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I noticed quite a few members on here having their surgery on the 1st July! Would be nice if we could all stick together and help each other out throughout this 2 week diet! I started mine today!

How is everyone doing??

Luna I'm sorry to hear, I too have been having huge buyers remorse! We just need to get through this horrible part! 6 months down the track we will probably laugh back at it, even though I was close to my death bed! If I had of ignored the infection any longer god knows what would have happened! Please anyone, if you don't feel right, please see your doctor just to get checked out! It's better to be safe than sorry! Never ever would I wish upon my worst enemy what I just went through! Thank you to everyone for your thoughts xxx

Well I've had a major set back! I've been in hospital for the last 5 days with an infection! No leak but at infection around my stomach area! I wasn't feeling well for a couple of days and found myself sleeping a lot!!!! My partner came home from work and found me in bed running a really high temp! I was rushed to hospital and have been here since! I am getting discharged today! They treated the infection by hitting me hard with IV antibiotics and I was nil by mouth for 5 days! They spoke about getting me back into surgery to clean out the infection but thank god I didn't have to go back under the knife!!! Major set back though, I'm now back on fluids for 2 weeks! just my luck

Does anyone have a garmin vivofit?? I bought one today even though it's not tracking much activity from me at the moment! lol but it sure will be come the next few weeks! Just wondering so maybe we can buddy up and track each other's progress etc! It also pairs up with my fitness pal!

Wow!!! This exact time last week I was being wheeled into theatre!! 1 week post op already! I get to drive again today (yay) and have my appointment at my nut soon! I should be able to start purée today I hope! will let you all know how I go! Oh my....I actually have to go and get out of my pj's today and get dressed!!! Lol

Wow!!!! Walking the dog already!! That's bloody awesome! I feel like a lazy butt now cause ive pretty much stayed in bed watching tv and lapping up everyone doing everything for me! I'm sick of the burping with every sip also, it's frustrating, and I'm hoping it's going to go soon!

I managed to have 60ml (2oz) of drinking yoghurt for breakfast today! And I had a hydralite ice block for morning tea which is 62mls! Going to try and get as much protein shake into me for lunch today, and I'm having cream of chicken soup for dinner! I've lost 9 kilos in total so far! Before my 2 week pre op diet I was 108, and I'm now 99!! I got down to 105 before surgery, so I've lost 6 kilos in the last 3-4 days which seems really dramatic!

I'm the same! Suffering real bad with gas pains still which is causing me not to get much fluid in at all! I've managed to get down about 50ml today but that's it!!

Well I'm on free fluids today! And they gave me custard first up! Have only managed to get down a teaspoon of it so far! Is anyone else struggling to get things down also?? I think I'm more scared than anything as I don't want to vomit!

Still getting a lot of pain though!!

I had horrific gas pains also, mainly stomach area! I've only just started fluids and have taking 7 hours now to drink about 60ml and eat a teaspoon of jelly!!

Hope everyone is going great! Can't wait to hear from you all!

Well I'm on the sleeved side now!!!!! All went well! I've been in ICU now for the last 9 hours and it's the first time I've been awake for longer than 5 minutes and not in pain anymore! Really struggled with the gas pain! My stomach and incisions feel fine, infact I'm not sore at all....just the blooming dreadful gas pain! On morphine at the moment and feeling pretty good, propt up in bed watching tv! Can't wait for my surgeon to come tmr morning so I can have a drink!!! My mouth and throat are so dry!!! My surgeon doesn't allow anything for 24hrs afterwards!

Sitting in the hospital now with my sexy gown and stockings on! Surgery in 2 hours!!! Will let u all know how it goes!

10 hours to go till I'm at the hospital!!!!! Eeeekkkk!!! I don't have butterflies in my belly I have bloody elephants!!!!!!!! Good luck to everyone tmr!!! July the 1st is here!! Speak to you all soon! all the best!

Well I heard from my surgeon today!!! Have to be at the hospital at 6.30 Tuesday morning and I'm first up on the list!!!!!!! Omg!!!! Tuesday can't come quick enough!!!!!! It's so close now!!!

Oh and I'm now 2 days and 8 hours smoke free!!!! I landed a chest infection during the week and my GP has put me on antibiotics and told me to give up the smokes now or I won't be making on that operating table!!! Yes mam!!!!! The plan was to give them up after surgery....but hey...seems like I'm giving everything up...so I may as well kiss smoking goodbye too!!!

Wow!! Well day 9 of pre op diet and I'm doing a lot better after seeing my dietician yesterday! I found out there is a few more things I can have than what I thought! I'm allowed low calorie jelly, and diet soft drink!!!!!!! And eggs!!!!! This last week my diet has been a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and a chicken & vegetable homemade soup for dinner! Blah....over it!! So I made a vegetable frittata last night for dinner and it was the most yummiest thing I've ever tasted!!!!! Today I have my shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch with some cucumber & tomatoe to chew on also! For afternoon tea I had a jelly, and for dinner I went back to my soup!! Feeling a lot better having a few more options now cause I seriously was about to eat one of my kids!!!! Lol 5 days to go....5 days to go.....we can do this people!!!!!!

Hi everyone! I'm scheduled to have my surgery on the 1st of July! Today I started my liquid diet and can already tell the massive emotional effects taking place! I'm pretty sure the caffine withdrawals have started as I have a bad headache! I just need to stay positive and look forward to the outcome! But deep down I wish these 2 weeks would be over and done with!! My dietician is allowing me to make my own chicken soup for dinner which I'm really happy about!

I have my son cooking for me now also to take the temptations away!! It's great when they want to step in and help

So I'm at day 4 now too! And feeling really good today energy wise! Last night I had 1 too many vitamin c tablets! I couldn't help myself! They were so yummy and sweet! But I paid for it big time! I'm now down 2 kilos! I look at the scales completely different now...I see a loss and it's like goodbye forever!!!! No more yo yo dieting!!! I think this 2 week challenge is more mentally draining than anything else! I keep fantasizing about my favourite foods....but then have to remember that they are the reason I'm here today!! My plan is to jump on my treadmill tonight! I need to find the motivation to jump in on the exercise!

Well day 3 for me is here! I feel a bit better today after I had a bit of a mental break down last night! But still haven't cheated! I am also allowed to have the optifast chocolate mousse desert which I found a great love for last night! Really took the urge off having to need something sweet! Energy levels are a bit low, but I am just taking each day as it comes!

Yep one day at a time!!! Good luck, it will be very tempting having bday parties! Just think of the outcome

Me too!! My surgery is July 1st! I started liquids today! Maybe we can keep in touch!