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My surgery is a week from Thursday, and I am trying to decide whether or not I should work or take the day before surgery off to relax. Would love to hear what others did...

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My surgery is a week from Thursday, and I am trying to decide whether or not I should work or take the day before surgery off to relax. Would love to hear what others did...

Mine is Wednesday, planning on locking myself in the house, take a shower with the special soap I have to use then to work at 4 PM, pump the liquids down to make sure I have veins available for the ivs. Home at 9:30 more Protein, more sf anything liquid. Another shower then to bed about 1 or 2 maybe before. Up about 6 Wednesday yet another shower and walk out of the house about 6:45. Next stop hospital.

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mine is next monday. I am working the day before until 1230. Then home to do the bowel prep lol.

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I caught a GI bug and was convinced they'd cancel my surgery. I was either puking, pooping, or passed out on the bathroom floor the vast majority of the day. On the up side, I Was on Clear Liquids that day, easiest 24 hours of Clear Liquids ever!!!!

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 199

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mine is next monday. I am working the day before until 1230. Then home to do the bowel prep lol.

Thank gosh I don't have to do a bowel prep. Every since I started the pre-op last Monday I have had dumping syndrome. Probably because of all the Protein Powder, probably lactose intolerant even though my Protein is suppose to have lactose. Good luck and a speedy recovery next Monday.

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......lol I'm the worst example ever. My day before surgery I have a dunkin bagel & cream cheese and a dunkin bagel egg & cheese and Cereal andddd sour Gummy worms. Rofl.

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

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Ate my last meal, a 3ft sandwich, chips, soda & cake. Then drank that gross bowel cleanse.

DOS:358 CW:270 SD:1/28/13

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I worked all day, packed my hospital bag, showered and used the wipe cleanse things the hospital suggested. Had my last Protein shake for dinner and a Gatorade in the evening, which the hospital required. Nothing special. Got up in the morning ready to start the journey. Good luck and keep us all posted!

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Was it a regular Gatorade or a sf one? Sounds like a good idea to get in all your electrolytes.

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I ate like a cow all day then cleaned my house and packed my bag in the evening. Lol

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Got a pedicure & cleaned the house so I could com home to a *somewhat* clean house.

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My surgery was on a Thursday. I worked all day, then cooked a bunch of food for my husband. The weekend before I cleaned my house top to bottom, did all my laundry, and cut the grass.

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For the people who ate stuff....were you on an all liquid diet then took the day off?

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