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I love reading all of the posts that people make about their pre-op diets and the day of their surgery and the follow up days. I remember reading them when I first started this process and being so jealous. It felt like my turn would never get here. I also was so nervous that insurance would turn me down, or the doctor would say I didn't do something right.

Well now I'm on my liquid diet, and I only have 12 days until surgery. It has flown by. The liquid diet has not been nearly as daunting or difficult as I thought it would.

I'm so happy that I have made it this far! I just wanted to let anyone who is just starting this process and feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or even just plain jealous (like I was) that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Granted this just means that I have made it through the end of the post-op journey and to the beginning of pre-op but I have the distinct feeling that I am about to "level-up" lol :).

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I'm leveling up on the 19th myself, my preop appt is this thursday. I totally get what you're saying, I can't wait for this to happen. I have a feeling this week is going to draaaaaaag lol

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Started my pre-op process yesterday! 12 days to surgery. I am ready!

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Yes I'M totally jealous. Good luck this with diet this week! Keep us posted on how it's going.

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Started my pre-op process yesterday! 12 days to surgery. I am ready!

My surgery date is the 21st too :)

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Yes I'M totally jealous. Good luck this with diet this week! Keep us posted on how it's going.

You will be there sooo sooon!!! :) Where are you in your process?

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I'm in my appointments stage (2nd appt out of 3 with nutritionist coming up, GI specialist tomorrow, mental eval next week)... Shooting for mid Feb surgery. Surgeon said as soon as I'm done with appointments we can arrange it to whichever works best. I've been doing the food funeral thing lately but now I'm stopping because I've gained about 5 very unwanted pounds in the last month!!! How's your pre op going? What did you have today????

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Ive done all pre op testing I have 2 more nut visits hoping for mid February too. Ive lost 23 lbs on my own so far. Definitely changed alot of my old habits in preparation for this life changing surgery. Cant wait to be offically on the losers bench. Good luck to everyone on your journeys!!!

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I'm in my appointments stage (2nd appt out of 3 with nutritionist coming up, GI specialist tomorrow, mental eval next week)... Shooting for mid Feb surgery. Surgeon said as soon as I'm done with appointments we can arrange it to whichever works best. I've been doing the food funeral thing lately but now I'm stopping because I've gained about 5 very unwanted pounds in the last month!!! How's your pre op going? What did you have today????

The pre-op is going really well. I'm actually down 11 lbs from when I started and I am not finding that I'm starving. Don't get me wrong - I miss eating "real food" :) - but I'm not "hungry" like I thought I would be. As long I stay ahead of the hunger with protien shakes I find that I don't mind the pre-op at all. Today I've had:

Breakfast:

Protien shake

(this was way yummy)

Snack:

greek yogurt

Lunch:

8 oz protien shake

1/2 cup of Soup

Snack:

greek yogurt

Dinner:

Cream of broccoli&cheese Soup (strained)

I've also had G2 to sip on all day. Calorie wise it comes in at 800ish. Protien around 70 I may have left something out I can't remember at this point, probably Jello :). Honestly, I feel like I've eaten all day to get all of that in. I eat less when I'm working. When I'm teaching it is very go go go and I don't notice that I haven't had a lot.

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I'm sure all the Protein has something to do with not being hungry!! Sounds pretty decent though. I'm a teacher too!!!! How long are you going to take off after surgery?

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I'm sure all the Protein has something to do with not being hungry!! Sounds pretty decent though. I'm a teacher too!!!! How long are you going to take off after surgery?

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I'm taking all of winter break which comes to almost 2 weeks. After that it is back to work for me!

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