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Today is day six of the two week pre op diet and I a have to tell you I don’t think I have ever gone this long with out Peanut Butter! I am craving it so bad. Ice pops are definitely not Peanut Butter. I think if I see one more tv commercial about Reese’s peanut butter cups I may come unglued. I am waiting 15 minutes for my show to record a little bit so I can fast forward the commercials and then I will be in happy land for a little bit watching YELLOWSTONE. I loooove this show. I am Team Rip all the way! Lol. 8 more days to go. Hopefully they go fast! Hopefully everyone is doing good and managing there diets. Stay safe all! Good night!

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It is almost July! Let the countdown begin! I go back to my hematologist tomorrow for a second round of Iron infusions. Never thought Id be excited to see my hemoglobin levels.

I do not have a preop diet. However, I will begin one about 2 weeks before my surgery on 7/23.

Good luck everyone.

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On 5/27/2020 at 10:04 AM, IWantTheDream said:

I am having VSG on July 7. Still feels so far away.

Mine is July 7, too!

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Today is day 1 of my 7 day pre-op full liquids. I know this isn’t going to be easy but it will so be worth it!! Surgery is one week away on July 6th!!

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On 06/29/2020 at 06:32, HalfShell26 said:






Mine is July 7, too!


Awesome surgery buddies. There is a few of us that are July 6 or 7. The pre op is torture.

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My VSG is this Thursday! July 2nd. This is day 5 of my liquid diet and it gets better. I've had a constant headace that I've been chasing around my head since Day 1. I have a question. I did the swallow test last week and the radiologist told me that I had reflux. I'm so worried now. I have read that VSG post op can struggle with reflux and I'm just scared that I'll have a lot of post op problems. I'm wondering am I signing up for life long problems? I've called my doctor's office and will hear back after they read the report today.

If anyone has this experience please let me know.

Also is anyone having this surgery with a lower bmi? My BMI was 35 at the beginning. I've lost 6 pounds in 4 days so it is a little lower now. Some people have said I don't need this... Well I started 5 years ago at 245 and now I'm at 202 but I haven't been able to lose below that for over 2 years. That's why I'm having this surgery.

I guess I'm in a little bit of a panic right now.

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On 06/29/2020 at 10:58, deebri said:

July 7th for me !!!super excited and nervous

Welcome to the club I’m 7 also

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Well I was getting ready to go to work and I hoped on the scale and I am down 10 pound in six days. Wow cool but a very sucky way of loosing it lol. Today is my seventh day on pre op diet and I still have another week to go I wonder how much I will lose. So how is everyone else doing on there pre op diets?

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On 06/29/2020 at 09:43, 1GardenGirl said:



My VSG is this Thursday! July 2nd. This is day 5 of my liquid diet and it gets better. I've had a constant headace that I've been chasing around my head since Day 1. I have a question. I did the swallow test last week and the radiologist told me that I had reflux. I'm so worried now. I have read that VSG post op can struggle with reflux and I'm just scared that I'll have a lot of post op problems. I'm wondering am I signing up for life long problems? I've called my doctor's office and will hear back after they read the report today.




If anyone has this experience please let me know.




Also is anyone having this surgery with a lower bmi? My BMI was 35 at the beginning. I've lost 6 pounds in 4 days so it is a little lower now. Some people have said I don't need this... Well I started 5 years ago at 245 and now I'm at 202 but I haven't been able to lose below that for over 2 years. That's why I'm having this surgery.




I guess I'm in a little bit of a panic right now.


I hear you. I also have gerd and they did find I have a Hiatal hernia that moves up and down in my chest so they need to fix it also and I asked my surgeon the same thing and he said I should be fine. I think that I will just go with it and see. Worst case I have to go for bypass surgery. I choose to think positive about this one. Only time will tell . 🤞

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21 minutes ago, IWantTheDream said:

Well I was getting ready to go to work and I hoped on the scale and I am down 10 pound in six days. Wow cool but a very sucky way of loosing it lol. Today is my seventh day on pre op diet and I still have another week to go I wonder how much I will lose. So how is everyone else doing on there pre op diets?

I was also down 10 in the first 6 days of the pre-op diet! Embarrassing confession...I made my husband hide the scale yesterday so I would stop obsessively weighing myself. I *might* have OCD. 😂

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1 hour ago, IWantTheDream said:

Welcome to the club I’m 7 also

I have the same feelings - super excited and super nervous! We got this!!!

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I have my Sleeve surgery on July 16th. My Pre-diet starts on Thursday! I just ordered my Vitamins recommended and go in for my last labs in two days. I have my tele-health visit Next Monday.

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22 hours ago, IWantTheDream said:

Today is day six of the two week pre op diet and I a have to tell you I don’t think I have ever gone this long with out Peanut Butter! I am craving it so bad. Ice pops are definitely not Peanut Butter. I think if I see one more tv commercial about Reese’s Peanut Butter cups I may come unglued. I am waiting 15 minutes for my show to record a little bit so I can fast forward the commercials and then I will be in happy land for a little bit watching YELLOWSTONE. I loooove this show. I am Team Rip all the way! Lol. 8 more days to go. Hopefully they go fast! Hopefully everyone is doing good and managing there diets. Stay safe all! Good night!

Look into peanut butter Protein powder:) it is awesome when mixed with the protein shakes... may help :)

down 7lbs in day 5 ... never thought I’d make it past day 2 after Diet Coke caffeine withdrawal. But thanks to the posts here I pushed through it. Preop on Wed and surgery next Wednesday. Finally here and I am so excited!

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