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@@meSparkle83 @@blashlee hey ladies, I made it!! Thank you for your prayers and support. I was discharged today and so happy to be home. Surgery went very well, no complications of any kind. The only thing i can complain about is the gas...sheesh. Your tummy is pumped with gas so they can see and that is the hardest thing to dwal with after surgery. I had some gas ex strips but that seemed to make it worse. The best thing you can do is walk and walk and WALK. That is the only way to move that gas around for it to pass. I was up and walking about 7 hrs after surgery. I am so excited for the both of you. I hope the pre-op diet is getting better...your almost there.

@@meSparkle83 @@blashlee thank you both...i really appreciate it!! My bags are packed and im ready to report at 5:30 am. I waited until today to weigh myself since ive started my pre-op and 17 lbs down!! Im so glad you both are doing very well on your pre-op. I will keep you ladies posted. I will be waiting for you both at the finish line:)

@ blashlee hope you made it through the dinner ok as well.

@ MeSparkle83 I am doing ok. A mixture of nervousness and excitement all in one. Ive been trying to get my house in order and busy myself to put me at ease. My bag is all packed and I am counting down. How are you doing on your pre-op? I hope its gotten easier for you. Thank you for the prayers...i really appreciate it:)

March 31st is the day...cant wait:) Good luck to all!!

@ meSparkle83 @ blashlee hang in there ladies. This is nothing but a test and it get hard before it becomes easy. The days are passing by and soon we will all be winning on the other side. I can definitely relate to what your going through. This liquid diet is very rough. Ive had such a stinking attitude for the past couple of days because i wanted to eat. I didnt want to talk to anyone or do anything, just stay to myself. I almost gave up but i kept looking at the calendar thinking tues is right around the corner and I got this. Just think how strong we are for having to even endure this part of the journey and great we will feel once we reach the end. We got this ladies...our rainbow is within reach.

@ meSparkle83 hey lady, how is everything going? How are you holding up after day 2? Remember it gets easier. I am looking fwd to tues, but im becoming a nervous wreck. Never had surgery so a bit on edge...@@blashlee round of applause for you. I had blood work this morning and had to fast last night as well...by the afternoon, i thought i was going to turn into the hulk as starvation set in. Day 10 down for me. Keeping it moving ladies, almost there.

@ meSparkle83 hooray for you!!! First day down...i know it was hard but proud you dodnt give up! It only gets easier from here lady:). Day 9 down for me and I am feeling a little weak but great at the same time. Our light is shining at the end of the tunnel.

@ blashlee you got it lady!! We all in this together:)

@ meSparkle83 awww thank you...you pic is very nice as well...my job had a potluck today and i almost had a melt down!! I wanted to cry so bad...it smelled so good. Im proud i ate my Jello cup and drank my Protein shake like it was the best meal in the world!! The struggle is real...and it continues I got ya back lady...wish you luck tomorrow

@ meSparkle83 thanks a bunch...im excited for you to start...you can def do this.

@ meSparkle83 maybe you can help me...im trying to post my pic but have the slightest idea on how to do it

@ meSparkle83 hey girl...glad you found one you liked...i will try that after surgery. So far the pre-op diet is going well...still choking down these shakes but the hunger and edge has gone. Its gotten better after day 4, just counting down. When do you start your pre-op?

@ mesparkle83 indeed...its in the bag! My dr has me on a specific brand of protien shakes called Optifast. Its the only brand he authorized...of course because the office sells it...but they SUCK SOOOOO BAD!!! I can only manage to swallow the chocolate one in huge gulps. I also have bars and broth which is tolerable. I dont know if im more excited about surgery or the day i can stop drinking these shakes. As for Protein shakes...i did like optimum nutrition gold standard frm GNC...i was also a big fan of Isopure. Hope you find one you like...if so please share...i really have a hard time with these shakes.

@@Dreamcatcher24 Thanks a bunch!! I will be saving a seat for you on the losers bench

@@blashlee im on day 7 of my pre op and yes...it does help if someone is doing it with you...surgery date on the 31st...and i absolutely agree on the life change forever and cant wait. Dont worry im crying with my Jello cup too Saving a seat on the losers bench for ya:)

@@meSparkle83 yes ma'am...i shall not $!#& it up...lol...we got this lady...if i can make it thru this pre op optifast diet i can make it thru anything...

Congrats and good luck!!! Mine is on the 31st.

Hey time for june...i am scheduled for the same day...sorry for your delay

Hey Sparke, hang in there because your rainbow is within arms reach. I am on day 6 of my pre op and yes the first 3 days are hard, but it gets better as the days past. My date is the 31st of the month and im am full of emotions as well...lets get ready to celebrate a new us girl!!

Good luck on your journey Sarah and congrats on your date. My date is the 31st and I am just as nervous. We will be ok and on the losers bench real soon.

Hello everyone, my name is Tara and my surgery date is march 31st. I am currently on day 6 of my pre op diet. I am filled with so many emotions right now, but I am definitely looking forward to my new beginning.

Thank you MichelleTN!!! Good luck and congrats to you too.