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Which preop are you doing? My surgeon requires 2 weeks of strictly Optifast. It's been ok but I'm really hungry right now. I've been blogging my adventures with the whole process and just uploaded a long one about my first day on the diet. http://thefatgirlthin.blogspot.com/

I am doing the barriatic liquid diet 2 meals of the Meal Replacement and 1 Soup and 1 sugar free snack, Jello, pudding etc. for the next 2 weeks.

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Hey there!!! That's my band day too!!! I started the liquid diet yesterday. The day time is okay but I did go to sleep hungry last night. Good luck to you and let's keep in touch.

I would like that. I went to bed hungry last night too. You are right the day time is much better because I can occupy my time with work. Not so much at night.

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Oct 12 for me was hoping for sept but that didn't work out. But I am ready to stay my journey as an Oct bandster!! I'm in West Virginia where is everyone else from?

what part of west Virginia are you from? I'm from wheeling, in the northern panhandle. I'm currently living in Houston though. my band date is October 1st . I am getting more and more excited each passing day :)

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My date is October 29th a little nervous but excited :)

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October 19th for me in Mississauga, Ontario. Went for pre op testing this morning and start my Slimline shakes on October 5th.

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what part of west Virginia are you from? I'm from wheeling' date=' in the northern panhandle. I'm currently living in Houston though. my band date is October 1st . I am getting more and more excited each passing day :)[/quote']

I am from southern WV about 30 minutes south of Charleston. I'm so ready to get this started. Keep in touch

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I'm October 9 too! I'm in Northern Virginia :D

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My surgeon has not instructed me to do a pre op diet , is this normal?

I was told at my very first visit there would be a pre-op diet. It was part of the "introduction" meeting. The nutrionist spoke of this several times as well. I suppose it all depends on your surgeons point of view. I am with Bluepoint Surgical Group in Northern Virginia. They seem to have a lot of "rules" that made me crazy at first. But, I now that I'm at the point of pre-op diet I understand it much better.

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Give me strength!

I'm 10 days away from my surgery and the thought of those shakes makes me way to throw up ( I have 2 a day :( ).

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My surgeon has not instructed me to do a pre op diet , is this normal?

My surgeon told me it was to shrink the liver so they don't have to do as much work to move it. This also helps with recovery time I am told. Anything to reduce recovery time is what I am thinking.

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My surgeon told me it was to shrink the liver so they don't have to do as much work to move it. This also helps with recovery time I am told. Anything to reduce recovery time is what I am thinking.

I was told the samething but when I researched shrinking the liver it said the liver can't be shrunk in two weeks that its something.that happens over time

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After 8 months of insurance hoops and appointments I FINALLY have my date!! I'm October 8th and my partner is October 1st. Anyone else here October bandsters? I'm getting very excited!!

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