Surgery date

jeanniechelsea
on 10/3/17 3:19 pm

So I met the surgeon today and got my optifast. I was told it was a 6-8 week wait for surgery. Then I got a call that if the surgeon agrees and I can have surgery on 2.5 weeks as they have an opening. So I started optifast tonight. I'm so excited and so scared all at the same time. Eeek. Tips and tricks for optifast and post op would be appreciated :)

Orientation: May 5. Consult with Dr: May 27. Dietician: June 2, 16, July 7. Physical: June 23. Meet with trainer: July 7. Sleep test: July 7. Nutrition class: July 26. Referral to surgeon: Sept 14. Meet the surgeon: Oct 3. Optifast: Oct 3 Surgery date: Oct 20 2017

HW:360 SW:350 CW:200 GW:180 (met original goal of 200!)

(deactivated member)
on 10/3/17 3:31 pm

Congrats ... yay! Exciting!!

oneatatime
on 10/3/17 3:53 pm

RNY on 09/01/17

Congratulations!! That's really exciting. :)

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jeanniechelsea
on 10/3/17 5:24 pm

Ottawa :)

Orientation: May 5. Consult with Dr: May 27. Dietician: June 2, 16, July 7. Physical: June 23. Meet with trainer: July 7. Sleep test: July 7. Nutrition class: July 26. Referral to surgeon: Sept 14. Meet the surgeon: Oct 3. Optifast: Oct 3 Surgery date: Oct 20 2017

HW:360 SW:350 CW:200 GW:180 (met original goal of 200!)

Smoka
on 10/3/17 5:47 pm

RNY on 09/12/17

Fantastic! All the best to you.

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

Manda32
on 10/4/17 1:21 am

Congrats on the up coming surgery.

My only advice for Opti is have it cold. Some people put flavourings in, and that would be up to you.

Good luck with your surgery!

Orientation April 2016 - Final approvals December 2016. Surgical Class January 23, 2017. Met with Dr. Reed February 7, 2017. Opti start date March 1, 2017. Surgery March 15, 2017 (Dr. Foute-Nelong).

HW 348 SW 316 CW 191

GW 160

Insert Fitness
on 10/4/17 3:18 am

Congratulations!

Opti isn't fun, but definitely doable! I bought half chocolate half vanilla. I drank my serving of broth each day, it really helped cut the sweetness. I bought a veggie broth. Not sure why, but chicken or beef icked me out for some reason at that time. My plan included a serving of sugar free jello too. I would save that for evenings, or if a wave of hunger really hit in the early days.

dont be shy to remove yourself from certain food situations if need be. It's temporary.

good luck!

RNY Sept 8, 2016

M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7

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Teena D.
on 10/4/17 6:17 am - Oshawa, Canada

RNY on 01/12/17

Congrats and good luck!

RNY Jan 12, 2017 Lost 137 lbs but regained 60.

77 lbs lost and counting!

Losing the regain! I got this!

Kathy1212
on 10/4/17 6:47 am

Congratulations, Jeannie, so exciting! I remember feeling both scared and excited too.

I used a 500 ml bottle of ice water and about 6 ice cubes with my Opti, all mixed together in a large shaker bottle. I could fit all but 1 sip of the ice water in the shaker bottle with the opti and ice as my bottle wasn't quite big enough.

Some people like adding sugar free flavorings to the Opti but I liked it best plain. Vanilla was my favourite but chocolate wasn't bad.

If I were doing it now, I'd try some pumpkin pie spice in my vanilla Opti. I put it in my vanilla premier protein mixed with decaf every day and it's so good.

I avoided family dinners and tried to stay away food areas as best I could to avoid temptation. I had home made soup broth every day, and was lucky as I was also allowed 1 cup of veggies a day (celery, carrots, broccoli, green peppers were on my list; nothing else). I did the veggies in a roasting pan so I'd have something warm to eat in addition to soup, as I was on Opti in winter and always felt cold.