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Hi everyone and congrats to you all for your December surgeries!!!
I am over 3 years post-op (RNY on June 12, 2006) and now my mother just got her RNY surgery date of Mon, Dec 28th. She is very excited and I couldn't be happier for her to experience this incredible journey!
Her dr. is different than mine, so his program is different than what I went through for my surgery over 3 years ago. She was told to go on a 2 week liquid diet prior to surgery, starting yesterday. She's concerned about getting through Christmas without being able to eat. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for us is surrounded by lots of family and FOOD. I only had to be on a liquid diet for 2 days prior to surgery, so I never had to go through this.
We're wondering....do people really get through 2 weeks without 'cheating' and eating actual food? And what about suggestions, motivation, for my mom who won't be able to eat anything on Christmas? She doesn't want to 'cheat', she wants to get through the holidays on this liquid diet. But I'm curious if there are people who weren't able to get through that 2 week period without food?
Thanks!!! (my mom is NOT internet savvy, so I'll be printing out replies and giving them to her to read) :-)
Happy Holidays!
Ended up with a two day stay in ICU, and still only on swabbing my mouth...no liquids as of yet. Was moved up to a regular room on Thursday, and was feeling ok, but then ended up with explosive diarrhea that gave no rhyme or reason to when it was coming, it just came! This now lasted for another 24 hours, and they were worried that I contracted c-diff in the hospital with all that I had been through, so they couldn't stop it until the bowel test came back. Thank God it came back negative and they were able to stop the diarrhea.
After that ordeal, and all seemed like I was finally on the mend, they started me on the clear liquids, and a week later...I am home. So far, so good on the liquids. Sticking to water and propel for right now, and hoping to have some chicken broth for lunch today. I've been extremely swollen, and my stomach feels like it weighs a ton right now, but I'm sure as the gas slows down and I don't retain so much fluids, that will all come down (praying it does). But as of right now, I am alive...not sure where I was going to be Tuesday night, so I guess that's a big bonus right now. Now I'm just going to take one day at a time, one hurdle at a time, one step at a time, and pray that I get stronger and stronger every day.
Good luck to anyone with a surgery coming up!!!