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And now since that six months of prep is done, you never have to go through that again, right?

I'm not sure either. I'm confident we'll all get through this and join the ranks of those who say they wish they could have done it sooner in their lives.

Yes, I agree, everyone here says the pre-op liquid protein diet is the worst one. I'm confident we'll all get through this.

Thanks kraney! I'm sorry about your complications. But how filled your days is what I expect to do too.

Yes! My wife's having a hard time of it too. We pass ready made meals like pizza and subs and she asks if I wanna get one for dinner and I ask if she means for herself and our daughter. Then she says yes, lots of changes ahead. And I worry. We'll all get through these changes. We have to.

I hear you! I've got all the co-morbidities myself. I'm hoping and all my doctors say I'm likely to be med-free, if that's a word, after RNY. My surgery date is 12/10. So I start the liquid protein diet this Tuesday. From what I've heard, it's the worst of the diets. Andrew's right, it's all good and this is a safe place.

Hopefully your doc expects that. My surgery group does 300 surgeries per year. That's probably why they're ok with just one plate full at thanksgiving.

Thanks terry1118! That's the kind of thing I need to know. My coworker who had an RNY about a year ago said the worst part he remembered was the gas pains from the surgery when they inflated him to do the surgery. He recommended I get up and walk often afterwards.

I was told it's to shrink the liver, and most have some degree of' fatty liver'. I do too. I suppose if I had a normal liver, I could just do clear liquids or a laxative prep like I did for my colonoscopy.

Way to go, kelawyb!

A few of us here are in WA too. I'm in Spokane. Welcome!

FOOD NETWORK??? ABORT! ABORT!

Yes, to the plate!

I'm sorry to hear that u no it. I start my liquid protein diet this Tuesday the 26th. But our nut says we can have one and only plate of our thanksgiving dinner at least. I'll have use our platter and call that my plate! We'll see . . .

Thanks B.J.! That 90% is great news!

I'm with you Greenize42! I'm scheduled for the 10th. I'm hoping for pureed Christmas dinner. Yummy!

I do have some ideas. I've already tried several of my favorite soups pureed. You're right about watching the high-calorie ingredients. I've liked all the soups that I've experimented with. I think that's a good rule for experimentation--to try low-fat, low carb foods that you'd normally eat, pureed at high speed in your blender. I think this would also be the best for eating with the family too. You just puree for yourself what everyone else is eating, as long as it's low fat and low carb. And as for blenders, I know you can spend almost any amount on a blender. But my favorite is just a glass jar Oster brand you can get at almost any store. Here comes pureed turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy! (I haven't tried that yet. But you get the idea!) BRING ON THE BABY FOOD!!!

I've actually been experimenting. It's amazing what can blend/puree up nicely! Back to baby food!

Yeah band2rny! It means liquid diet through thanksgiving and blender food at Christmas! :'(

Thanks rdclambert! Yes, I have to start the liquid diet after meeting again with the dietitian and nurse on 11/19.

The surgeons case mgr just called and moved up my surgery date to Dec 10th!

The surgeons case mgr just called and moved up my surgery date to Dec 10th!

Thanks dlcoggin! That gives me hope!

Cheapest protein I've found is body fortress whey powder at Wal-Mart. I mix it up with water in half liter bottles.

Thanks AndreG and terry1118! I hope to be able to say the same after surgery! A friend of mine had similar positive experiences after his vertical sleeve surgery. But he was still using CPAP. Do you know if CPAP must be continued after surgery?