AnnaWallace

Getting sleeved tomorrow. Ready to get it done and move on in this journey!

If it makes you feel any better I have been on the pre-op liquid diet since Thanksgiving and I have actually GAINED weight! Ugh!! Good luck! My surgery is tomorrow, yours will be here before you know it!

None of this was ever discussed with me when I met with the surgical team. I have GERD as well and am scheduled for the sleeve tomorrow. They have my medical history and know I take medication for it but the possibility of doing the bypass has never once been mentioned to me. A few years a go I lost 100 lbs on my own with the HcG diet and I didn't have any issues with reflux while I was thin. I'm hoping to be that was again when the weight comes off.

I'm not post-op but I dont tolerate most protein shakes or waters due to the taste and after taste. I have found a few things with protein that I do like from Bariatricpal.com Try the Nectar fruity drinks like the Caribbean Cooler, Fuzzy Navel, the Bariatric Fusion meal replacements like the Red velvet, Orange Cream, Chocolate Peanut Butter. I also ordered the hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. It's a protein drink but it tastes just like real hot cocoa. Good luck!

Sorry to hear that! Hang in there, it will be here before you know it!

The corporate lady just called and my surgery is back on for tomorrow! They added me in at the end of the day so I guess Dr. Joseph is going to work late. Prayers for sanity are much appreciated!!

Yes, insurance prior auth was approved on 11/8. Someone screwed up and didn't put me on the schedule and now they have no room to add me. They have cancelled the surgery and have tried to schedule it for 12/5 but the problem is... 1. I scheduled this time off work. The people I babysit for rearranged their lives to accommodate my surgery this week and it is too late to tell them that I need off next week instead. 2. My husband scheduled vacation days for Thursday and Friday this week for my surgery. It's too late to cancel and definitely too late to put in for 2 days next week. 3. I have been on this awful liquid diet for a damn week already!! Grrr!!!

Congrats! Prayers for a speedy, painless recovery!

I haven't like very many of the kinds that I had tried. Most of them have that nasty "whey" taste to them and leave a really bad after taste. I love the Bariatric fusion ones and the Hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. They dont have that icky, chalky taste and the hot chocolate tastes like real hot cocoa!

I started my liver shrink diet the day after Thanksgiving. Tomorrow I have to start clear liquids for surgery on Thursday 11/29. Unfortunately, BVSA doesn't include any type of protocol to follow. They basically hand you a list of what you can have and turn you loose. I had to look up a sample protocol on the internet this morning to get an idea of what I'm supposed to be doing. I've also gained 4 lbs since starting liquids!! Isn't that insane?!