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I feel a lot better..I think your post made me feel like 100 x better..!! Thank you sooo much!!#..howblong ago were you sleeved?.and Congrats!!

I'm 2 weeks tomorrow and I'm feeling wonderful! Physically, things have been textbook perfect except for some serious nausea the day of and the day after surgery (which is common).

Mentally, days 6-10 were rough! My surgeon let me start puréed three days early and that made all the difference.

I made a 4 hour round trip drive with no issues at all over the weekend. My only complaint is that I get tired quickly still. Not bad for less than 2 weeks post-op!!!

I'm going back to work tomorrow and I'll be wearing my engagement ring for the first time in about a year and a half!!! :D

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I'm glad my post made you feel better!! <3

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I am with "Aspiring Evangelist" if you are questioning your surgeon , I would talk to another surgeon , no way would I have surgery with a Doctor that i am second guessing. Sit back and really think about it... your are trusting this doc with your life.... Good luck though with what ever you decide.

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I'm trying to get an idea of what is normal..I would be doing this with any surgeon..

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I think it is the life changing surgery and I can trust him now that I am starting to see some of his.practices are the norm.

This is very life changing, and I know I had lots of anxiety all the way up to my surgery on 10/24. i will admit that I did trust my surgeon, and the staff (II was out patient). I agree with the other poster that you want too make sure you trust your surgeon, because they all have different views on the whole process. Here is a brief over view of how it was for me:

Surgery - outpatient but i had a appt to follow up the next day for fluids as a precaution that he does for all his outpatient surgeries, not all his patients are allowed to have their surgery at the surgery center either (center was awesome)

Pre op diet - very easy, for 2 weeks nothing fried, no carbonated beverages, increase Protein to 60-80 mg p/day including to shakes

2 days prior- clear fluids only

1 week post op- clear fluids only

Had to have endoscopy , surgeon found hiatal hernia that her repaired during the surgery

Funny thing that did happened, by the Time I had my surgery my CPAP was too big, so my surgeon made sure I got another one the next day after he tried to get it fit himself.

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I was very scared as well, DOS 10/18/12, and almost backed out, however now I realize it was the best decision ever. Overly happy and feel like I was born again. No Preop endo, no ct scan, just a 6mnth Preop nutrition class. Best decision ever! Sx wt 251 and post op day 10 today 236lbs!

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Thanks for feedback..it is soooo awesome that all of you are doing so well!!

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I had a two week preop diet. Nothing but Protein Shakes. No food. I had to shrink my liver as well because I had fatty liver disease at the time. The preop diet was soooooo hard!!!! I did make it though and everything was fine. I only lost 15 pounds in two weeks drinking nothing but shakes.< /p>

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    • Theweightisover2024🙌💪

      Question for anyone, how did you get your mind right before surgery? Like as far as eating better foods and just doing better in general? I'm having a really hard time with this. Any help is appreciated 🙏❤️
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      1. NickelChip

        I had about 6 months between deciding to do surgery and getting scheduled. I came across the book The Pound of Cure by Dr. Matthew Weiner, a bariatric surgeon in Arizona, and started to implement some of the changes he recommended (and lost 13 lbs in the process without ever feeling deprived). The book is very simple, and the focus is on whole, plant based foods, but within reason. It's not an all or nothing approach, or going vegan or something, but focuses on improvement and aiming for getting it right 80-90% of the time. His suggestions are divided into 12 sections that you can tackle over time, perhaps one per month for a year if a person is just trying to improve nutrition and build good habits. They range from things like cutting out artificial sweetener or eating more beans to eating a pound of vegetables per day. I found it really effective pre-surgery and it's an eating style I will be working to get back to as I am further out from surgery and have more capacity. Small changes you can sustain will do the most for building good habits for life.

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        That sounds awesome. I'll have to check that out thanks!

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