Surgery on September 26th - YEAH!

Sofar, so good. I'm losing 2 pounds a day on my pre-op liquid diet and actually feel pretty good. Thought I'd feel terrible but I have more energy than before. I'm a alittle nervous about my meeting with Dr. V tomorrow. Don't know why - I'm doing everything right. Wish me luck. Congrats to all of you who are joining me in surgery somewhere on the 27th.

We have the same Surgery dates! YES!!!! I'm not on a liquid diet though, I start a 1000 calorie diet, and then a liquid diet the day before along with the other fun stuff they'll have us on to clean us out. I'm SO EXCITED! (Well, not about that though! LOL) GOOD LUCK!!!!

Good luck, Angela! I hear that all doctors have different rules about pre-op eating. Or maybe it has something to do with how much weight the person has to lose - I don't know. All I know is that I am feeling better than I usually do. I'm not eating any crap, any carbs, just fruit in the smoothies, a few veggies, like tomatoes in my soup, and lots of protein in the form of powder. I definitely miss the actual chewing - I love to eat, and until this past February I was a closet smoker. I had to quit in order for my surgeon to even meet with me, and now I've been ciggie free for 6 months! I am very proud of that. The next thing I have to do is get moving - walking, lifting, etc. I'm excited to be looking ahead to a healthy future. Keep in touch. Deb

just reading your post-I am having surgery on 9/24-preop on the 20th-so I guess I'll be doing a preop diet too? I didn't know that, but of course, that makes sense! I am crazy about getting on the scale before and after a meal-checking my weight! but I have prayed a lot for strength (from temptation of food!) and am looking forward to next Monday-post surgery. Nervous, excited and apprehensive. So I will look for your posts after surgery! Blessings!

I have decided I can't weigh myself even once a day. Each morning I bounce out of bed to see what the scale says and if I don't like it I flop back into bed and feel sorry for myself. Maybe we should both do it every other day???

Hello Deborah, Looks like we will be sharing a surgery date. I am having my surgery that morning with Dr. David Dyer in Nashville. I've decided that this liquid diet is not as bad as I had feared. Don't know about weight loss, but I really haven't been overly hungry. Having lots of leg cramps, muscle and joint aches for some reason, but I guess that just goes with the territory. Hope your surgery goes well and we'll be sharing that loser's bench in just a few short days. Looking forward to a happier, healthier future. Best of luck to you. Kathy

OK Guys, Now I am getting mighty sick of the liquid stuff! And I have the leg cramps too - really badly at night. Weird. I am also starting to get scared.....