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I'm just wondering what everyone else's progression of food break down to.....According to my literature and my dietician...(who is evil btw) they say 2 days of liquids then 4-5 weeks of puree then 4-5 of mechanical soft and then 4-5 of soft then regular food...she said 3-4 months before regular normal food... Also does anyone have any recommendations on good protein powder, i want to still be able to juice some veggies and thought i would add in the protein powder so i meet my 60 goal daily...

liquids for a month...good gracious...that sounds ;(

haha..yes they are this one i saw last week was especially evil...she referred to my post meals as feeding times like i'm an animal at a zoo and then she looked me in the eye and said in a nasty voice..." Now don't go out any have any "last" meals" else your surgery will be CANCELLED!....i thought..who the hell are you?? I've been the same darn weight for over 3 years...LIke i'm going to go out and hoard and binge food all week...Clearly i will not see her again...she's a H*e bag in my book. LOL and they did say that with such a long duration of the puree and soft it eliminates any leakage..they said they've never even had one person leak...so i guess that's good. Of course i can say that now because i can still eat normally for the next 25 hours...crap i just realized i only have 25 hours left...better head to redlobster and immmediately follow with timberlodge and then maybe a chinese buffet to boot...i'm kidding of course but seriously that dietician was a h*ebag...Thanks for your reply! =)

Ahhhh! Now I'm kinda scared for the first few weeks...I know it's worth it...but still nervous for tuesday...

Good Morning everyone! I am getting so nervous...i could hardly even sleep last night...my stomach hurt just out of preparation...=/ I've waited so long and now it's finally on tuesday...Did any of you go through the same thing? ..with the nervousness and anxiousness?? I know i just need to calm down..focus on the things i need to get done around this house and everything will be fine...i'm really going to buckle down today and get my mind off of it...=) it's weird because on one hand it seems like it's coming so fast but on another it's taking forever...sorry for my rant..i just feel crazy today.

I have to wonder too...i guess every dr. is so different..i just met with my surgeon today for my surgery next tuesday..he didn't say anything about restricting any diet, lowering my carbs, not sure if he looked at the dietary notes from earlier and thought i was doing alright..but he heads the mayo clinic dept of bariatrics, so i know he's good at what he does...was your surgery laproscopic?..I'm so sorry though..i never would have been able to hold in the tears...i would bawl like a baby!! you will get there and get it done...just follow their directions this time...it's all about pleasing them at this point =( Although my dietician that i saw today was mean and NASTY...she said..now don't think about going out and having any "last meals" incinuating that i would go hoard and indulge food all week..because if you gain any weight the surgery will be off....she was also the same person that referred to my meals post op as feeding times like i'm an animal....good gracious some people are just bas**ds...dirty ones at that. Chin up girlfriend...

So i found out last week that my surgery date is the 29th of march...i'm so excited i can hardly contain myself...it's been a long journey. I started the process back in july of 2010....it seems like forever. In one respect the length of time has really assured me that this is right and i'm ready for it. I"m not sure if any of you have had doubts...and to this day i still think what if i fail? what if it doesn't work for me...the curse of fatness...i hate it..it's such an emotional disease. The hardest thing now is waiting...I have one girlfriend who had bypass a few years back...she understands this process and she's so excited for me...everyone else is just weird. I've been very open to my close friends and family..and a few more....the only other person that is excited for me is my mom...she's a huge support...she says...i can't wait till you get skinny, your so beautiful and just stunning when your thin.....Yes i LOVE my mom...!! =) Any way i'm just here to make friends and get support...and hope the next two weeks fly by!

I've been reading through this forum for quite some time...longingly anticipating my turn...I had started this process back in July of 2010 and I finally have a surgery date!!! March 29th is the big day!! whew hooo!!! I'm having it done at mayo clinic..they are so darn conservative, it seems like it's taken FOREVER and a day. but now i'm 2.5 weeks pre- surgery...almost there, i guess it's time to take some before pictures this weekend so i have a starting point...i'm a photographer, so i'm used to making things look pretty...hmmm no way i'm going to be able to make my body pretty...there isn't enough photoshop in the world..ha ha ha...But i will do it anyway because i find the before and after pictures SO SO motivating. I also told myself i will start running when i get below 200. I'm about 240 right now. So here is the question...I"m really big on my Vitamins and supplements, i take alot...on a normal day i take a multi, Vitamin c, b12, niacin, Biotin, tumeric, fishoil, flaxseed, and usually wheat grass blend along with trace minerals. will i be able to continue taking those after the surgery or am i going to have to wait? Mayo policy on the liquid diet is 4-6 weeks but they said they have NEVER had anyone with a leak because of the longer liquid. wondering if any one has any ideas on this? I'm glad to be here, yall seem very supportive !!! Sally