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Thanks I have not had caffeine since feb 27. I just quit everything! I need to double check the ones I bought. I got zero carb ready to drink clear Protein. Thanks againOn 08/26/2018 at 23:31, macadamia said:
I rarely use the app because, frankly, I do not know how to use it. And something is wrong with the website right now, because I cannot quote anything.
@TX4everLinds Make sure you read the labels on the Isopure drinks. The teas both have caffeine in them. I found that information on their website. I'm pretty sure that the other flavors do not have any caffeine in them. I looked it up because I am not allowed to have caffeine until about six months after surgery.
So, here is my first personal update in a few weeks. I apologize for the delay in the update, but I've not been feeling very well.
Disclaimer: before anyone freaks out about what I am about to talk about here, please remember that I am still pre-op and my situation is far from your situation. Unless you have a history of what I am talking about, you are very unlikely to have one in your pre-op phase...
I had what I thought was a stall in my pre-op phase. I had cheated a bit over the past few weeks, but not enough to gain 8 pounds. I had been feeling sick to my stomach and had abdominal pain for a few weeks, but last Wednesday it got really bad. I went to work but ended up leaving early. I sat at home and hoped the pain would go away but it only got worse. I ended up in the emergency room about 4am on Thursday morning. I was given an IV, Fentanyl for the pain, and Zofran for the nausea. I was sent for a CT scan and they found that I had a small bowel obstruction. I was admitted, had a N-G tube placed (a naso-gastro tube stuck up my nose and down into my stomach - yes, it is as nasty as it sounds), and was given more pain meds. The surgeon came to talk to me and he said that he did not believe that I needed surgery and that we would wait to see if it clears on its own. (This was my 14th small bowel obstruction since 1995 and I have only had to have surgery because of the one in May 2017 and August 2017.) The surgeon also changed my pain med to Dilaudid, which is a much stronger med and actually helps when I have a blockage.
So, after not eating for a couple of days and having the contents of my stomach vacuumed out, the blockage finally released and I was allowed to eat again. Since the blockage has released, I've lost almost 10 pounds (eight of which was stuck) and after my official weigh-in at work on Tuesday, I'll be updating my progress.
@TX4everLinds IIRC, the flavors were the Green Tea and the Black Tea.
I finally have a date! 9/25/18!!! All my pre-op appointments are done as of today. I have been told to start pre-op now as I have a very high BMI. So I’ll be on 1 week of modified diet, then 3 solid weeks of liquid pre-op and then another 4 weeks of the same diet post op!
I just got my surgery date, September 5. Woo goo!
I rarely use the app because, frankly, I do not know how to use it. And something is wrong with the website right now, because I cannot quote anything.
@TX4everLinds Make sure you read the labels on the Isopure drinks. The teas both have caffeine in them. I found that information on their website. I'm pretty sure that the other flavors do not have any caffeine in them. I looked it up because I am not allowed to have caffeine until about six months after surgery.
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