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I finally got my surgery date. I'm excited and nervous at the same time, any suggestions on how I should prepare before surgery food, Vitamins, cleaning and so on would be a great help. I'm calm one min and completely over whelmed with all the reading the next!!!

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I finally got my surgery date. I'm excited and nervous at the same time, any suggestions on how I should prepare before surgery food, Vitamins, cleaning and so on would be a great help. I'm calm one min and completely over whelmed with all the reading the next!!!

Hi I'm also having surgery on August 7th. I'm scared one minute with cold feet and excited the next. So many mixed emotions as the time gets closer.

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Yes! I know I'm ready but the more I read and research makes me nervous and I think overwhelms me and makes me feel like I'm not prepared. Totally hate the feeling but excited to start a new journey

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Hi, I had my sleeve done last August 6th and am one pound away from 101 pounds lost. I started the liquid diet the day I found out my surgery date (3 weeks before). I used ready to drink GNC Lean shakes from Walmart. I like Celebrate Vitamins ENS now. I use Celebrate Vitamins chewable Iron in grape, Bariatric Advantage calcium citrate Chewy Bites in lemon and raspberry, GNC B-12 berry soft chews, and I use Flintstones chewable Multivitamins. The Flintstones probably aren't the best choice, but are the only ones I can stand regularly. The World According to Eggface blog really helped me see that there are lots of things I could eat post surgery. I can eat just about anything I want now. Just remember to eat Protein first, drink your Water (if I don't, I get head hungry), and follow the recommended amount of food by volume. I eat about 1/2 cup at a time. I think I started at 1/4 cup. I follow a low carb diet for the most part. I break some of the rules...I use straws, have a cup of tea with my morning Protein Bar, and I have an occasional carbonated beverage (a few sips) and a sweet now and then. I joined a Facebook group of people who had surgery the same month as I did, and it was helpful to me to see how other people progressed and what obstacles we all ran into. I am so grateful for this surgery! You will still have to make an effort (forever) to make the right choices, though :). Best of luck to you!

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Thank you for the reply it was very helpful!!! And also the Vitamin info was very helpful!!!!

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