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Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Welcome, Laura! Everything you are feeling is PERFECTLY NORMAL. A friend of mine who had it over 2 years ago told me the same thing. I am on day 9 of my liquid diet and I personally think it is HARD but do your best. I will admit, each day of the liquid diet, I cheated once wtih a bite or two of chicken or something protein related, but I chose protein and only had very little. I'm not encouraging you to cheat, I'm just letting you know it's normal to find it very difficult. Mine seemed more strict than most: 5-6 protein shakes a day and only clear liquids (jello, broth, coffee, tea), so I had a really hard time. Just don't go out and eat a bunch of crap LOL.
My surgery is on Tuesday and I'm having gastric bypass. I can hardly wait for Tuesday. Tomorrow, I can only have clear fluids and at 1:00 pm I have to drink that nasty Magnesium Citrate crap that cleans you out! Not looking forward to that at all, but it's worth it! I will keep in touch with everyone in the mean time and let you know how Tuesday goes!
My surgery is on Tuesday and I'm having gastric bypass. I can hardly wait for Tuesday. Tomorrow, I can only have clear fluids and at 1:00 pm I have to drink that nasty Magnesium Citrate crap that cleans you out! Not looking forward to that at all, but it's worth it! I will keep in touch with everyone in the mean time and let you know how Tuesday goes!
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone! I am new this site all together but I am excited to be here. I live in Texas and I am a teacher. I set my date for Aug. 7 and I will be starting my liquid diet this upcoming Monday. I am a last minute worrier so it wasn't until a few days ago that I started panicking. I was started having a panic attack thinking is this what I need to do, am I going to regret this, etc. I am nervous but I know I need this surgery. I am having the sleeve and I have friends who have had all the surgeries and I know this one is the best for me. I have a great doctor so I know it will be good. I hope I survive the liquid diet and the post diet. Any advise is excepted. :)
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
That sounds no yea (something my sisters and I say when things are tough) Does your Doc allow snacks in between meals if meals are not enough? I feel bad but don't want to give advice like (oh it'll be better soon) because I haven't been through it yet, but I do feel that looking towards the surgery and all things you'll be able to do when it's over you'll look back and think that time kind of sucked but it was worth it.
Do you know to add friends w/o request? I was going to add you as a friend so I can do personal messaging but don't know how.
Topic: RE: I HAVE A DATE!!!
Hi Betty! I am on day 5 of the liquid diet and it's HARD. I've never been so hungry in my life. I have to admit I've had a couple slips, but certainly haven't overdone it and can tell my stomach has shrunk a TON. A lot of people say by day 4 it gets easier - I personally have not found that, but who knows what tomorrow will bring! Keep in touch!
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Oh my goodness - I'm so sorry!! Will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.
Liquid diet is awful. I had some pickles today - BAD ME! But I'm guessing it's not a matter of life and death. I'm SO HUNGRY. It has not gotten better for me - I am nauseous all the time and have horrible headaches. 5 more days until surgery...
Liquid diet is awful. I had some pickles today - BAD ME! But I'm guessing it's not a matter of life and death. I'm SO HUNGRY. It has not gotten better for me - I am nauseous all the time and have horrible headaches. 5 more days until surgery...
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Hi sorry I wasn't able to post anything yesterday. My Lil sister is 31 weeks pregnant and is in the hospital with a severe heart condition that they didn't find until middle of pregnancy and your not suppose to have babies with it because most moms die. So they are trying to keep her until they can safely deliver baby it's very scary and stressful.
On a different note how are you feeling?
On a different note how are you feeling?
Topic: RE: I HAVE A DATE!!!
Hi Jenn I am in Nh but right on the Massachusetts border. My surgery will be in Mass; these past few days have been really hard as I just found out about another medical issue that may make me push out my surgery another week. My surgeons is being really great and I may even be able to go to the night before to rescedule. Just waiting on some bloodwork that I'd due anytime between Friday and Aug 2nd
How are you doing?
How are you doing?
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Wow that is a big list! I had some tomato soup today, which is technically not on my list, but figured it can't hurt much. That's awesome that they too are a Center of Excellence!
Two days have been rough. I keep counting down the days and can hardly wait for the day of surgery to get here.
That is totally fine to keep in touch on here!
Two days have been rough. I keep counting down the days and can hardly wait for the day of surgery to get here.
That is totally fine to keep in touch on here!
Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
I'm in Iowa and I'm going through the Mercy Weight loss & Nutrition Center of Iowa. They also are a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery. The diet I have to do includes protein shakes, meal replacement drinks, broth,tomato soup, v8, A.E. chocolate skim milk (with splenda), hot cocoa, tea, coffee, soy or almond silk, jello, yogurt 100 cal,Greek yogurt, pudding, applesauce, cream of wheat/rice,grits, Popsicles and crystal light etc. Everything of course is sugar-free and/or plain. They also have you eat one protein bar a day.
I was surprised with how much was on the list. The portions are smaller than what you would normally have in a regular diet.
We don't go on social sites so I'm not on Facebook. I would like to keep in touch on here if that will work for you.
I was surprised with how much was on the list. The portions are smaller than what you would normally have in a regular diet.
We don't go on social sites so I'm not on Facebook. I would like to keep in touch on here if that will work for you.
