gracie78

My doctor won't do a fill until 6 weeks has passed. However I convinced them that I need one on Dec 1st given I am moving two weeks after that, so if there are any complications I would like to be close by. They reluctantly agreed. I am down 26lbs.

I have surgery wednesday (yay!). Anyway, I don't know what to buy at the grocery store. Can anyone write down a laundry list of the stuff they bought in preperation? My lap band workbook from the doctor is really general. I am on liquids for two weeks post op. So should I make a lot Protein shakes? I am just confused and not sure what to do. Thanks in advance!

They brought me an ounce of cream of chicken in the hospital. So I guess I am on Full Liquids for one more week, then the mushy stage for two weeks. I am guessing I will be able to have a little turkey and some potato. That's about it though. It sounds like I am eating more than everyone else.

I haven't had any bowel problems but my doctor let's us eat "full liquids" that includes watered down oatmeal and very soft scrambled eggs. So I think the bulky food helps. I am down about 7.5lbs from what I weighed on my scale at home last Wednesday. I decided to take another day off work. We have election day off so I am going to go back on Wednesday. I am just not feeling myself yet and am really sore. I just think I need a little more time. I went to Target yesterday and got tired from that, so I don't want to push it.

I haven't had any "port" pain. What kind of band did everyone gets? Maybe that makes a difference? I got the realize band. I am slowly starting to get hungry. I am also really shaky, probably from lack of food. I have been lucky to get 40-50 grams of protein a day. I am really struggling with the protein.

Well, the gas pain has subsided somewhat today. Thursday and Friday I was cursing this band and asking myself what I got myself into. Last night I thought I was going to die the gas pain was so bad. It seems to have lessened over night. The dietitian had me fill out the ten reasons I wanted this surgery, in a self-addressed envelope. I guess they will mail it to me at some point. Now I know why. Being this uncomfortable all the time makes it easy to see how I may lose sight of why I did this to begin with.

I don't understand the sudden necessity of protein post surgery. I honestly am not a huge protein eater and doubt I ever consumed more than 30 grams of protein a day prior to surgery. Now I am really struggling to get enough. What is up with protein?

Thanks for the replies. What I don't get is why I would be at a sudden risk of protein deficiency i.e. losing my hair - when I never have lost my hair on a much smaller quantity of protein pre-surgery...I just am not big on protein drinks or meat.

I have been reading about everyone using the protein bullet substitutes. However, we were told by the bariatric dietitian not to use them because they have collagen in them and that somehow does not make them appropriate protein supplements. I have not read about anyone else who was told not to take them, so I am trying to see if I am the only one. I don't want to take anything I am told is not good but they seem so easy...

I am still not doing great myself. I am trying hard not to take any pain medication today because it just makes me sick to my stomach, but I am still in a lot of pain. I can eat small amounts but I had some oatmeal this morning that feels as if it is stuck in my throat. I am also not sleeping well because I am so uncomfortable. I am beginning to wonder if I will be able to go back to work on Monday. I still feel sick to my stomach, although without the pain meds that feeling is lessened a bit. I was not really prepared for being in this much pain.

I don't have any regrets but I am really uncomfortable. The gas won't move and I am sore - the pain medication makes me really sick to my stomach. And a pill got stuck in my throat last night and then my cream of mushroom soup came up - I don't think I am ready to do more than drink water right now (I was able to swallow two ounces of cream of wheat this morning)

Is anyone else home? I got discharged around 4pm. I don't feel well - I am pretty nauseated - but I think that is the pain meds. The gas is also pretty bad. I really have no desire to eat. I have had two ounces of chicken broth, a Popsicle, and water. Anyone else?

They just called and moved my surgery to 10:30 am - I guess there was a cancellation. I was supposed to have my surgery at 12 noon. So now I have to be there at 8:30 instead of 10am. I am really nervous.

Okay, I HATE Liquid diets. Just my vent for the day. Back to my green jello.

My doctor gave me a very generic diet plan - so I wanted to see more specifics of what people eat. Liquid can mean a lot of things and that is basically what I have on my list. "Liquid protein shake." "Liquid Oatmeal." "Liquid Cream Soup."

Okay, I am officially nervous. Before it felt kind of dreamlike, but surgery is less than two days away! I Have to be at the hospital at 10am, surgery at Noon, which kind of bites because they may not realease me until the next morning since I am later in the day. I shouldn't have any complications - my BMI is at the lower end (39), my BP is always low, cholesterol is low. I had a laporoscopy a few years ago for endometriosis where they had to put air in my abdomen, but I don't recall being in much pain at all - it's like I deflated. Hopefully I will deflate fast wednesday. My only fear is what if I turned out pregant? God help me this is not the time!! They said they have to give a pregnancy test the morning of surgery.

Hey I have a question - my doctor never said no, but I have been reading that we are not allowed anything red the day before surgery? I know I need clear liquids, but I assumed red jello was okay. Now some are saying it's not?

When I was in High School and College, my weight hovered between 165 and 190 - I was never able to get it any lower than about 160, and I was running 5 miles a day and not eating very much. My doctor says my in order to meet the BMI standards should be about 140 (I am 5'7'') - so my question is, do you think I can get down to 140 or do you think maybe my bones are too big or something and getting that low will be impossible? I am worried about trying to get back down to the 160s....

I would really like to be a size 10. I at my thinnest was a 12. I would love to be the 10. However, I don't think my thighs will ever fit in a 10. I always bought size 12 pants when I was younger and the waste was huge but my thighs were so friggin big I couldn't get the smaller waste size. I really want to have thin legs.

Ugh - I have not cheated with any carbs or greasy food - but I have snuck in an extra protein bar, cheese - so I may be getting a few too many calories but nothing that would make my liver fatty...I just feel weak. I am down to two diet cokes a day now, which I am proud of (I was drinking 12+ a day) and hope to be off them completely by thursday, which is 6 days before surgery. I think I am going to drink only half of my protein shake, wait a few hours, drink the other half, etc. That way I am spreading it out and might not get so hungry

I am an attorney, and I really cannot afford to be out of the office too long. My surgery is October 29th and my plan is to be back at work the following Monday. I mainly sit at a desk unless I am in court. Is this too soon? Will I be able to do this? People are looking at me like I am nuts when I say when I am returning.....So I just wanted to get some opinions - how much pain will I be in?

I am on day 5 of the pre-op diet and I am really dizzy and weak. I have been following it exactly like the doctor/dietitian told me to and supplement with string cheese, etc if i am too hungry. I am about to pass out - why am I not feeling better? I am drinking well over the 64 ounces of water.

Is this diet supposed to cause excessive thirst? I have been on this almost a week and almost passed out at Target yesterday. I am down 7 lbs.

I have a slightly different perspective - my bmi is 38. However, because of two co-morbidities - sleep apnea and polycystic ovarian syndrome, I was still approved...

This liquid pre-op diet is killing me. I feel like I am going to pass out.