sheilapa

Hi all, After multiple month delays, I am in pre-surgery diet, with surgery scheduled for May 2. I love my surgeon but the support team (nutritionist, etc) is so so so frustrating. When I asked for specific guidelines for carbs, Protein, fat and sugar, i was told to follow the diet sheet. When I explained that I needed to understand so that I could learn and adapt, they just replied with the same exact information that was presented on the packet of information I had questions about I'm not someone who can just blindly follow directions, and this is the most important decision of my life, so I need to actually understand logically why I'm doing what I'm doing. and I want to learn--for life. I'm extremely concerned that, post-op, I will have a tone of questions (and I know I will, I have questions about everything), and I have no reason to believe that they'll be there to help me. I'm following my pre-op diet to the T, despite not having the super secret decoder ring. But I know I need post-op support and this team is only interested in telling me to do what they tell me to do. This has been oging on long enough that I actually actually engaged a nutritionist through my dr's office to help me prepare and understand because I wasn't getting help from the office. My personal nutritionist (for lack of a better term) is always there to help me understand how different foods are processed in the body and why I should avoid certain things. She's awesome. Regardless, I am seriously considering cancelling surgery and going to another surgeon. It might delay me for a few short months but it might also be the difference between long term failure and success. The good thing is that this pre-op diet is tough but not impossible, and I know that now. Thoughts? Please don't respond if your answer is to trust in my surgeon and team. I've have medical complications, and I truly believe that my health is my responsibility. It took me years of research to get to this point and I'm so excited to have the surgery, I just think the support I'm (not) getting is unprofessional and very very frustrating. Thanks for listening, Sheila

hi all, I'm about 5 weeks pre-op for gastric sleeve and am really looking for a mentor. This is a big step for me and I like to be as prepared as possible, since I'm sure nothing will prepare me for the real deal. I'm struggling with the program offered by the bariatric group doing my surgery--I really feel like there is not enough support offered. I've reached out on my own to a nutritionist and a therapist, but would like some practical help from someone who's been there. Anyone out there who'd like to help? Sheila