January 2025 Surgery Buddies!

[RhondaLPN 5]

Surgery completed 1/8/25! Currently day 3 post op Nd feeling pretty good! Stitches are a little sore, but manageable with my tylenol and gabapentin! Meeting my Water goals and feeling pretty positive about this

[Naenae67 1]

Glad you’re doing well. My surgery is the 22nd. The liver reduction diet is kicking my butt.

[Naenae67 1]

Mine is the 22nd too. I’m so nervous about it. I’m on the pre op liquid diet, 4th day, and it’s kicking my butt! I hate having the doubts of am I doing the right thing.

[DaisyChainOz 392]

46 minutes ago, RhondaLPN said:

Surgery completed 1/8/25! Currently day 3 post op Nd feeling pretty good! Stitches are a little sore, but manageable with my tylenol and gabapentin! Meeting my Water goals and feeling pretty positive about this

Whoo hoo!! Well done 😁 Glad to hear it all went well!!

Mine is the 16th, this coming Thursday, Anxious but under control 😊

Keep healing well!!

[PoppyVelvet 1]

Hi everyone, I’m new here. Surgery is the 21st and I’m on day five of the pre-op liver shrinking diet. Nine days to go!

I haven’t been struggling with the diet too much; I think having a mental countdown helps! Although in bed last night I was thinking fondly of fried eggs on well-buttered toast. And sitting in front of the tv this afternoon I’d love some Snacks but that’s just habit.

i am going to Sydney for the surgery, I live in Canberra, which is about 300km away. I have to stay a week total, two days in hospital then the rest in an AirBNB I’ve booked. We’re flying because my husband doesn’t drive and I don’t want to (a) pay for a weeks parking in the Sydney CBD or (b) have to drive home if I’m not feeling 100%.

Good luck everyone having surgery in January!

[DaisyChainOz 392]

Hi @PoppyVelvet Welcome, great to see another Aussie here! 🇦🇺

Sounds like the logistics are a bit to manage, but I am sure you've got it under control by the sounds of it!

That's fabulous you're coping well with the pre Op!! Funny how we want something when we can't have it isn't it!

I just hit stage 2 of mine, which is 3 shakes or Meal Replacements and free amount of low carb veggies, it's been fine so far!! 😆

Thursday - 4 days to go!😬

[PoppyVelvet 1]

It’s interesting how things vary @DaisyChainOz my pre-op diet only has one stage. It’s three Optifast products, any non-starchy vegetable, no sugar, no carb, 1 tsp oil, 100g Protein.