DanielWallace

That’s a really great idea!!! Thank you!

Hey everyone! I’m one week post op and I feel pretty great! I’m doing ok getting my protein in for the most part. That needs work, but what I’m truly struggling with is getting my 64oz in. I’m not feeling thirsty and I’m taking small sips but I only seem to be getting (2) 17oz bottles of water in a day (if I’m lucky). Any tips or ideas? Anyone have the same issues?

Thank you! How’s everything going in your process? Has your husband changed his mind? I’m on day 4 of my 2 week pre op diet.

@Strivingforbetter that’s ok! I totally understood! I’m so excited and honestly what I’m most curious about is the 2 week liquid diet before surgery. I feel like I’ll be HANGRY.

I’ve always been heavy. Even as a kid I was the chubby kid, the funny class clown, the best friend. After high school I attempted different diets, all of which failed miserably. I was a Theater geek so it always hurt to not get cast into the characters I wanted to play. After various relationships and weight gain and loss I finally found the perfect person who I’m going to marry who is my partner in crime and hands down slightly funnier than I am. Slightly. When we started dating I knew our weight was a problem but it wasn’t until moving to Orlando that I really could tell that it had affected us. I was never a person to actually want to have kids but being with Holly has made me the happiest person in the world and I want nothing more than to start a family with her someday. So, I am excited to announce and pleased to share that we have a surgery date TOGETHER. That’s right we are doing this together and together we are both having the duodenal switch surgery. When I say that this went fast I am not exaggerating. April 12th - Orientation May - Various appointments (blood work, EKG, stress test etc) May 21st - Final Appoinments (psych evaluation and nutrition class) & Insurance Approval May 22nd - Call from surgeons office to schedule dates. Holly’s Surgery - July 30th My Surgery - August 2nd IM. SO. EXCITED!