OMG! pre-op liquid diet!
You must have been in my head last night!!! I've avoided walmart/grocery store at all costs! All I had in my house was eggs and a loaf of honey wheat bread (my favorite of course). My kids were starving so I made eggs with toast. I took 2 slices to go into the toaster and held them up to my nose and just sniffed the mess out of them!!!!! I wanted to slather some butter on it and just nibble it until it was gone.
But I had the SAME conversation in my head. It ****** me off that some people didn't have to do a pre-op liquid diet. I didn't have to when I was sleeved. And he said my liver looked great... So why must I torture myself now!!! For the control... I know that I did everything humanly possible that I could to make sure I minimized my risks and set myself up to succeed. Thankfully I didn't eat the bread.
The worst part is that they told me that I can only have the bariatric advantage shakes 3-5 of them a day and 64+oz's of water. Clear liquids only for the day before surgery. If I'm trying to shrink my liver, why can't I have other proteins that are lean and veggies to help flush my system... These shakes are killing me.
Here it is almost 3pm here and I've had about 120 calories for the entire day. I feel like I'm moving in slow motion and I'm just totally listless. Definitely in ketosis now... I could kill a tree with this breath! drinking about a gallon of water a day and still feel totally parched!
But I had the SAME conversation in my head. It ****** me off that some people didn't have to do a pre-op liquid diet. I didn't have to when I was sleeved. And he said my liver looked great... So why must I torture myself now!!! For the control... I know that I did everything humanly possible that I could to make sure I minimized my risks and set myself up to succeed. Thankfully I didn't eat the bread.
The worst part is that they told me that I can only have the bariatric advantage shakes 3-5 of them a day and 64+oz's of water. Clear liquids only for the day before surgery. If I'm trying to shrink my liver, why can't I have other proteins that are lean and veggies to help flush my system... These shakes are killing me.
Here it is almost 3pm here and I've had about 120 calories for the entire day. I feel like I'm moving in slow motion and I'm just totally listless. Definitely in ketosis now... I could kill a tree with this breath! drinking about a gallon of water a day and still feel totally parched!
Sleeved 6/2007 - Switched 10/2012 
I am scheduled for DS on October 23. I am doing fine with my 2 shakes and a lean and green meal - but the last 5 pre-op days I am liquids only. Drinkable yogurt, broth, tea, grape juice. THAT I am worried about!
Hang in - know you are not alone. And try to choke down more of those shakes and calories!
Hang in - know you are not alone. And try to choke down more of those shakes and calories!
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