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I have tried so many and since I'm on the liquid pre-op diet and it's all I can have, I hate them all lol Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App I have tried so many and since I'm on the liquid pre-op diet and it's all I can have, I hate them all lol Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Be careful with applesauce as its binding. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes all surgeons seem to be different. There's a lot of folks in my online FB group that can have one meal a day, or it's strictly calorie counting or low carb. I'm so jealous of those people! Lol. I have two days left of this and then two days of clear liquids (which I know will be hell) and then it's surgery day. I am trying to keep my eye on the prize! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I would totally do it if I thought it would make me feel better! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Surgery 4/4 for me. Something that has helped me is drinking different kinds of warm tea throughout the day (no caffeine) - today I've had peach, cherry and sleepy time tea. All celestial seasonings. I am getting so sick of everything being sweet and these are flavorful, but not sweet. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Day 5 here. Surgery is 4/4. Super sick of everything being sweet. My hubby was wonderful and went to the local hibachi place to get me some of that clear onion broth they bring you before your meal. It was amazing and saved the day! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Day 5 of the liquid diet here. I'm pretty miserable but I know it will be worth it. My surgery is 4/4. I also tell myself I don't want my liver to get damaged! Lol. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have taken it and it gave me a full blown panic attack. The doctor prescribed it to me for anxiety - which was a horrible idea. I have a good friend who takes it for depression and she loves it. But if you suffer from any kind of anxiety it might not be the best med for you. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@phintenn I didn't. I'm self paying Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you all for the support! I have lost 10 lbs so that's good. I keep telling myself "I can eat whatever I want, but I choose not to" --- to remind myself I'm in control of food, it's not in control of me. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@melyssafaye my husband got me some!! And he also got me the clear onion Soup that they give you at hibachi places. It's so good and actually made me return to my human form earlier! Lol. I was a hungry beast! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hmm I'm on my phone and I don't see that. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@leahhindi I don't know how? Lol. I'm new here Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I ate two pieces of string cheese today. It happens (my liquid diet is 10 days - surgery 4/4). Honestly it sounds like you still have time to undo the damage with two weeks left. All you can do is forgive yourself and move on. Just keep swimming! It's hard! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@leahhindi thank you so so so much for that kindhearted response! Yeah the string cheese was a moment of weakness. It's hard because I'm so hungry! But you're right. @@SassyNanny they aren't on my approved list I can basically only have Protein shakes, Jello, sugar free Popsicles etc Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It sounds like you are dehydrated. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow @@Kindle that is amazing! Thank you all for your replies. It's so helpful! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just wondered. I said something to my surgeon about worrying that my stomach would stretch over time and he said it doesn't stretch that something happens to the nerves and you no longer feel restriction. The day I met with him I was anxious and I can't remember exactly what he said. Let's say one day down the road after I'm sleeved I eat too much - will my sleeve stretch and the staple line become thinner or compromised? Does anyone know? I get worried I won't know when I'm full (like longer term) and I'll overeat and hurt it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

There was a discussion about this the other day in a group that I'm in (full of sleeve folks) and I said it's like I have body dismorphia but in the wrong direction! I don't realize how big I am. I had no idea I was so big that seatbelts on the smaller planes wouldn't fit across me, or that I was so big I could barely fit on a ride at Disney. I just haven't realized until recently just how big I've let myself get. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm on day one - I survived! Lol. It sucks and I have a headache :-/ But it will be worth it! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh gosh! What an ordeal for you. I'm glad you're feeling better and came through all that ok. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have BCBS of TN and they required 5 years of a BMI of over 40 or 5 years of a BMi of 35-39 with at least one co morbidity which I didn't have. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sounds like overall the experience wasn't that bad for you guys. I'm on day one of my liquid diet. It just got real up in here!!! Lol Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Can I ask what your complications were? My surgery is a little over a week away! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This post was interesting. I have all these fears and worries basically based on a lot of the things I read here! Glad to hear it can also go smoothly and easily. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App