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The hospital just bumped my surgery from Wednesday to first thing Monday morning which means I start my liquid diet tomorrow! Ack! I'm not ready! My house isn't clean, I haven't done my grocery shopping, I don't even have the stuff I need for surgery. Crap! I'm scared out of my mind. My BP was 179/107 at the doctor today after they told me! That's NEVER happened to me before!

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Deep breathes, just make it through the next 24 hours one step at a time. Go to the store tonight, but don't over purchase, you can always go back for more if you need. It will allllll be okay, and clean your house a little everyday, no need to exhaust yourself the first day of the liquid diet!! Congrats on the bump up in dates!

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Deep breathes' date=' just make it through the next 24 hours one step at a time. Go to the store tonight, but don't over purchase, you can always go back for more if you need. It will allllll be okay, and clean your house a little everyday, no need to exhaust yourself the first day of the liquid diet!! Congrats on the bump up in dates![/quote']

Thanks ;) I did swing by GNC after my dr and got a couple bottles of Isopure (not good, but not as bad as I had thought) and stopped at Walmart to get a couple of things on my list. I'm going back with my mom later and she's going to take me to t last big meal. Whew. One step at a time, breathing helps ;)

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Congrats! Try to relax although i would be the same way lol. Keep us posted.

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How exciting! My story was just the opposite! I had everything clean and ready. My bag was packed, made 14 meals to feed my family including thanksgiving dinner, child care was all arranged I had done a cleanse and then...day before surgery I got a call that my surgoun had an emergency and it was reascheduled! I was suppose to be sleeved the 15th and now it's the 23rd. I had to re adjust everything, but it's still worth it and readjusting to sooner than later is fantastically exciting at least. It's Bette then more waiting!!! Lol. I hope everything goes well!!! :)

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How exciting! My story was just the opposite! I had everything clean and ready. My bag was packed, made 14 meals to feed my family including thanksgiving dinner, child care was all arranged I had done a cleanse and then...day before surgery I got a call that my surgoun had an emergency and it was reascheduled! I was suppose to be sleeved the 15th and now it's the 23rd. I had to re adjust everything, but it's still worth it and readjusting to sooner than later is fantastically exciting at least. It's Bette then more waiting!!! Lol. I hope everything goes well!!! :)

I can empathize. My surgery date has been changed three times, twice by the surgeon.

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I can empathize. My surgery date has been changed three times' date=' twice by the surgeon.[/quote']

Aggg! That's so tough! It takes to much planning to get ready for. In my situation we don't have family where we live and I have two Elementry age kids and my hospital won't let me bring anything with me. Which means I need someone to bring it to me and I would like to have a little help if I need it. I understand things happen but three times!! That's got to be very frustrating! Here's hoping mine goes through this week! :)

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