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All of these "survival tips" for the early post-op phase is so helpful... taking notes as I've gotten approved for a referral yesterday by my primary dr. Excited/nervous/anxious/and a little scared all at once but looking forward to this journey to better me.

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Magnifi8, welcome and keep reading. You will be so much better off being well informed before your surgery. Good luck and we are here for you.

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I'm 4 days post op, and decided today to switch to "full liquids". The Clear Liquids only was really getting old fast, and when I accidentally ate a blueberry yesterday morning packing my son's lunch it went down well. So I had a Protein Shake for breakfast and added sugar free Creamer to my coffee. So far so good. My first post-op appointment with the surgeon isn't until next Thursday, and I expect I'll be doing soft foods by then too.

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i was put on full liquids right away - but i didn't feel hungry until about day 8 or 9 - i made some yummy potato leek Soup - just pureed it all up and add Protein at each serving - it was yummy - also made cold cucumber soup and my daughter made me vege soup - again pureeing the veges - i add protein and it tastes wonderful - i also made this yummy vanilla egg custard and had that for Breakfast most mornings - good book is Before and After - i found it on bariatriceating.com - actually got it in a sample kit i ordered - custard recepie in it - and potato soup (i just substituded leeks for the onions) later i made weight watchers broccoli cheddar soup - very satisifying ... i start mushies tomorrow - i've been wanting a scrambled egg mmmm

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