Surgery Date has been given

Good Morning All,

Well finally I have been given my surgery date. November 9th, 2016 is the big day!  Today is my first day of the liquid diet and i need words of ENCOURAGEMENT from everyone!  

Hi takingarish3825  

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery!?

Here are some links to information you may find helpful:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/photographing-your-weigh t-loss-surgery-journey/

http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/weight-loss-surgery-hosp tial-stay-what-to-pack/

http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/four-on-the-floor-self-c are-after-weight-loss-surgery/

We can't wait to hear from you post-op!

Thank you for the links. I will visit them.

Congrats! It feels so real now when you get your date and have started the liquid diet phase. Keep us posted on your progress! 

Yes it does, I will.

You can do this!!  November 9th will be here a week from today and your new journey will begin.

Take it one day at a time and keep us posted.

P.

Thank you.  Hunger Pains were so bad earlier, I didnt know what to do!

I just had my surgery Monday, and I was on a 2-week pre-op liquid diet, so I feel your pain.  My suggestion is get creative with your protein shakes and it will be much easier.  I got some small bottles of flavorings--banana, pineapple, coconut--and some cocoa.  Made up several combinations with these and the variety made it so much easier.  By the end I was at the point where I couldn't eat as much jello as I had at the start, so your stomach will definitely shrink along with your liver.  Hang in there, it's just around the corner now!!

When you say flavorings what do you mean and where in the grocery store would  i find them? 

In the spice section, little bottles of liquid flavorings.  McCormick brand has some, but they're kind of expensive.  I use Goodman's brand, they are very good, and cheaper.  Depending on your store and where you live, you might not have much of a choice.  Just make sure to check the bottle that it has no sugar in it.  Some of the Goodman's brand flavors do, some don't.  You can check out the nutrition information for that brand here:  http://www.goodmansvanilla.com/Goodmans-Nutritional-Informat ion.pdf  

I am using unflavored protein powder to make my shakes, but even if you're buying premixed, you can add flavors to them to mix things up.

Best of luck!!