RNY scheduled for 12-29-09

I am excited! I am hoping will be the beginning of the end for pain, sleep apnea and other health problems.  Best wishes to everyone here for great success.

Good luck to you.  I am scheduled for 12-22-09. Can't wait to feel better.
Happy Holidays
Tracy

Tracy
Are you on a liquid diet over CMAS too?

Yes, I started my liquid diet 12/08. It is so hard!!! I am hungry, If I wanted this kind of diet it would have succeeded the hundreds of times I tried it before. But... I know its leading to better things so I am sticking with it. I am just afraid my sugars will bottom out. I am diabetic, but will be calling in my #'s every few days to make sure I am not taking to much insulin. I have constant heartburn now too. yuck! 

I'll make it tho.
When do you start your diet? Did they tell you that you can have soups?

Merry Christmas
Tracy

As I see here, my surg is going to the extreme! I am starting a totally liquid diet this Friday---so 2 and 1/2 weeks long!!!!!!!!

shakes and broth only!

At least I do not have to worry with diabetes.....that would be so hard!

and yes, I wonder why they think we can do this when we NEVER could ever do this before!

Luckily I only have 2 weeks don't think I could do it longer.

It's amazing how different everybodies liquid diets are. I can have yogurt, soups(strained and pureed), cream of wheat (runny), jello, popsicles, pudding, broth etc...  They never enfasized me getting in my shakes right now. Just told me to take my multivitamin if I had it yet. I did a mix of protien powder with yogurt yesterday, wasn't to bad. Have to stick with things that are vanilla or go with it cause I couldn't find the unflavored in the store.

I have read some people can do lean quizine once a day as long as they have 4 shakes a day. That I think I could handle. Just the feeling of being "empty" is bothering me. Usually when I get like that my sugar is dropping. So I am constantly checking.

I hope yours goes well. I will be alright I know I am moving into a better phase so that gets me thru. I have been very moody tho. Love my family so much more for dealing with me:) lol

I tried to go to your profile so I could add you as a friend and it wouldn't let me. If you would like to add me go ahead or you can email me anytime at [email protected].

I wonder if the liquid diet is standard before surgery. I go for my pre-op doctors appointment .

feeling "empty" is why I want to have the surgery. Hunger feel like anxiety to me.

I am pretty sure its standard, but comes in different forms. It is supposed to "clean" you out and shrink your liver. I am definetly getting cleaned out. It's the worst part of the diet. Very gassy and diarhea. Sorry if TMI. The empty feeling has went away by day 4, now I don't want anything bu****er and maybe some yogurt once in awhile. I have already lost 3lbs.

I go for my pre-op on the 14th. Goodluck at yours.

My pre-op is the 14th also.....

How did your appt. go? Mine went well and all is ready to go. Dr wants me to lose 5 more lbs before Tues the 22nd. (day of my surgery) I have lost 13lbs so far with this liquid diet. Even tho I feel like I am full of water. lol  Can't wait to get this done with.
Keep us posted on how things are going.
Tracy