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I had them and I'm glad I did. You're gonna read from ppl who had them and those who will say "don't do it Bc you will be able to eat your favorite foods in small quantities again". I plan to NOT eat those foods again. Ever. So I had mine, am on my pre-op diet and doing great.

Y'all are literally making me shiver just thinking about it. I'm supposed to move north in a year and a half and so many people start to freeze their butts off after losing weight. I'll be wearing sexy flannel pj's and long johns to bed

Remember when I was griping to u about how cold it was here.... Then I remembered where you live. Yeah, not funny

You're quite welcome, Glitter!! SJ I'm super proud of you!!! Jencovi, you made good choices and this really is a hard thing to do. Hang in there. Like SJ said, at least you made good choices, if Buffy's Cupcakes would've been open I might've actually caved.

Ok, my hospital list: Stuffed bear or small firm pillow for pressure when getting up or down, coughing, and my ride home. (I have a 3hr ride home) I was told to put a bright pillowcase on it instead of white so it won't get confused with hospital linens or forgotten. Blistex. Some hospitals don't allow Chapstick due to the glycerine in it, but blistex is allowed. Phone charger attached to a small extension cord. Panties. They let my sister wear them after surgery and she felt less exposed in them when male nurses were checking her incisions, etc plus you can tuck your drain into them while your up and about if you have a drain. Toothpaste and toothbrush Deodorant Hairbrush I plan on wearing the same clothes and flip flops home as I wear to the hospital. Gas x strips Lotion. I remember my sister's hands were so dry and she was always asking for my lotion. List of ppl to contact n tell them I made it out of surgery in case I'm too out of it. My bf is out of state and will be wondering how I am. My kids will be worrying too. Tweezers. You never know when ur gonna need to pluck or tweeze Medical binder of info Socks Change for vending machine CPAP

I'm not sure. I use the phone app. I'll post it here.

I sent it in a PM

I sent u a list in a private message

I didn't have to take that test. We just went over my psych history, which was a regular questionnaire that any doc might have you fill out and then talked for about an hour about my psych history, my bipolar disorder and my expectations, etc.

Exactly

Chances are the day right before your surgery is clear liquids only. As for the other day, go get some muscle milk if nothing else. That's the least I'd do. But going to GNC sounds like a great plan.

Nah, you're not alone. I worried about it for a bit, but then remembered I wasn't doing this for my looks, but for my health. It'll be ok. It really will.

Hahaha! I'd mainly wanna see their faces when they thought I was gonna barf in their restaurant Bc I'm a total meanie

Hang in there. You have all of us here pulling for you. Be sure and keep us updated.

Charlieblue, I plan on being able to change my name soon. Lol I'm so happy you're doing great and looking forward to following in your footsteps!!! April

I'd totally lie if they are dicks. I'd say "I'm sick and this has anti nausea medicine in it. The alternative is throwing up. I didn't want to make your customers think the food made me sick". Just sayin

You're right. No one's gonna know. But YOU'LL know. And in our prep class we were told that one reason for the pre-op, besides shrinking your liver, etc is to test your own compliance. For you to have to take a good look into yourself and see if you can be compliant with what is asked of you. To prepare you of what's to come, sure. But this is also something more. Do not cheat yourself.

Tomorrow just take it one hour at a time and remember we're here rooting for you. Gnite girlie

Other than my face I figure if something bothers me I'll fix it. It may take me a while to save up the money, but where there's a will, there's a way. As for my face, I'm gonna be 40 in June and I'm not that scared of looking older. As long as I'm healthy I'll be ok. Plus, a healthy glow and a smile does wonders to make you look younger.

No!!! Charge it!!! Lol Are you getting lots and lots of protein and very little carbs? I found the more protein I get the less hunger I have. I'm getting at least 100g protein a day. I checked and I'm in ketosis so I'm burning fat too, which is why my scale keeps going down each day.

Looked it up and it looks like it's pretty efficient and the delivery catheter is really small in diameter so I'm a happy camper.

I know. It's tough. I just did the same with water. It was all that fast food talk. Gotta get my head on straight

Y'all are funny. Lmao!!! I've lived in these apartments for almost 5 years. They're bad. Seriously, the pizza guys don't deliver here after dark. Drug deals, etc. so I know it'll be hard after surgery the 18th but I have sons and nephews to do any lifting. All I have to do is my packing. Are you guzzling at night too, Jencovi?

She said it's removed right before I go home. I'm feeling so much better about it Bc she said there is one really deep muscle stitch that is painful and so she will give me an On-Q pump to ease that pain.

When I'm in bed, I keep a bottle of water beside me. If I get a pang I sit up and chug. Lol. I swear I nap all through the day if I'm able. It's getting more difficult Bc I'm trying to move from a crap apt to an actual house march 1 so I'm packing stuff too. Pack, nap.... Pack more, nap.... Lol