About to have surgery date set

[Tswain05 1]

Hello.... I'm excited to have found a site to share with... I will see my Dr. on Tuesday to have my surgery scheduled. I have been doing the 6 month monitoured weight loss with a NP so that my insurance will pay as needed. Very anxious to get the surgery scheduled. Any pointers to facing pre-op?

[McButterpants 2,846]

Decaf green tea! It helped me so much during the pre-op diet. My two week pre-op diet consisted of 3 shakes and a Lean and Green meal (4-5 ounces of Protein and a veggie). Drink lots of Water - it will also help with the hunger.

If your doc requires you to be caffeine free prior to surgery, start weening yourself off now. (My doc required me to be caffeine free prior to surgery - I tried cold turkey and got sick...took me 2 weeks to ween myself off.)

If your 2 week pre-op consists of shakes - find one you like now and practice making shakes with different (allowable) fruits, temps, textures. My pre-op allowed 1/4 cup of berries in my shakes. Don't overpurchase on the shake mix - your tastes may change post-op, so what tastes good now may not taste so good after.

Practice eating like a weight loss surgery patient - eat slowly, eat with appetizer spoons and forks. Chew your food 20-25 times per bite.

Best of luck to you!

[Eli Alexander 316]

Congrats. Best advise I can give is to keep doing whatever's needed. On my path several issues popped up, but I was able to do some additional work and now I'm getting my operation in 38 hours. Don't allow roadblocks to a healthier you.

You are going to rock this process and be a success!