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I begin my Liquid Protein diet when I go pick up the drinks tomorrow. It is on. I'm so excited!

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You're excited about your pre-op diet? You are a better person than I! I start my pre-op on Sunday and I am DREADING it!

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I started the pre-op this a.m. and the drinks are terrible! I had to choke it down and I'm supposed to drink one every 3 hours. Eww. I will choke it down because I can see an end. It's just 13 days. I can do this. I don't want to, but I'm going to.

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My surgery is scheduled for 8/27....I start the Optifast diet on Tuesday. Would love to compare notes along the way!

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I go for my weigh-in tomorrow and I don't think I've lost that much. I just got the drinks last Thursday, but I had a 70th birthday scheduled before they called me and surgery date. Then my husband had a 30th anniversary and we had cake, so I've had 2 pieces of cake while on the Protein shake diet. I'm worried they won't do my surgery now.

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I saw my surgeon today. He wasn't that upset that I haven't lost that much weight. He told me to just keep drinking the opti-fast drinks until surgery and not to have any solid food until Thursday. I'm doing it. I'm not cheating. I'm having 4 drinks per day even though I was told to drink 5 drinks a day, I'm not hungry for the 5th one.

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My surgery is 3 days away and the Dr.'s office has not called in the anti-nausea drug I'm supposed to take night. It's hard to get to a real person at his office. I get the answering machine.

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I picked up the Iman pill. It wasn't covered by insurance and it cost $88.00. I was sent the post-op nutrition program which is exactly what I've read on this site. Clear liquids for day 1 - 5. Then other liquids like Protein shakes. Then mushies or pureed food for 2 weeks.

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