June 18th is the start of my new life also!  BEST of luck to you!!!!

 Hey honey,

My doctor stated that the protein powders that I found were for buffing people up.

Ok I was told to take these for two weeks after surgery;

FREE FLUIDS
32 ounces of water a day
sugar free popsicles
crystal light
fruit 2 O
fat frre low salt brth
decaf  coffee/tea
herbal tea
splenda

FLUIDS WITH CALORIES
diet carnation instant breakfast made with skim milk
ensure
boost
isopure in a bottle
atkins ready to drink
advantage carb control
slimfast

VITAMINS/CALCIUM
CHEWABLE CHILDRENS MULTIVITAMINS WITH IRON 2 TIMES A DAY / OR
liquid adult mutivitamin with iron/ or a chewable multivitamin
chewable calcium 2 times per day

So I went online early this morning( because Viactive is one of the calcium chewables listed),
and  decided to research viactive.   I found some really good information if you go to  
http://www.splendidlife.com you will not only find viactive on sale but that Viactive also has a chewable chocolate and chocolate cherry multivitamin now and also the the viactive calcium comes in chocolate and carmel.

You will find that splenda also has come out with their own flavor water packs.  And they sell boxes of 30 for $3.95 and they sell it in cases online.
Also, we can get the isopure I spoke of before.  They are 20oz bottles that come 12 in a case.  They come in a whole lot of flavers and are 40 grams of protein.

I also found carnation instant breakfast no sugar added that's perfect for us.  Hey we have to listen to our surgeons!  And these are better for us.  You have to go online to carnation.

http://www.carnationbreakfastessentials.com/
Hope this information is good for you.

OH AND GUESS WHAT?  I'M NOT ON A LIQUID DIET BEFORE MY SURGERY,
 
AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS JUST TOLD
NOT TO GAIN ANY WEIGHT. 
THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!!!! 

I LOVE MY SURGEON!!!!!!!!!!!!!  THANK YOU DR. DUFFY!

OH I forgot the main thing, they moved up my surgery date.  I'm no longer on June 11th they moved me up to June 18th with you.  I guess we are destined to be friends!

Also,

The cheapset place I found to get the Isopure is GNC they are 39.99 for a case of 12.