June 2022 surgery buddies

[Chocolatevixen81 0]

I’m June 20

[lvetere83 25]

On 4/21/2022 at 9:20 PM, JulieAnn718 said:

June 20 here 🙋🏼‍♀️

I'm June 20th as well!

[lvetere83 25]

On 3/31/2022 at 3:08 PM, Jessica1024 said:

How are you feeling? Nervous ? Excited ? Has your Dr. Given you your pre and post op diet instructions yet ? I am interested if they differ from my own.

Pre Op

1 week liquid diet

Post Op

1 week Clear Liquids

2 week clear liquids only adding Protein Shakes if tolerated

week 3-6 very soft diet

week 7 ease into regular textures

My surgery is on the 20th.

My pre-surgery diet is 2 weeks of 2 Protein Shakes and one low carb, high Protein meal, then the day before surgery and 3 days after is Clear Liquids only. At that point I can start having 3 protein shakes a day for 2 weeks. Then a pureed diet for another 2 weeks. After that it can be more normal textured food as long as it is cut well, not dry and chewed thoroughly. They said the meals should be mostly protein and then non starchy vegetables can be added in,

[apop 9]

Ok guys. Back again complaining about the pre-op liquid diet. I have not cheated nor will I and for that I want to pat myself on the back, but I need y'alls tips on these headaches. I am drinking my Protein Shakes and well over 64 oz. of Water a day and the headaches and lightheadedness is wearing me thin and I am sooooo tired. Not sure how the next five days are going to go.

[Tatt 39]

4 minutes ago, apop said:

Ok guys. Back again complaining about the pre-op liquid diet. I have not cheated nor will I and for that I want to pat myself on the back, but I need y'alls tips on these headaches. I am drinking my Protein Shakes and well over 64 oz. of Water a day and the headaches and lightheadedness is wearing me thin and I am sooooo tired. Not sure how the next five days are going to go.

WTG on not cheating. Have you tried spacing out your meals? My preop is 3wks long and the only thing stopping me from killing anyone is having a meal every 2-3hrs.

[apop 9]

11 minutes ago, Tatt said:

WTG on not cheating. Have you tried spacing out your meals? My preop is 3wks long and the only thing stopping me from killing anyone is having a meal every 2-3hrs.

I drink my first Protein Drink at 6 on the way to work, second drink is around 1230ish or 1, and the last drink is about 630ish. That is my 90 grams of Protein that I am required to drink. Should I probably half the drinks and drink the last half in between those times?

[acopas 104]

30 minutes ago, apop said:

I drink my first Protein Drink at 6 on the way to work, second drink is around 1230ish or 1, and the last drink is about 630ish. That is my 90 grams of Protein that I am required to drink. Should I probably half the drinks and drink the last half in between those times?

It’s likely you need some more calories. Based on the more popular shakes you are getting 450-480 calories from those three shakes. I’d add one more to the routine. Four would let you drink every four hours for those 12 hours opposed to 5-6. Id also get something like propel that has some electrolytes to supplement. When I’ve done other low calorie/fat diets I’d have Pickle Juice shots to combat headaches.

[adamjames 5]

Received a call from the hospital and moved me up 2 hours, be there at 9am. So glad. The anxiety for waiting won’t be as bad/long. Now it’s just anxiety about having the surgery.

[SummerC 16]

I did a h hernia repair in addition to the g sleeve. My doc just informed. E that the pain and discomfort I am feeling especially after swallowing is as a result of the repair done and that region being swollen.

Edited June 10, 2022 by SummerC

[lvetere83 25]

On 6/2/2022 at 4:36 PM, Mariann812 said:

ANYONE TRIED THIS Premier Protein FLAVOR?

Cafe Latte?
What do you think?
Thanks in advance.

It is one of my favorite flavors so far! I also like the Fairlife chocolate and the Slimfast strawberry. The Premier strawberry is good, but not as good as the Slimfast. The Slimfast only has 20 grams Protein where the Premeir has 30

[Chooz2Looz2022 0]

Hello from NZ!

Just discovered this page - how awesome! I had my bypass on June 2nd. Everything went really smoothly. Unfortunately I seem to have caught the flu from my daughter 2 days ago so I’m feeling a bit miserable 😩.
Wishing all the best to those who are due to have their operations soon ❤️❤️❤️

[Yen 1]

Hiii,

i just had a revision on June 8 from sleeve to bypass because of severe GERD with surprise hiatial hernia repair. Yesterday was all Clear Liquids. The pains have been crazy and the poop have been liquid. I also just woke up and realized I pooped the bed. ☹️ This is crazy. I think I’ll be buying diapers for a while. Today I start the full liquid diet.

[lvetere83 25]

Hi- I'm new to the group. Just joined yesterday. I'm 38 years old and started the process on Jan10th with a starting weight of 305.4. Currently on my 2 week pre-op diet (no fun lol) and am at about 291. I'm having the sleeve done on the 20th. Like most of us, I am extremely worried about the after effects of the surgery and the recovery process. The biggest fear is that I will have gone through all of this and just not see the results. I have had so many appointments, clearances, tests and procedures to make sure that I'm able to have this done and now that that is all over, I'm just scared. Also I'm worried about the COVID test. I really don't want to come up positive and have my whole schedule ruined.

How are you all? How is everyone coping?

[ManicPixie 5]

48 minutes ago, lvetere83 said:

Hi- I'm new to the group. Just joined yesterday. I'm 38 years old and started the process on Jan10th with a starting weight of 305.4. Currently on my 2 week pre-op diet (no fun lol) and am at about 291. I'm having the sleeve done on the 20th. Like most of us, I am extremely worried about the after effects of the surgery and the recovery process. The biggest fear is that I will have gone through all of this and just not see the results. I have had so many appointments, clearances, tests and procedures to make sure that I'm able to have this done and now that that is all over, I'm just scared. Also I'm worried about the COVID test. I really don't want to come up positive and have my whole schedule ruined.

How are you all? How is everyone coping?

Hi there! I'm in the same boat as you, with similar stats as well. Highest weight was around 300, but I'm down to around 276 after over a YEAR of jumping through hoops to get insurance approval (I started the process in February of 2021!). The weight loss I've experienced so far can be attributed to giving up soda (even diet) and alcohol, which I did last summer.

My surgery is June 24th, so today is the first day of my two week liquid diet, and someone at work has already offered me candy...uuuuuuugh. I've only told my closest colleagues about my surgery (I work at a school and today is the last day for students, so my surgery will be over summer break when I don't work anyway) but I might end up telling more of my co-workers at the end-of-year faculty luncheon later today, because some people might wonder why I'm sipping a Protein Shake staring longingly at everyone else's plates.

How has your pre-op diet been going? What is your surgery date?

Edit: Oh derp, I just saw you said your surgery is on the 20th. >_<

Edited June 10, 2022 by ManicPixie

[Hesitant but hopeful 7]

23 hours ago, karmaleeta said:

I did not have this issue, but they also prescribed me sucralfate to take before meals and protonix twice a day. Are you taking anything for gerd?

Hi everyone in thuis June group. I put iff my Surgery til Oct 17th for several reasons. I'm still gladden to hear about your succes and concerns and getting more and more determined due to 2 health reasons now. Still hopeful but less hesitant!