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39 minutes ago, Cstna said:

Congrats!! That is amazing. Good luck!

thank you

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I have surgery in two days Jan 16 2023. I am started to want to back up. I am hearing a lot of horror stories and I am worried about pain and leaks and feeding tubes. Ughhhh I am having a breakdown. I am trying to be positive but I do not want to regret this.

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2 hours ago, CK77 said:

I have surgery in two days Jan 16 2023. I am started to want to back up. I am hearing a lot of horror stories and I am worried about pain and leaks and feeding tubes. Ughhhh I am having a breakdown. I am trying to be positive but I do not want to regret this.

Know that this is all your choice. So what you feel Comfortable doing. But also know that thousands of these surgery’s are done annually. There are bound to be a few horror stores. But keep looking at the positive ones

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19 minutes ago, LittleRedDress.Lady101 said:

I had VSG on 1-6-23.

How did it go?

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Hi All

my first post here

had my surgery on 1/9. Only lost 4 lb in one week. I am reading some folks have lost as much as 10-15 lbs in the same period. Concerning?

HW: 340 lb

Surgery day: 275 lb

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17 hours ago, FatKwala said:

Hi All

my first post here

had my surgery on 1/9. Only lost 4 lb in one week. I am reading some folks have lost as much as 10-15 lbs in the same period. Concerning?

HW: 340 lb

Surgery day: 275 lb

Don't worry too much about 1st week weight loss, you're still carrying a lot of fluids from surgery & it affects the scale.

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7 days in on my liquid pre-op diet...... I'm making it! I find that I hate bullion, ice pops, pudding, jello..... I'm drinking Premier Protein Clear- mixed with water- its got 20 grams of protein- for a "snack", tea- de-caf, with skim milk, and Premier Protein 30 gr. Protein Shake for meals. I drink Water, water, water.

I feel sloshy inside weak!!!! but surgery is in 7 days- at this point, that's all I can think about- liquid diet, smiquid smiet- who cares! Soon it will all be over!

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17 hours ago, FatKwala said:

Hi All

my first post here

had my surgery on 1/9. Only lost 4 lb in one week. I am reading some folks have lost as much as 10-15 lbs in the same period. Concerning?

HW: 340 lb

Surgery day: 275 lb

If you are ever worried about how much you hack most put 4 x 1lb bricks of butter in front of you. It’s a huge amount. Be gentle with your body. Also know everyone loses differently. Just keep at it!

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3 minutes ago, Mia the Pug said:

7 days in on my liquid pre-op diet...... I'm making it! I find that I hate bullion, ice pops, pudding, jello..... I'm drinking Premier Protein Clear- mixed with water- its got 20 grams of protein- for a "snack", tea- de-caf, with skim milk, and Premier Protein 30 gr. Protein Shake for meals. I drink Water, Water, water.

I feel sloshy inside weak!!!! but surgery is in 7 days- at this point, that's all I can think about- liquid diet, smiquid smiet- who cares! Soon it will all be over!

Congrats!!! 7 days out!! I’m 11 days out. Have you tracked how much you have lost? I have a food based pre op. But have been doing a little liquid cause there is only so much rice and chicken a gal can eat.

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Hey y’all, it’s my second week post op and I’m progressing well towards my Fluid intake. Sadly, I’m getting sick of all the Water and juice. I tried whey Protein Shake but couldn’t handle the taste. I managed 1 once only. I would love mor fluid variety but not sure what I can drink

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