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I'm wondering about the 100% fruit juice. My NUT says no to this. What has everyone else heard? Do different NUTs says yes & no?

My surgery is tomorrow - April 15th. Good luck everyone!! I look forward to hearing everyone's success stories!

My surgery is Monday too. I've cheated way more than that! If I don't keep up with my protein drinks & liquids at work (which I hardly ever have the time to do) I am so hungry by the time I get home. Plus I'm going crazy not chewing anything! I had my pre-op visit yesterday & still manage to lose 8 pounds. I was perfect today & will most surely be Saturday & Sunday. Tomorrow I have a continuing ed class all day so I'm hoping I can make do without having to carry in an entire cooler full of shakes! I will be at the hospital at 5:30am on Monday. Since we're going on the same day want to keep in touch?

I asked my dr's office about the "rest of the stomach just floating around in there". I swear they almost laughed out loud! From what I understand the remaining stomach is simply moved a little and is still connected to the intestines for digestive juices, etc. I was envisioning it just flopping around when I exercised! I felt better after I talked to them. Although, considering I have a science degree, I did feel kind of stupid, too but I got over it:)

I hope you're feeling better

My surgery is in 3 days. I'm hoping to be feeling as well as you Good luck!

Yesterday was my pre-op visit. 7:30am - 4:00pm. What a long day!! Met with my patient advisor, paid my deductible, met with the exercise physiologist (can't spell at all -sorry), finally met with my surgeon! Had a 3 hour seminar with the nutritionist. That was informative but there were a few people in the class that kept asking the same questions over & over. Damn, I hate that! But there's always one or two in every group! Maybe if they were paying attention... The office gave me Calcium supplements, Iron & Vitamin C and Multivitamins plus a sample of their protein powder. The protein powder was decent so I bought some more. Lord knows I'm going to be drinking a lot of it post op! My dr's orders are: clear liquids only day of surgery then day 2 after the barium scan, just liquids for the next week. Week 2 we're onto purreed foods. Yum yum... I'm much less nervous about what I'm going to go through now. I'm not liking the 5:30am arrival time for the hospital on Monday, but oh well. Better to be first than last, I guess

Day 2 of liver shrinking diet. And the cold I was coming down with on Sunday has become a full blown sinus infection. Weird, but I'm just happy it happened now & not closer to my surgery which is now 13 days away. Just started antibiotic today so I'm hoping to feel better soon. Yesterday I drank so much I felt like I was going to burst. I'm not sure I even took in the 100 ounces of fluid I'm supposed to but I swear I couldn't get one more sip down. I had to take a Sudaphed before bed for my sinus infection & I just barely swallowed that sucker! lol Today since I'm feeling so sick I'm nowhere near where I should be for drinking. I skipped my yogurt at breakfast & lunch because I just didn't care. Maybe it's good that I've lost my appetite due to illness so I'm not starving!

Wow!!! Amazing change! You look great I hope my results are as good as yours!

Today is my last day of eating as I know it. Good thing & scary thing I've bought everything I need to start: protein mix, skim milk, light yogurt, fresh veggies and fat free balsamic dressing. I'm nervous about remembering when & what to eat/drink! I haven't told my co-workers about this so I'm just going to tell them I'm on a new diet. Not really fibbing, either. I'm nervous about how I'll feel on this diet. I get headaches (migraines) if I'm too hungry so I'm scared that will happen. With 2 small kids (that just got candy filled Easter baskets!) not eating at home is going to be a challenge. The kids are going to wonder why & I haven't told them I'm having surgery. My little guy is too young to understand & my daughter will worry & cry. I'll tell them what I think they can handle - no sense in scaring them as much as I'm scared! To top it off - I've caught a cold from my son. Feeling like crap - well, why not? lol

I have not had my surgery yet (scheduled 4/15/13) but at my psych eval she mentioned that an increase in depression was a risk. I have been on Celexa for years and I'm worried what will happen post-op with it. One step at a time, I guess Good luck!

Best of luck to you

I'm starting my 2 week liver shrink diet on Monday. I'm on 3 shakes a day with a light yogurt, 1 meal with 1 cup raw veggies & fat free dressing plus 2 fiber supplements. Only thing is : I can't take more than 3 dairy items per day so if I have the yogurt with the shake I need to take the shake with something other than milk. What do you mix the protein drinks with? I bought vanilla so I'm thinking vanilla water will suck. Can't think of anything besides milk that would go with vanilla. I don't want to be cranky from not eating & grossed out! LOL

I have my surgery scheduled for April 15th. I'm excited & scared. This has really happened so quickly it feels like a whirlwind! My first seminar was in February and I'm only 3 weeks out to my surgery. I sure didn't expect things to go from start to finish in 2 months. I'm not complaining AT ALL just nervous. Any advice on getting ready for surgery? How about recovery? Thanks all!

I felt kind of the same way a few years ago. I thought this surgery was "the easy way out" and I should be able to do this on my own. Well, guess what? Yeah, didn't happen. I've struggled my entire life with weight & I'm done. When I went to my Dr's seminar one thing they said that stuck with me was that all dieting and up & down weight has completely messed up my metabolism so realistically, I wouldn't be able to lose the weight the "normal" way. I just want to be healthy & this surgery, the recovery and the lifelong changes sure don't seem easy. But hopefully the surgery will give me a quality of life I've never had. Good luck, everyone!!! <3

I'm brand new here, too. I'm waiting for a surgery date also. I'm excited & terrified at the same time! Lots of emotions Good luck! Michelle