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Thank You! That helps put me at ease over this!

its the cornell weight loss surgery guide. i misspelled cornell in my topic, sorry! Hi fellow sleevers! my surgery is wednesday and started freaking out about nutrition etc. and found this very informative link! Its 14 pages (i printed it) giving you menu ideas, supplement suggestions and more from when you are in the hospital, to when you get home the next few months! This is gonna be my weight loss guide and i thought i would share with you guys incase your in the same confused boat as me! It even has a sample and blank food/liquid/supplement log to follow! Good luck everyone! http://www.cornellwe...gastrectomy.pdf

Hi guys! Well I am trying to figure out my post surgery diet and my husband had me reduced to tears cause he just doesnt understand! I have been taking pre-natal horse pills, Multivitamins for years. He asked why I cant take those pills after surgery. I told him i wont be able to swallow them and i would like to get chewable Vitamins. He wants me to crush the vitamins and put them in my drink. I told him that it might not dissolve and I might not get all the fluids in and I explained once again that my stomach will be really small and i will only be able to eat a tablespoon at a time. does anyone have any suggestions on what i can say to my husband to get him to understand my point of view/ I REALLY dont want to fight with him or stress out over this. thanks!

good idea!!! thanks for the tip! my surgery is wednesday and i will definately be packing lose pants!!!

a bougie is the size of the tube the surgeon uses as a guide when restricting your new tummy. i am finding that sizes 32 - 40 is the norm. i'm thinking a bigger tube/guide is less restrictive. but smaller than a 32 can cause the risk for strictures. You dont have to ask your dr about it, but, its good to know for curiosity sake! My surgery is wednesday. Good luck!

Hi kelly! I am anemic now and my surgery is on wednesday! I was wondering if they let you take Iron pills immediately after surgery, or after you were diagnosed. or did they do somthing different? Thanks for your help!!!

lol! yes we do have alot in common! i think i am gonna spend alot of time on the floor!!! i cant believe the surgery is less than a week away! i have mixed feeling! i am so excited and cant wait to start life post op! but, i also want more time!!!! to eat! i know its my head hunger talking and i need to get that out of my head, but, i think i am mourning food! i know it will get better the further out we get! i just have to get refocused! we are invited to a labor day party and that might be tough to get through, but, hopefully i wont be hungry at all and i get through it! : ) Good Luck with your surgery too! Enjoy the outback!!! I did!

I had my final meeting with my surgeon! So far so good! I have lost 26 lbs so far! My husband took me out for a last hurrah dinner to the outback and I ate cheese fries and blooming onion! I found after medifast for the last few weeks, i definately cant eat as much as i used to, and, the fries didnt taste as good either! That is a good thing!!! LOL! Back to medifast tomorrow! I cant believe my surgery is in 9 days! I am excited and nervous at the same time! I wonder how I am going to do long term eating small portions! Like, I wonder how parties and holidays and get togethers are gonna be! It seems my whole social and family life revolves around food! Does anyone else have those fears? I also have a 20 month old little girl who wants me to hold her all the time! I cant get up and walk out of the room with out her running after me and crying to get picked up! I LOVE that my daughter and I have that closeness, but, I am scared post op cause I cant lift her for a few weeks and I dont want to hurt her feelings. I pray I have NO complications and I hope that I lose quick and steady! I love hearing success stories of 100 in 10 months! wow!

Hi Kelly! I am from upstate NY! Near Albany! I start my pre op diet on Sunday! Medifast for 2 days, then Clear liquids till surgery! I cant believe its less than a week away! I am so nervous! I want to eat everything in site! LOL!!! How is your pre op diet going?? Good luck with your surgery! What time is it at? I have to report to the hospital at 6 am and surgery is at 9 am!!!

thank you rubyspring! thats great advice! I definately will use your tips to get through this! The last thing I want is for her to feel rejected by me! Thanks again!

I second that!!! LOL! My surgery is in 2 weeks and I am starting at about the same weight and any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

You are doing so good! I get sleeved in 2 weeks and I pray I am as successful as you! You look amazing! Thank you for your post! It gives me hope!

Hi Fellow sleevers! I am scheduled for my sleeve on August 17th! I am so excited! Dr Ingram is doing my sleeve! Has anyone had it done by her? I know she said she only did like 4, so that is kinda a concern of mine! But, I am trusting that she knows what she is doing and that I will have a successful sleeve experience! Wish me luck!!!!

I have my surgery the same day in NY! Good Luck!

wow! sounds like your doctor is awesome! Who is he and from where? I am getting mine in august and its still new to the hospital, so, im a little nervous. They do tons of the other 2 surgeries, not, not as many sleeves! But, this is the one I want!