RNY in 4 days

Liquid diet day 12  lost 12 lbs so far, excited for my surg 4-12-10.   Its been a long 8 months of prep. Any last words of advise, worried that Ill be the case that goes bad.

It's completely normal to be nervous before your surgery.  It's a big decision, but you've done a lot of research & preparation for this big day, so it'll be ok.  My advice for you is:

- Bring along some chapstick (since your mouth/lips will be really dry after surgery)
- Do lots of sipping & walking after surgery to help speed up your recovery
- Be sure to post any & all questions on here throughout your recovery (remember no question is a stupid question since we've all be where you're at)
- Post when you get home & let us know how everything went

Welcome to the losers bench in a few days!!  I have faith that your surgery will be uneventful & your recovery will be a speedy one!!!  I'm here if you should have any questions! 

Good luck and congratulations on making a decision tthat will change your life!!

You will do great.....follow your doctors guidelines and all will be just fine.

Hugs....connie d

good luck to you!

Hey there!

Well good for you!!  12 lbs!!  You are going to do great!!  Just remember that we all have "buyers remorse", thats what I keep hearing, its rough the first couple of weeks.  I will be following you having my surgery on Wednesday so we will be on the losers bench together...we can do this!! Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress! 

Julianne           p.s any suvival tips for me and my liquid diet?

DRINK LOTS OF WATER!!!!   dont cheat

Best of luck to both of you having WLS this week.   Make sure to take your measurements.   That way, when the week comes that you don't lose a freakin' pound, and it will come, you will know that some weeks are just about the inches.   It's an amazing journey so sit back and enjoyu the ride.

Do your exercising!   My muscles are gone; try to prevent that from happening to you.

Tuna

I dont have surgery until May, however, I am curious to what you have been doing for the liquid diet. Are you just adding the protein powder to your liquids- ie. broth, flavored waters, pudding?
Are you in anyway cutting out the sugar?

The liquid diet is rough at first, especially the first 3 days, but it gets routine after day 4.  I think 2 weeks is to long. All I had was  Protien drinks, strained cream soup, tons of water(Iwas doing 80 0z a day), broth, sugar free jello, crystal light, sugar free popcicles. Herbal decafe tea.   Sugar?  whats that? LOL

I would be willing to bet that we ALL figured 'I'M gonna be the one that fails this'.  Totally normal.  But you've gone through a lot to get to this point, and as long as you are realistic in your expectations and understand the ebb and flow of the weightloss to come, you'll do FINE!!

CONGRATS!!!